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The episode discusses President Trump's delegation to China, including major corporate executives and Boeing's workforce and financials.

“CNBC reports President Donald Trump has invited executives for some of the biggest US companies including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Black Rockck CEO Larry Think, and Boeing CEO Kelly Otterberg to join his trip to China this week, according to a White House official. Also expected to join Trump’s delegation for meetings with Chinese President Xihinping are executives from Blackstone, Cargill, Cityroup, Coherent, GE, Aerospace, Goldman Sachs, Illuminina, Mastercard, Meta Platforms, Micron Technologies, Qualcomm, and Visa just to name a few.” (- Cover video 3:11 - 3:40) How many employees does Boeing have in 2026? “Boeing reported in its 2025 annual report that it had a workforce of about 182,000. That included around 72,000 union members. The headcount is up from 2015, when it had about 161,400. Still, Boeing had layoffs in the past due to financial problems, and union workers have gone on strike to get management to meet their demands over pay, benefits, and safety. Travel Where are Boeing’s headquarters? Its major hubs explained Boeing’s headquarters near Washington, D.C., are far from its Seattle origins. Here is why Boeing moved its headquarters near the U.S…

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Host: Jack Heart

Topics covered

• business
• politics
• economy
• corporate leadership
• international relations

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Boeing
• Elon Musk
• corporate executives
• China

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Blackstone, Cargill, Citigroup, Coherent, GE, Goldman Sachs, Illumina

Places: China, Washington, D.C., Seattle

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