Opening Bid

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  • Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid decodes the frenzied trading day and the mystical world of business and finance like no one else in the game today. We serve you up the fiercest market commentary, deep dives with top leaders, hot perspectives on stocks, and inside scoops to get you maximizing your success on all things investing and finance. Opening Bid's host, Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi, taps into his extensive C-suite rolodex for provocative and thought-inducing chats. Catch new episodes of Opening Bid each week on Monday, Wednesdays, and Friday at 8:00am ET. Your journey to smart investing begins here!
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Episodes
  • Why you should diversify out Mag 7 stocks

    Why you should diversify out Mag 7 stocks
    Feb 21 2025
    The market has taken a few punches this month in the form of non-stop headlines from the Trump administration. Concerns about policy chaos and tariffs has some investors wondering if the froth in the market needs to simmer down before putting new money to work. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down on the Opening Bid podcast with Russell Investments president and CIO Kate El-Hillow. Russell Investments has more than $330 billion in assets under management. El-Hillow thinks the AI trade remains one of the better ones to bet on, but there are other ways to do so besides current trending names. While the AI trades have remained generally solid in 2025, they have fluctuated at times amid rising concerns about Trump tariffs. El-Hillow says tariff risk is a real risk to markets and the bottom lines of companies. And what ends up happening with tariffs could influence the Federal Reserve, which, of course, will have ramifications for investors. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 00:00-Kate El-Hillow on Opening Bid 00:15-Stocks of the Day: Gamestop, Nvidia, Palentir 02:10-Evaluating a questionably frothy market 05:00-Are people still excited about the Mag 7? 08:15-Tariffs and your portfolio 12:40-Diversification and alternatives 16:00-How to invest in private markets 20:00-HOT TAKE Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky. Kate El-Hillow serves as President and Chief Investment Officer for Russell Investments, the global investment solutions provider founded in 1936 with approximately $325 billion in assets under management. Based in New York, Kate oversees all aspects of the investment division including asset management, implementation, and research to deliver overall client investment solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Bausch + Lomb aims to shake up contact lenses with deal off the table

    Bausch + Lomb aims to shake up contact lenses with deal off the table
    Feb 19 2025
    Bausch + Lomb said this month it had explored taking the company private with a third-party buyer. No deal was reached as a consortium of private equity firms TPG and Blackstone reportedly backed out. Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) said it would not pursue a transaction at this time. But it reiterated a view that a full separation from Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is still the goal. Bausch Health Companies owns 88.4% of Bausch + Lomb. So what’s next for the the healthcare icon? Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi chats with Bausch + Lomb chairman and CEO Brent Saunders. Saunders is known as one of the biggest dealmakers in the pharmaceutical industry of the past 15 years. Saunders returned to Bausch + Lomb as CEO in March 2023. In May 2013, he was also the CEO of Bausch + Lomb, responsible for its $8.7 billion sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals. He then took over as the CEO of Forest Laboratories. By February 2014, Saunders orchestrated a sale of the company to Actavis for $25 billion. He assumed the CEO position. From there in November 2014, he pulled off a $70 billion acquisition of Allergan and became its CEO. It's there where Saunders' star quickly rose in media circles, overseeing the commercial success of botox and doing battle with feared activist investor Carl Icahn. Saunders then sold Allergan to Abbvie (ABBV) for $63 billion in a deal that closed in May 2020. He says no deal is imminent for Bausch + Lomb. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 00:00-Brent Saunders on Opening Bid 03:00-A vast career leading on route to CEO 06:30-Future of eye care industry 09:30-Consequences of our activities on our eye health 12:15-State of company: Bausch + Lomb 17:50-Health care industry outlook 20:40-HOT TAKE Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky. Brent Saunders is an American biopharma executive and entrepreneur who is the chairman and CEO of the health company Bausch + Lomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Will Netflix and Amazon own all sports programming?

    Will Netflix and Amazon own all sports programming?
    Feb 14 2025
    The Super Bowl is in the books, with the Philadelphia Eagles delivering a commanding win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Companies paid a steep $8 million for a 30-second TV spot, up from $7 million in 2024. Now, sports and media watchers can return to their regularly scheduled programming. That programming is of high intrigue. For one, rights deals for Formula 1 and the UFC are on the table in 2025. The UFC alone could command a $1 billion a year deal, more than double the one it currently has with Disney-owned ESPN. Media watchers will be looking out for whether both sports end up on streaming channels amid the struggles at legacy media giants. In the meantime, the NFL can opt out of its rights deal with all media partners except for Disney after the 2028-2029 season. If they do opt out and head to a Netflix that is not hiding its appetite for live sports, it could alter the TV business forever. Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi chats with longtime media executive David Levy about these tectonic shifts in the industry, especially on the sports front. Levy spent 32 years running Turner, leading its sports portfolio and even the Cartoon Network. Today, Levy is the founder and co-CEO of Horizon Sports & Experiences—which is making a bold bet on pickleball. Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 00:00-David Levy on Opening Bid 02:30-What Superbowl numbers say about streaming 05:09-Changing times for established media like Turner, ESPN, ABC 08:50-Podcasters making money has nothing to do with TV 10:45-The rise of pickleball 13:30-Opportunities in women's sports 16:10-Reinvention of sports for programming like fantasy football 21:30-HOT TAKE Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky. Long regarded as one of the media industry’s most influential executives, David Levy currently serves as the co-CEO and founder of Horizon Sports & Experiences – HS&E. HS&E has a core focus on IP creation, and monetization, strategic advisory and consulting media rights, sponsorships, sales and experiential. Prior to HS&E, Levy served as President of Turner, offering content and advertising solutions to some of the most valuable brands in the world to audiences in sports, entertainment, news and children’s programming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins

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