Category Archives: Interviews

Larry Fink on Charlie Rose

Posted on February 24, 2015 by macromon

An hour with Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager. Good stuff. Click here  for interview (click here if pictures are not observable)

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Zanny Minton Beddoes on Charlie Rose

Posted on February 20, 2015 by macromon

Zanny Minton Beddoes, the new editor of The Economist. She is the first woman in that role in the magazine’s 171-year history. Air Date 2/10/2015 Click here for interview (click here if pictures are not observable)

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The Fourth Revolution & Think Like A Freak

Posted on May 30, 2014 by macromon

John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge of the Economist magazine on their book, “The Fourth Revolution – The Global Race to Reinvent the State.” We conclude with Stephen Levitt & Stephen Dubner on their book, “Think Like A Freak.”  – Charlie … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Grantham on Charlie Rose – Must View

Posted on March 13, 2013 by macromon

This is a must view, folks. The first half of the interview, which aired yesterday, is dominated by a discussion of the natural resource constraints the world will be facing in the next decade. The real macro gems begin at … Continue reading →

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Tech More Than An “Alternative Virtual Universe” – P. Thiel

Posted on January 26, 2013 by macromon

Peter Thiel, one of favorite billionaire, venture capitalist, and hedge fund managers, really nails the future and raison d’etre  of technology, in our opinion.  Recall his famous line,  “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”    Amen to that! … Continue reading →

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Charlie’s Greenroom with The Full Mario Monti

Posted on December 13, 2012 by macromon

See the personal side of Italy’s Prime Minister, Mario Monti. Click here for the 2 minute Q&A interview.  (click here if picture is not observable)

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Charlie Rose: Jeff Bezos, The Ultimate Disrupter

Posted on December 11, 2012 by macromon

Great interview with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. He was recently named Fortune’s 2012 Businessperson of the Year.   Listen and you’ll begin to understand why the market gives Amazon’s stock such a high multiple. Bezos, a computer science and electrical engineer graduate … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose: Michael Saylor, The Mobile Wave

Posted on November 9, 2012 by macromon

Excellent interview with Michael Saylor on the coming wave of new technologies.  He is the author of the new book, The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything. Big disruptions and creative destruction on the way.  Never heard the term … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose: Niall Ferguson in the Greenroom

Posted on June 11, 2012 by macromon

We weren’t aware of the fact that Nial Ferguson did his Ph.D. in history on the German hyperinflation of the 1920’s.   This is why he is one of our favorite historians. Good stuff.  Take the six minutes and have a … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson

Posted on March 31, 2012 by macromon

Excellent discussion on the U.S. fiscal crisis with Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson.  They were co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, commissioned by President Obama in 2010 to identify “…policies to improve the fiscal situation in the … Continue reading →

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