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☆ 'Remain fully invested:' Evercore's Emanuel names the stocks set to outperform
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel says it's time to buy "sector neutral" stocks with earnings momentum but lagging price momentum. Names with earnings momentum Emanuel told CNBC on Tuesday that there's a group of stocks whose earnings momentum is "superior to peers." "We recommend remaining fully invested, shifting focus to a sector neutral quant screen of stocks whose EPS momentum is better than peers yet whose price momentum lags since the March inflection to Maximum Momentum," he wrote in a July 23 note. "Such 'Earnings Mo' to Price Mo'" stocks could be expected to outperform as price momentum leaders 'cool off,'" he wrote. But he said that the long-term story is "exceptionally robust," thanks to an expected "productivity boost" from China.

Persons: Evercore, Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, Price Mo, CNBC's Organizations: CNBC, Deere & Co Energy, Cheniere Energy, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Communication, Pinterest, Eversource Locations: China

☆ Investors are now comfortable with the higher-for-longer narrative, says Evercore ISI's Emanuel
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestors are now comfortable with the higher-for-longer narrative, says Evercore ISI's EmanuelJulian Emanuel, Evercore senior managing director, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Emanuel's price targets for the S&P 500, downside risks to the markets, and much more.

Persons: Evercore ISI's Emanuel Julian Emanuel, Evercore Organizations: Investors

☆ Leaked org chart reveals the 58 top leaders and engineers at Google DeepMind as it races to surpass OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Hugh Langley | Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In April, Google made a dramatic move to face down the threat from Microsoft and OpenAI: it combined its AI research team, Brain, with DeepMind. By fusing it with its central AI unit, Google sent an unambiguous message that it was pulling out all the stops to supercharge its work in AI. Insider obtained internal org charts that reveal the new power structure of Google DeepMind. Hassabis oversees around 2,450 full-time employees, the majority of which are Google DeepMind employees. Dean, who previously oversaw all of Google's AI unit, has moved from his management position into the new role of Chief Scientist, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai.

Persons: DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, There's, Hassabis, Eli Collins, Bard chatbot, Zoubin Ghahramani, Jeff Dean, Koray, Google's, Dean, Sundar Pichai, Emanuel Taropa Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Brain, Research, Technology, Gemini, General Intelligence

☆ A darling of US conservatives, Iran’s top opposition group may face an uncertain future
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But recent setbacks for the most powerful Iranian opposition group have some observers wondering whether its glory days are numbered. The MeK believes these actions were part of a “policy of appeasement” of the regime in Tehran, a top representative from the group told CNN in an email interview. Gobadi told CNN the raid “was carried out at the behest or under pressure” from Iran. ‘Illegal and subversive activity’An Albanian foreign ministry coordinator told CNN by email that the country has not provided any seized material to Iran. Gobadi told CNN that that speakers or attendees have never received payments from the MeK.

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☆ Evercore ISI thinks these stocks will benefit the most from the A.I. boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors should look to stocks that enhance productivity as companies seek to replace scarce labor with machines, according to Evercore ISI. The chart below includes two stocks Emanuel found for each use case. The stock has surged more than 50% since the start of 2023, rebounding along with other technology stocks after 2022's sell-off. Equinix shares have risen nearly 17% year to date and Evercore ISI expects shares to advance another 8.5%. The stock should also be helped by reshoring trends, as well as its investments in AI and improving labor productivity, Emanuel said.

Persons: Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, Evercore, There's, Zscaler, ZS, Ingersoll Rand, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: ISI, CNBC Pro Locations: Tuesday's

SummarySummary CompaniesCompanies Law Firms Google Play Music infringed Personal Audio playlist patents, jury saysVerdict follows California win for Sonos in Google audio patent fightJune 21(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) must pay patent holding company Personal Audio LLC $15.1 million for infringing two patents related to audio software, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Wednesday. Personal Audio had argued that Google's music app Google Play Music featured playlist downloading, navigation and editing features that violated its patent rights. Attorneys for Personal Audio did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Beaumont, Texas-based Personal Audio had requested $33.1 million in damages, according to a May court filing. The case is Personal Audio LLC v. Google LLC, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, No.

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☆ House Democrats release wave of bank reform bills
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday will release a slate of reform bills in response to the recent bank failures that triggered the worst crisis for the sector since 2008. "The failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank make clear that it is past time for legislation aimed at strengthening the safety and soundness of our banking system and enhancing bank executive accountability," she said. President Joe Biden called for these actions shortly after the FDIC took over SVB and Signature Bank in March. The bill would have prevented SVB bank executives from cashing out after repeated warnings by regulators, according to Democrats. Neither Signature Bank nor SVB had a bank holding company before they collapsed.

Persons: Maxine Waters, Dodd, Frank, Waters, Joe Biden, Nydia Velazquez, Brad Sherman, Juan Vargas, David Scott, Al Green, Sylvia Garcia of, Emanuel Cleaver, Joyce Beatty, Steven Horsford, Rashida, Velazquez, Sherman, Cleaver, Beatty, Frank Act's, SVB, Vargas, Garcia, Tlaib, Banks, Sean Casten, Josh Gottheimer, Ritchie Torres, Wiley Nickel, Stephen Lynch, Brittany Pettersen Organizations: Financial Services, Washington , D.C, WASHINGTON —, Democrats, Financial Services Committee, Treasury Department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Banking Committee, Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, FDIC, Democratic, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Republicans, Sound Banking, Prudential, prudential, Bank, Green, Sherman, Rep, Federal, Office, Federal Reserve, FAIR, Tlaib, Safety, Sherman . Locations: California, Washington ,, New York, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Green, Horsford, H.R, Silicon, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Colo

☆ Evercore: 16 stocks that will outperform as the market rally heads higher — and 5 warning signs that the momentum has finally run out
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel wrote that market momentum can continue despite the latest Fed news. And he wrote that the capitulation of record shorts in today's market is a warning sign as well. If they rise to over 300,000 a week and stay there, then today's momentum market might be coming to an end. "Timing whether this is the beginning, middle or end of a Momentum Market is extraordinarily difficult," Emanuel wrote. The 16 stocks Emanuel uncovered that could outperform as today's momentum market continues are below.

Persons: Evercore, Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, they'll, that's, Russell Organizations: Evercore ISI, Big Tech, Nasdaq, American Association of

☆ Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Blinken will hold meetings in China on June 18-19 and may meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources said. He will be the highest-ranking U.S. government official to visit China since Biden took office in January 2021. That followed a tense evening phone call with Blinken on Tuesday during which Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told the U.S. to stop meddling in China's affairs. So even going through the motions has some utility for both Washington and Beijing." Particularly worrisome for China's neighbors has been its reluctance to allow regular military-to-military talks between Beijing and Washington, despite repeated U.S. attempts.

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As a result, he is staying away from assets that could be hit hard if market stress suddenly increases, such as small cap stocks. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% on Wednesday after shuffling between gains and losses. The S&P 500 is up 15% this year, while the Nasdaq (.IXIC) has gained 30%. Mark Heppenstall, chief investment officer of Penn Mutual Asset Management, believes a burgeoning stock market rally could loosen credit conditions, threatening to exacerbate consumer prices - an undesirable outcome for the inflation-fighting Fed. The S&P 500 is up 14% from a low reached after the banking crisis in March.

Persons: ”, Josh Emanuel, Emanuel, James St . Aubin, Jeffrey Gundlach, Mark Heppenstall, Josh Jamner, Davide Barbuscia, David Randall, Ira Iosebashvili, Sam Holmes Organizations: YORK, Federal, Wilshire, Nasdaq, Sierra Investment Management, DoubleLine Capital, CNBC, Fed, Penn Mutual Asset Management, ClearBridge Investments, Thomson Locations: U.S

☆ Retail investors may want to consider riding out the ‘market momentum’, says Evercore ISI's Emanuel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRetail investors may want to consider riding out the ‘market momentum’, says Evercore ISI's EmanuelJulian Emanuel, Evercore ISI senior managing director, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss the state of retail investing, this weeks CPI data, the possibility of a recession, and more.

Persons: Evercore ISI's Emanuel Julian Emanuel

☆ One of the most dangerous hours in America is now 11 o’clock on Sunday morning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

It would also foreshadow a disturbing trend that has only worsened in subsequent years: 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is now one of the most dangerous hours of the week in America, pastors and church security officials say. Brady Boyd, senior pastor of New Life Church, the same church where Assam confronted a gunman 16 years ago. And in 2018, a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. But his church security does not have a monopoly on Sunday morning firepower. Consider this sobering Sunday morning scenario:A spiritual seeker visits a church and finds it filled with metal detectors and armed security guards carrying walkie-talkies.

Persons: Jeanne Assam, He’s, Beretta, Jake Stephens, Brian Snyder, ”, Brady Boyd, Boyd, “ That’s, Scott Olson, Rabbi Hillel Norry, Beth David, Norry, “, Kwon, Jeff Swensen, ” Norry, that’s, Shaukat Warraich, Dwayne Harris, Harris, Hope, ” Harris, Darren Hauck, Tim Russell, ‘ I’m, David Swanson, Pastors, Jesus ’, ” Boyd, Jesus, Tommy Mason, Mason, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Saint Joseph, Beau Biden, Brendan Smialowski, Jerilee Bennett, George W . Bush, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, New, Church, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Reuters Churches, New Life, White, Texas Church of Christ, Baptist, Security, Police, House Church, Geneva Presbyterian, Colorado Springs, Marion County Baptist Association, Service, Brandywine Catholic, “ Police, AP, Minneapolis Police Department Locations: Colorado, Assam, Colorado Springs, America, Charleston , South Carolina, Sutherland Springs , Texas, Texas, Orange County , California, Oak Creek , Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, That’s, New Zealand, Missouri, ”, Geneva, Laguna Woods , California, Marion, Alabama, Saint, Brandywine, Brandywine Catholic Church, Wilmington , Delaware, AFP, AP Assam

☆ Wall Street pros see the S&P 500 rallying further — and reveal how best to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The S & P 500 is going from strength to strength this year, closing at a one-year high last Friday and up over 10% year-to-date. While many analysts have cautioned that the rally could be a narrow-based one, with gains driven by just a few major tech stocks, some Wall Street pros are expecting the S & P 500 to rally further. Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" on Tuesday that he has raised his S & P 500 price target from 4,150 to 4,450 . Emanuel said that the AI buzz driving stocks has turned into a so-called "momentum market" like the Internet-related rally of the late 1990s to 2000. "The Momentum broadened last week into the larger S & P 500 and importantly the Small Cap Russell 2000; this broadening is very positive and looks set to continue," he wrote in notes sent to CNBC.

Persons: Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel, CNBC's, Emanuel, Russell, Brian Stutland, Stutland, we're, Paul Meeks, we'll, Evercore, laggards, Meeks Organizations: CNBC, Equity Armor Investments, Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Copa Holdings, Nvidia, Devices, Google, Marvell Technology

☆ Binance lawyers allege SEC Chair Gensler offered to serve as advisor to crypto company in 2019
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is in the midst of a hefty crackdown on crypto companies, offered to serve as an advisor to Binance's parent company in 2019, according to the lawyers for Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao. Before Gensler started going after Binance, he was trying to cozy up to the company, the lawyers say. The Wall Street Journal previously reported on Gensler and Binance's relationship, citing internal Binance messages and a person close to the SEC chair. Zhao's lawyers now say that the Zhao understood that Gensler was "comfortable serving as an informal advisor." Because of Gensler's ties to Zhao, Binance's lawyers said they'd asked for his recusal from any actions regarding the company.

Persons: Gary Gensler, Emanuel Cleaver, Changpeng Zhao, Gibson Dunn, Latham, Watkins, Gensler, Zhao, Biden, Binance, Gibson, Gensler's, they'd, Zhao's Organizations: Financial, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Massachusetts Institute, Technology's Sloan School of Management, Binance, Street, MIT, Financial Services Committee, Facebook, CNBC Locations: Rayburn, Japan, Gensler, UAE

☆ Evercore's Emanuel explains why he's bullish on the S&P 500
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEvercore's Emanuel explains why he's bullish on the S&P 500Julian Emanuel of Evercore ISI discusses the outlook for the S&P 500, and risks in markets following the banking crisis.

Persons: Evercore's Emanuel, Julian Emanuel, Evercore Organizations: Evercore ISI

☆ Evercore ISI raises market outlook and gives 'Momentum Masters' stocks to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The S & P 500 could see more upside ahead after breaking out above a key level as artificial intelligence drums up market excitement, according to Evercore ISI. His new target implies the stock market could rally 3.9% from where it finished last week. That puts Emanuel above the median and average S & P 500 targets on Wall Street after previously being right around them. The S & P 500's recent breakout above the 4,200 points is a sign that AI-driven momentum first seen in the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite is now apparent in the S & P 500. Momentum masters He called this investing landscape a "Momentum Market" that requires more risk management a probabilistic thinking.

Persons: Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, he'll, Russell, —, selloff, Zscaler, BancShares, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: ISI, American Association of, Investors, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Company, P Bank ETF, Banking Locations: Silicon

☆ Netflix shareholders withhold support for executive pay package
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

June 1 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) shareholders on Thursday withheld their support for the company's executive pay package, in a non-binding vote that followed a call by striking Hollywood writers to reject the proposed 2023 compensation. "While investors have long taken issue with Netflix's executive pay, the compensation structure is more egregious against the backdrop of the strike," wrote Writers Guild West President Meredith Stiehm. Netflix shareholders withheld support for the executive compensation structure for 2023, in a non-binding "say on pay" vote. Last year, the company's executive pay package won support from just 27% of the shareholder votes cast. After last year's vote, Netflix said it made changes including instituting a salary cap for its co-chief executives and a performance-based bonus plan.

Persons: Guild of America West, Meredith Stiehm, Stiehm, Reed Hastings, Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters, Peters, Ari Emanuel, David Zaslav, Dawn Chmielewski, David Gregorio, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Netflix Inc, Guild of America, Guild West, Comcast Corp, Netflix, Hollywood, Endeavor, Warner Bros Discovery, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles

☆ The top Hollywood exec made $498 million in the last 5 years—384 times as much as the average writer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That's a staggering 384 times the average pay of a Hollywood writer. Overall, average pay for Hollywood's top execs climbed to $28 million in 2021, up 53% from 2018 (and roughly 108 times the average writer's pay) according to the analysis, which uses compensation data from the research firm Equilar and includes stock options, base salaries, bonuses and other perks. Meanwhile, average pay for Hollywood writers has remained virtually flat at about $260,000 as 2021, the Times reports. Hollywood executive pay dropped in 2022 due to stock market volatility and investor pressure to make streaming profitable. From 1978 to 2021, CEO pay grew by 1,460%, adjusted for inflation, versus just 18.1% for the typical worker.

Persons: David Zaslav, That's, Ari Emanuel, Reed Hastings, Bob Iger, Walt, Ted Sarandos, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Brian Roberts, Joseph Ianniello, Patrick Whitesell, Kaitlin Fontana, Kelly Evans Organizations: Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros, Discovery Inc, Times, Writers Guild of America, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, Netflix, Walt Disney Co, Fox Corp, Comcast Corp, Paramount Global, Endeavor, Paramount, Disney, Company, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, LA Times, Economic, Comcast, CNBC Locations: U.S, California

☆ ‘After Sherman’ Review: A Family Reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Lisa Kennedy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the elegiac documentary “After Sherman,” cameras glide along waterways, soar above marshes, contemplate churches and travel down Southern roads lined by trees, the moss hanging like braids. Under the director Jon-Sesrie Goff’s gaze, these places are sacred, even as they remain haunted by a nation’s grievous racial history. “I’m Gullah, born in exile,” says Goff, who is based in New York, describing his place among the Gullah Geechee people of South Carolina. Dr. Norvel Goff Sr., a descendant of formerly enslaved people who purchased land in South Carolina after emancipation. Reverend Goff, who owns property in the Lowcountry, was also the interim pastor at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, after a self-identified white supremacist killed nine Black parishioners gathered for Bible study one evening in June 2015.

Persons: Sherman, Jon, ”, Goff, Norvel Goff, Reverend Goff Organizations: Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Locations: Southern, New York, South Carolina, Charleston

☆ The Illinois Scholarship Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Credit Suisse staff prepare to sue Swiss regulator over lost AT1 bonuses-FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 22 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse AG (CSGN.S) staff are preparing to sue the Swiss financial regulator over $400 million of bonuses that were canceled after the troubled lender's rescue by UBS Group AG (UBSG.S), the Financial Times reported on Monday. Quinn Emanuel and Pallas, law firms which are already suing Swiss regulator Finma on behalf of investors who owned AT1 bonds, have received multiple requests from senior managers at Credit Suisse to take legal action on their behalf, the report said. Credit Suisse declined to comment, while Law firms Quinn Emanuel, Pallas and Finma did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Following this, Switzerland's Federal Council instructed Credit Suisse to cancel or reduce all outstanding bonus payments for the top three levels of management and examine whether those already paid can be recovered. read moreUnder Swiss banking law, the Federal Council can impose bonus-related measures on a systemically important bank if it received state aid from federal funds.

☆ As Rahm Emanuel Pushes Japan on Gay Rights, Conservatives Bristle
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Motoko Rich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since taking up his post as U.S. ambassador to Japan last year, Rahm Emanuel has lavished his host country with enthusiastic tweets about riding the world-class bullet trains and subways, hiking Mount Fuji or sampling local delicacies and festivals. But a recent string of messages about gay and transgender rights, culminating in a video Mr. Emanuel released on Twitter earlier this month, has drawn considerable ire among conservatives in Japan. Critics say the ambassador has overstepped the bounds of diplomacy and crossed into unwanted interference in domestic policy. As Japanese lawmakers debated a contentious bill declaring that there “should be no unfair discrimination” against the gay and transgender community, Mr. Emanuel marshaled a group of 15 foreign ambassadors in Tokyo to record a four-minute video nudging Japan to embrace L.G.B.T.Q. Japan is the only Group of 7 country that has not legalized same-sex unions.

Washington CNN —A pair of Democratic lawmakers from California have asked President Joe Biden to once again raise the case of a US Navy officer jailed in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima. Lieutenant Alkonis’ case remains stalled in the Japanese system,” the pair wrote. Biden raised the Alkonis case with Kishida during the prime minister’s visit to the White House in January, and the two countries agreed to establish a working group to solve the problem. “I’m not doing that good,” he wrote in a letter dated April 30, which was shared with CNN. “Lieutenant Alkonis’ service records make clear that he is an extraordinary officer, and we believe he deserves better,” the Democratic lawmakers wrote.

Twitter is accusing Microsoft of using the social media company's data in ways that were unauthorized and never disclosed. However, for one of the Microsoft services using Twitter data, "account information outright states that it intends to allow its customers to 'go around throttling limits,'" Spiro wrote. A Microsoft spokesperson acknowledged receipt of the letter and told CNBC the company will review it and "respond appropriately." "Today we heard from a law firm representing Twitter with some questions about our previous use of the free Twitter API," the spokesperson said in an email. Read the full letter from Twitter to Microsoft, here.

World Wrestling Entertainment and Endeavor's UFC announced last month they would merge later this year. The new operation will be called TKO Group Holdings, a spokesperson for Endeavor confirmed Tuesday. Emanuel has said he intends to run "the same playbook" with WWE that Endeavor did with UFC, whose revenue surged 20% from 2021 to 2022. UFC and WWE will retain their respective names as part of TKO Group. "This is going to be UFC 2.0," Emanuel said in an interview that aired last month on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."

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