Risk Play: Sports Betting, Prediction Markets, & Super Bowl LX 2/5/26
Shares of Google parent Alphabet fell after its quarterly report, despite beating estimates. Citi analyst Ron Josey explains the weight of AI spending on profit margins. After President Trump gave an interview to NBC’s Tom Llamas, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) discusses the President’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh. Sen. Moreno also weighs in on the Department of Justice’s case against the current Fed chair, Jay Powell. Ahead of the Super Bowl, CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports on the weekend wagers boosting traffic on sportsbooks and prediction markets. Jonathan Cohen, author and head of the American Institute for Boys and Men Sports Betting Policy Hub, underscores the risks of game day bets for financial and mental wellbeing. Plus, fallout from the Epstein files continues. Ron Josey - 4:42 Senator Bernie Moreno - 17:12 Contessa Brewer - 27:08 Jonathan Cohen - 31:57 In this episode: Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY
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Show Notes
Shares of Google parent Alphabet fell after its quarterly report, despite beating estimates. Citi analyst Ron Josey explains the weight of AI spending on profit margins. After President Trump gave an interview to NBC’s Tom Llamas, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) discusses the President’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh. Sen. Moreno also weighs in on the Department of Justice’s case against the current Fed chair, Jay Powell. Ahead of the Super Bowl, CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports on the weekend wagers boosting traffic on sportsbooks and prediction markets. Jonathan Cohen, author and head of the American Institute for Boys and Men Sports Betting Policy Hub, underscores the risks of game day bets for financial and mental wellbeing. Plus, fallout from the Epstein files continues.
Ron Josey - 4:42
Senator Bernie Moreno - 17:12
Contessa Brewer - 27:08
Jonathan Cohen - 31:57
In this episode:
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY
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