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Scott Galloway and Ed Elson break down what markets are signaling about the war with Iran, and whether they think investors are getting it wrong. Ed also maps out the “what-if” scenarios Wall Street may be ignoring. Then they dive into Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon and why Sam Altman might have botched the moment yet again.

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Scott Galloway and Ed Elson are joined by Steve Eisman to discuss what he thinks are the two biggest long term risks to the market. He also explains why the war with Iran isn’t changing his investment strategy, whether the U.S. deficit is truly an existential threat, and what “The Big Short” got right about his story. 

Steve Eisman is an investment analyst and portfolio manager with decades of experience in financial markets. He is best known for his pivotal role in predicting and profiting from the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, chronicled in “The Big Short.”

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Ed Elson speaks with Jonathan Cohen about the massive wagers in prediction markets on the war with Iran. Then he discusses Anduril’s funding round and why a new wave of defense tech startups are shaking up the defense sector with Dan Primack. Finally, Ed gives his take on why defense might become the next investing trend. 

Jonathan Cohen is the Policy Lead at the American Institute for Boys and Men and author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling. Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter. 

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Ed Elson is joined by Mark Zandi, Robert Armstrong, and Matthew Martin to break down how the war with Iran is moving markets, unpack the tail risks investors and Americans are ignoring, and discuss whether there is anywhere to hide as a safe haven trade.

Mark Zandi is the Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, Robert Armstrong is the U.S. financial commentator for the Financial Times, and Matthew Martin is Semafor's Saudi Arabia bureau chief. 

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Ed Elson breaks down how the war with Iran is impacting oil and energy with Matt Smith. Then he discusses OpenAI’s latest funding round and the escalating tension between Anthropic and the Pentagon with Alex Heath. Finally, Ed explains how he thinks the Iran war will impact investors. 

Matt Smith is an oil analyst at Kpler. Alex Heath is the author of The Sources newsletter and co-host of the Access podcast. 

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