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Dive In with Simran Sandhu

248 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 205 ratings

Diving into the playbooks used by the world's best innovators, investors, and creators.

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Sony Announces Launch of its New Gaming Console, the Play Station 5

September 18, 2020 11:28 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MB

Russian opposition leader recovers from poisoning; Germany expects GDP to significantly decrease; Hurricane Sally approaches Georgia; Walmart looks to enter the TikTok deal; Simran Sandhu reports. 

Amazon Music Adds Podcasts to its Streaming Service

September 17, 2020 11:36 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MB

FED plans to keep interest rates near zero for the next 3 years; Snowflake has the largest Software IPO in history; AG Barr tells prosecutors to be aggressive with violent protestors; Big Ten Conference reverses plan to postpone football season.

Apple Announces Several New Products During First Virtual Keynote Event

September 16, 2020 11:54 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MB

U.S. and several Middle Eastern nations sign historic peace treaty; DOJ inquires about Nikola; FedEx profits surge as demand for online shopping remains high due to global pandemic; Kraft Heinz sells big portion of cheese business; Simran Sandhu reports.

Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager, Steven Cohen, Reaches Agreement to Purchase New York Mets

September 15, 2020 11:30 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MB

TikTok chooses Oracle's bid for its U.S. operations; Amazon will hire 100,000 additional workers; Hurricane Sally approaches the Gulf Coast; Sports betting rises after NFL return; Simran Sandhu reports. 

Gilead Sciences Plans to Acquire Immunomedics for $21 Billion

September 14, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MB

Tenet and Mulan underperform at the box office; Nikola shares fall dramatically after company is accused of fraud; SoftBank plans $40 billion sale of Nvidia Corporation; Wildfire death toll exceeds 30; Simran Sandhu reports.

Jane Fraser Named as First Female CEO of a Major Wall Street Bank

September 11, 2020 12:03 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MB

Multi-judge panel blocks President Trump's memorandum, which exludes immigrants from apportionment counts; Democratic lawmakers turn down Republican's $300 billion proposal for Coronavirus aid package; Majority of unemployed workers seeking jobs in new industries; Mortgage rates fall to record low. Simran Sandhu reports.

Mall Owners Simon and Brookfield Plan to Acquire J.C. Penney out of Bankruptcy

September 10, 2020 11:39 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MB

LVMH backs out of $16.2 billion deal to acquire Tiffany's.  Kansas City Southern rejects Global Infrastructure Partners and Blackstone Group's $20 billion offer; EU orders Facebook to stop transferring EU user data to US; Microsoft announces new Xbox series; Simran Sandhu reports.

General Motors Acquires 11% Stake in Electric-Vehicle Company Nikola

September 09, 2020 10:43 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MB

Big tech stocks fall for a third consecutive day; Apple countersues Epic Games; JP Morgan finds evidence of fraudulent activity from customers and employees; Boeing experiences more problems with 787 Dreamliner; Simran Sandhu reports.

SoftBank Shares Fall After Multibillion-Dollar Bet on Tech Stocks

September 08, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MB

Citigroup sues Revlon's lenders after accidentally sending them $900 million; JP Morgan plans to have twice its current amount of investment bankers return to the office; Anheuser-Busch InBev seeks replacement for CEO, Carlos Brito; President Trump criticizes military leaders; Simran Sandhu reports. 

GM and Honda Announce Strategic Alliance in North America

September 04, 2020 10:32 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MB

All major U.S. stock indexes experience significant declines; Germany extends resources and support to Tesla in their pursuit to build a European Gigafactory; Facebook plans to block new political advertisements in the week prior to the election; McDonald's announces new Travis Scott meal.

U.S. Government Debt Set to Exceed Size of the Economy

September 03, 2020 10:31 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MB

Dow Jones exceeds 29,000 while S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach record highs; Robinhood faces SEC investigation; Juul plans another round of layoffs; Joe Biden raises nearly $365 million in August; Simran Sandhu reports. 

McDonald’s Sued by Former Franchise Owners for Racial Discrimination

September 02, 2020 10:03 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MB

New York City delays school openings; Walmart's share price surges 6% after announcing launch of Walmart+; AMC plans to reopen 70% of theatres on Friday; Samsung prepares for Galaxy Z Fold 2 release; Simran Sandhu reports. 

Facebook Threatens to Ban Users in Australia from Sharing News

September 01, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MB

Apple and Tesla experience large gains after implementing stock splits; Zoom raises full-year guidance after beating analyst expectations; TikTok reconsiders position after China poses new regulations on the export of artificial intelligence technology; Amazon receives approval to test commercial drone use; Simran Sandhu reports.

United Airlines Removes Flight Change Fees for Domestic Travel

August 31, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MB

Coronavirus cases surpass 25 million globally; Public health experts advocate that universities should keep infected students on campus rather than sending them back home; U.S. stock futures up 50 basis points; Warren Buffett invests in Japan's 5 top trade companies; Simran Sandhu reports. 

Fed Approves Major Shift in How It Sets Interest Rates

August 28, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MB

Walmart joins competition to purchase TikTok's U.S. operations; Amazon enters the wearables market and introduces the Halo wristband; U.S. announces $750 million deal with Abbott Laboratories for 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests; HP said laptop sales surged 30% last quarter; Darian Phillips reports.

SEC Approves NYSE's Direct Listing Proposal

August 27, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MB

FDA approves Abbott Laboratories' $5 COVID-19 antigen test; White House announces $1 billion investment into artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences; Apple's new privacy changes will limit personalized ads; Professional sports leagues postpone games to protest Jacob Blake shooting; Simran Sandhu reports.

Hurricane Laura Intensifies as it Approaches Texas and Louisiana

August 26, 2020 12:25 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MB

American Airlines announces 19,000 job cuts; Salesforce posts record-high quarterly sales and raises its full-year guidance; S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach new highs; Teva Pharmaceuticals investigated for price-fixing charges; Simran Sandhu reports

Dow Jones Industrial Average Removes Exxon Mobil, Pfizer, and Raytheon Technologies

August 25, 2020 12:36 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MB

Republicans launch national convention; New York Attorney General investigates Trump Organization and President Trump; General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital join Oracle in TikTok Bid; Simran Sandhu reports. 

FDA Permits Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19 Treatments

August 24, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MB

TikTok gearing up to file a lawsuit against U.S. government; Debt among advanced economies rises to 128% of global GDP;  Intact forests becoming competitive with what mills pay for logs; Gold prices drop roughly 6% or more from peaks hit this month, recording bigger daily swings than normal; Darian Phillips reports.

Johnson & Johnson Releases Plan to Launch Largest Clinical Trial for a Coronavirus Vaccine

August 21, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MB

Job postings fell this week for the first time since April; Uber and Lyft will be able to continue conducting business in California; Bayer will pay $1.6 billion to settle claims that its birth control device Essure causes serious health conditions; CBS charging $5.5. Million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad spot next year; Darian Phillips reports.

Apple's Becomes First U.S. company to Pass $2 trillion in Market Value

August 20, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MB

Airbnb confidentially files for IPO; SpaceX raises $1.9 billion; Johnson & Johnson agrees to buy drugmaker Momento Pharmaceuticals for roughly $6.5 billion; President Trump announces boycott on Goodyear Tire products; Darian Phillips reports.

S&P 500 Closes At Its Highest Level Ever

August 19, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MB

U.S. Postal Service extends operational changes until after November election; States ask pharmaceutical companies to pay $26.4 billion for opioid crisis damages; Amazon announces plan to expand its physical offices in six U.S. cities; Darian Phillips reports.

Democrats Launch First Virtual National Convention

August 18, 2020 12:04 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MB

Daily Coronavirus infections increase by an average of 50,000+; University of North Carolina switches to remote learning; Hauwei faces new restrictions; Robinhood raises an additional $200 million. Simran Sandhu reports.

Nancy Pelosi Calls House Back into Session to Address Postal Service Crisis

August 17, 2020 11:41 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MB

Joe Biden maintains a 9% lead on President Trump; Investors expect volatility over upcoming election; President Trump's decision to ban WeChat will restrict communication for many Chinese Americans; Fortnite banned from Apple and Google app stores. Simran Sandhu reports. 

Google and Apple Pull Fortnite From Their App Stores

August 14, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MB

New unemployment claims fell below one million for first time since March; Robinhood raked in $180 million off of trades last second quarter; U.S. confiscated Iranian Fuel Cargo Ships for the first time; Amazon plans to spend more than $10 billion on a constellation of internet-beaming satellites to make this happen; Darian Phillis reports.

Tesla Shares Soar After Announcing a 5-for-1 Stock Split

August 13, 2020 11:22 - 4 minutes - 4.08 MB

Goldman Sachs pursues GM's credit card business; Lyft considers suspending its services in California; Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners in talks with J.C. Penney to acquire their retail operations; Sumner Redstone dies at 97; Simran Sandhu reports. 

Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris As His Running Mate

August 12, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MB

Russia registers world's first Covid-19 vaccine, named Sputnik V; TikTok accused of scraping users' personal data without consent; Big Ten and Pac-12 vote to postpone college football and all other fall sports; Airbnb announces plans for IPO before the end of 2020; Darian Phillips reports.

Airlines Reach Highest Passenger Volume in Nearly 5 Months

August 11, 2020 12:06 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MB

Joe Biden expected to announce running mate; McDonald's sues former CEO, Steve Easterbrook, Protests and looting overcome Chicago; Majority of students and teachers plan to return to schools in New York City; Simran Sandhu reports. 

President Trump Signs Order Extending Additional Unemployment Benefits

August 10, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MB

SpaceX wins a multibillion-dollar contract to become one of the Pentagon’s two primary satellite-launch providers; Amazon explores using vacant mall properties as fulfillment centers; U.S. surpasses 5 million total coronavirus infections; Governments around the globe offer donations directly to the people of Lebanon; Darian Phillips reports.

Uber Experiences 75% Decline in Gross Bookings

August 07, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.69 MB

Initial jobless claim filings reach lowest point since March; T-Mobile surpasses AT&T as second-largest U.S. cell phone carrier; President Trump announces plan to reimpose aluminum tariffs on Canada; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Instagram Launches Reels as a New Rival to TikTok

August 06, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MB

White House announces concessions to help lawmakers reach an agreement on new Coronavirus stimulus bill; All major U.S. stock indexes experience slight gains; Quicken Loans parent company, Rocket Cos., plans to go public; Explosion in Beirut wreaks havoc for citizens and Lebanon economy; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Disney Reaches 100 Million Paid Streaming Subscribers

August 05, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MB

President Trump signs new bill infusing $9.5 billion into national parks; Kodak under SEC investigation over loan disclosure; All major U.S. stock indexes increased; BP reports $17+ billion loss; Novavax reaches final stage study for Coronavirus experimental vaccine; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Tech-Heavy Nasdaq Composite Closes at Record High

August 04, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MB

U.S. Coronavirus death toll approaches 155,000; President Trump allows Microsoft to acquire TikTok in exchange for a large fee to U.S. government; Google invests $450 million into ADT for smart home security products; Seven & i Holdings Co. will acquire Speedway from Marathon Petroleum for $21 billion; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

NASA Astronauts Successfully Return to Earth in SpaceX Capsule

August 03, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MB

Siemens Healthineers plans to acquire Varian Medical Systems for $16.4 billion; Microsofts pauses plan to acquire TikTok; FED pursues new policy to keep interest rates lower; Lord & Taylor files bankruptcy; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Joel Peterson: Fr. Chairman, JetBlue Airways (Five Minute Drill)

July 31, 2020 16:54 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB

Interview with Joel Peterson. Simran Sandhu reports 

Joel Peterson: Fr. Chairman, JetBlue Airways

July 31, 2020 16:54 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB

Interview with Joel Peterson. Simran Sandhu reports 

Special Guest: Joel Peterson, Former Chairman, JetBlue Airways

July 31, 2020 16:54 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB

Interview with Joel Peterson. Simran Sandhu reports 

U.S. Economy Experiences Its Largest Quarterly Decline on Record

July 31, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MB

GOP pushes back on President Trump's suggestion to delay the November election; Initial jobless claims increase by 1.4 million last week; Big Tech increases their market value by $200 billion after strong earnings; Coca Cola announces its plan to expand to the alcoholic beverages industry; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Pentagon Plans to Withdraw Roughly 12,000 Troops from Germany

July 30, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MB

NASA plans historic Mars rover launch; All major U.S. stock indexes increase; Crude oil production fell by 10.6 million barrels last week; Kodak's share price surges by 300% after receiving a $765 million loan; Qualcomm announces long term patent agreement with Hauwei; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook Set to Testify Before Congress

July 29, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MB

All major U.S. stock indexes fall due to uncertainty surrounding Coronavirus relief bill; McDonald's, Visa, and 3M report weak Q2 quarterly earnings; Kodak awarded $765 million loan from U.S. government; Facebook looks to poach TikTok influencers for new competing platform; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Google Tells Employees to Work from Home Until Next Summer

July 28, 2020 08:33 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MB

Senators Susan Collins & Mitt Romney announce opposition to Judy Shelton's candidacy to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors; Fujifilm awarded $265 million contract to manufacture Coronavirus vaccine; 30-year jumbo mortgage rates increase to ~3.8%; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report;

GOP Plans to Introduce Proposal for Next Coronavirus Relief Bill

July 27, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MB

Investors prepare for a big week of corporate earnings and Federal Reserve data; CDC encourages schools to reopen in the Fall; Chinese operative pleads guilty for attempting to steal sensitive U.S. information; Rush Street Interactive plans to go public via merger; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

SpaceX in Talks to Raise $1 Billion at a $44 Billion Valuation

July 24, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MB

Democratic lawmakers introduce new bill that would cancel student loan debt; Southwest Airlines posted a loss of nearly $1 billion; Initial jobless claims increase for the first time in nearly 4 months; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Pfizer, BioNTech, and the U.S. Reach $1.95 Billion Coronavirus Vaccine Deal

July 23, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.61 MB

All major U.S. indexes experience slight increases; Chipotle quarterly earnings fell by 90% compared to prior year; Spotify announces licensing deal with Universal Music Group; Slack files antitrust complaint against Microsoft in the European Union; U.S. existing home sales increased by almost 21% in June; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

President Trump Signs Order Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the U.S. Census

July 22, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MB

President Trump nominees for the Federal Reserve Board receive approval from a Senate committee; Joe Biden proposes a $775 billion aid package for child care; U.S. accuses two Chinese hackers of stealing proprietary info from American firms studying the Coronavirus; Robinhood cancels plans for international expansion; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Big Tech Companies Experience ~$291 Billion Increase in Market Value

July 21, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MB

World Health Organization announces that a coronavirus vaccine could arrive as early as September; Jack Ma's Ant Group expected to pursue a dual IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong; eBay plans sale of its classified-ads business; Corporations seek tax credit cash-out proposal from U.S. government; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Twitter Users Express Concern about the Platform's Data Security Capabilities

July 20, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MB

U.S. reports 70,000 new coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day; Trump campaign turns to tele-rallies to avoid large gatherings; BlackRock reports a 21% increase in quarterly profits; Disney joins hundreds of other companies who have stopped advertising on Facebook; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

30-Year Mortgage Rate Falls Below 3% for the First Time Ever

July 17, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 6.38 MB

U.S. reaches 3.5 million Coronavirus infections; Trump Administration considers new restrictions on China; Retail sales increase by 7.5%; Netflix names new Co-CEO and COO; American Airlines forms alliance with JetBlue; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

Twitter Accounts of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Others Hacked Over Cryptocurrency Scam

July 16, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MB

Google adds new features to Gmail to attract more business users; Google invests $4.5 billion in Jio; American Airlines expects up to 25,000 job cuts; Goldman Sachs quarterly earnings beat analyst expectations; All major U.S. stock indexes experience slight increase; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.

U.K. Bans Hauwei from its National 5G Network

July 15, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MB

Moderna's share price surges 16% after it produces promising results in its early stage human trial; J.P. Morgan sets aside $10 billion to cover losses after disappointing quarterly earnings; Trump Administration rolls back rules that require international students to leave the U.S. if classes are online; Simran Sandhu & Darian Phillips report.