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Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.President Donald Trump faced rare opposition from key Republican lawmakers after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accused the Department of Justice of launching a grand jury investigation to pressure and intimidate the central bank.Senator Thom Tillis, a key Republican on the Banking Committee who isn’t running for reelection, vowed quickly Sunday night to oppose any Trump nominees to the Fed until the matter is resolved. Other Republican senators, including former Bridgewater Associates CEO Dave McCormick, offered more measured pushback on Monday.Tillis’s threat is a potential roadblock to Trump’s plans to bend the bank to his will. Opposition from Tillis would likely deadlock any Fed nominee on the Senate Banking Committee, which is divided 13-11 between the two parties. And under current Senate rules, it takes 60 votes to successfully discharge a contentious nomination from a committee and Democratic senators are highly unlikely to come to Trump’s aid.Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the threat of a legal battle with the Fed could make confirming Fed nominees “challenging.”Today's show features: Heather Long, Chief Economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, on Federal Reserve independence and the health of the American consumer Aaron Kennon, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Harbor Asset Management on the US monetary policy outlook, and whether bullish sentiment for gold and AI will persist Bloomberg News Consumer Finance Reporter Paige Smith on President Donald Trump’s call for a cap of 10% on credit-card interest rates Bloomberg News National Security Team Leader Wadhams on the latest developments in Iran and US options as it mulls whether to pursue new military action See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barnes & Noble is the largest retail bookseller in the United States. The Company has approximately 600 bookstores across the United States, as well as its online bookstore at BN.com, the NOOK Digital business, which offers both eBooks and an audio book subscriptions service, the SparkNotes educational service, and stationery and gift retailer Paper Source.James Daunt serves as the CEO of Barnes & Noble. He discusses his stewardship and rejuvenation of the popular chain, as well as whether the Elliott Advisors-owned company might once again become a public company. James speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Major US oil executives expressed caution to Donald Trump about reentering Venezuela, even as the president pressured their companies to spend at least $100 billion to revive the country’s crude oil production.Trump convened nearly 20 industry representatives in the East Room of the White House on Friday and predicted they could come to an agreement “today or very shortly thereafter” to restart operations in the oil-rich Latin American country, following the brazen capture of leader Nicolás Maduro.“If you don’t want to go in, just let me know, because I’ve got 25 people that aren’t here today that are willing to take your place,” Trump told the oil representatives.Comments from some of the executives indicated the president may need to do more convincing. While many praised Trump and said they relished the opportunity resulting from last weekend’s military action, they stressed that hard work remained before they could make substantive investments. Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said that Venezuela is currently “uninvestable.”Today's show features: Ellen Wald, President of Transversal Consulting and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, on oil executives’ White House visit with President Donald Trump Rockford Weitz, Professor of Practice & Director of the Maritime Studies Program at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, on the latest developments in Venezuela and other global geopolitical hotspots Gregory Daco, Chief Economist at EY, on the December nonfarm payrolls report and the broader US economic outlook Katie Hubbard, President of US Capital Markets at Walton Global on President Donald Trump proposed ban on institutional residential real estate purchases and push to make Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Archer Aviation is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. The company is partnering with cities across the country to submit multiple applications to launch initial air taxi operations under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), a first-of-its-kind public-private initiative led by the US Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration to support the safe integration of air taxis in the US beginning as soon as this year. Adam Goldstein is the founder of Archer and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the company was listed on the NYSE in 2021. He discusses the prospects for an expansive eVTOL rollout in the near-term with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on Bloomberg Businessweek Daily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.