CEOs on Trump with Jeff Sonnenfeld 3/14/25

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CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week, CEOs convened to discuss their relationship with the White House. Jeff Sonnenfeld from Yale's School of Management shares his thoughts on corporate America's dynamics with the administration, CEO sentiments, and policy impacts. Plus, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he is supporting the Republican's six-month funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. Also, Ontario Premier Doug Ford described his meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as "positive" and "productive," following disputes over tariffs. Then, Compass is in advanced talks to acquire Warren Buffett’s real estate brokerage and Marvel Entertainment is accelerating its production move out of China due to the ongoing trade war. Leslie Picker - 17:16 Jeff Sonnenfeld - 18:47 Jeff Sonnenfeld, @JeffSonnenfeld Leslie Picker, @LesliePicker Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Here's what's coming up today on Squawk Pod.
0:10.4	What do America's corporate leaders think of the first weeks of Trump 2.0?
0:15.6	The Yale management professor called a CEO whisperer, Jeffrey Zoninfeld, says the corner office is concerned.
0:22.5	We had 100 CEOs across sectors, 60% Republican group, about 30% Democrat, 10% independent,
0:28.8	and they were overwhelmingly discouraged.
0:31.1	And may not have the stomach for more market volatility off the president's policies,
0:35.3	a 10% loss already.
0:36.8	CEOs are doing it, but they aren't doing it with grandiosity and trying to throw
0:41.8	stones at the emperor that miss.
0:44.9	And tariff talk.
0:46.4	Who should be allowed to tariff us if we can't?
0:49.2	The levees threatened on products from around the globe and, the wine cellar to the toy box.
0:55.0	So you think it's LL or L.OOLL. LOL.
0:58.0	All that today and more. It's Friday, March 14th, 2025.
1:04.0	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:06.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one.
1:09.0	Cuea, please. Good morning, everybody everybody and welcome to squawk box right here on
1:14.8	CNBC we're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square I'm Becky Quick along with
1:19.6	Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin not only is it Friday guys it's pie day it is pie day it is
1:25.3	pie day that's right 3 point one four one five nine two
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