About this episode

This episode discusses military action in Iran, the trial of Elon Musk against OpenAI, and antitrust issues involving Live Nation and Visa.

A deadline for US President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization for further military action in Iran, the first week of trial in Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI, and next steps for Live Nation after being found liable for antitrust violations lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence's Votes and Verdicts podcast, with analysis from Nathan Dean, Matt Schettenhelm, and Jen Rie. Schettenhelm also explores FCC threats to revoke Disney's broadcast licenses. Justin Teresi analyzes a Visa and Mastercard antitrust case over swipe fees. Andrew Silverman and Holly Froum explore tax and litigation implications of marijuana rescheduling, as well as Trump's Maritime Action Plan and NEC litigation against Abbott and Reckitt. Elliott Stein discusses DOJ's probe of the Fed’s Jerome Powell and prediction-markets litigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nathan Dean, Matt Schettenhelm, Jen Rie

Guests: Justin Teresi, Andrew Silverman, Holly Froum, Elliott Stein

Topics covered

• military action
• antitrust violations
• broadcast licenses
• swipe fees
• marijuana rescheduling
• litigation
• DOJ probe

Keywords

• Trump
• Musk
• OpenAI
• Live Nation
• Visa
• antitrust
• marijuana
• litigation
• broadcast licenses
• FCC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Live Nation, Disney, Visa, Mastercard, Abbott, Reckitt

Places: Iran

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