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Podcast: Squawk Pod
Episode: A Stake in Intel & Chicago Fed’s Austan Goolsbee: “A Note of Unease” 8/15/25
Description: The U.S. government may take a stake in Intel, according to Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal reports. CNBC’s Eamon Javers covers the story, the precedent, and the potential impact on the American system. Alongside Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC’s Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli unpack the latest economic inflation data on retail and import sales, including what they tell us about who’s bearing the brunt of tariff costs. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee helps interpret today’s numbers and the recent CPI and PPI reports; he’s flagging a note of unease in the econom...