Scott Bessent & Weekend Sports Wins: Pride's NWSL Championship 11/25/24

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🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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President-elect Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent prompted a positive market reaction as the last few cabinet roles are filled. Sports team owner Mark Wilf had a big weekend, scoring a trifecta of wins for his teams: Orlando Pride, Orlando City, and the Minnesota Vikings. He discusses the Pride’s first NWSL championship victory and his return on investment in women’s sports. Plus, Wicked and Gladiator II made a splash at the box office this weekend, Novak Djokovic names long-time tennis rival Andy Murray as his new coach, and the Squawk anchors talk gift ideas heading into the holidays. Mark Wilf - 19:14 In this episode: 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.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Treasury Watch wraps up.
0:11.0	Wall Street's candidate for the Trump cabinet, Scott Bessent, named Secretary nominee.
0:16.0	This is where he was leaning, I think, from the beginning.
0:18.0	From the beginning.
0:19.0	We had these huge campaigns, and a lot of people, including Elon Musk and others, trying to persuade him to do other things very publicly.
0:25.6	He came back to what he felt comfortable with.
0:28.6	And the three big sports wins this weekend with the man who owns each team, a trifecta of winning, Mark Wilf, on the Orlando Pride's first championship win.
0:39.2	Having players like Marta, the greatest women's sports soccer athlete ever, but just women's
0:44.4	sports in general, I think people are rallying around it and want to watch it, and it's just a great product.
0:49.9	The Pride's brother, MLS team won two, and the Vikings nail biter that maybe didn't have
0:55.1	to be so exciting.
0:56.6	11 points in 30 seconds?
0:58.3	It's crazy.
1:00.3	Plus, the rest of today's stories that got us squawking.
1:03.4	Glickett at the box office, a tennis team of rivals, and thoughtful holiday gift ideas.
1:08.8	Are you a gift certificate guy?
1:10.9	No! There's this new vacuum cleaner I got my eye on.
1:15.3	It's Monday, November 25th, Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:19.9	Stand Becky by in three, two, one, cue a please.
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