“I don’t think that Facebook or internet platforms in general should be arbiters of truth.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers social media’s obligation to censor--and not censor--information available on their platforms. In an extended interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, Zuckerberg discusses his company’s role in politics, truth, and the future of work. Plus, Andrew reflects on the interview in a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod. 

“Our goal, frankly, is not to be Netflix.” AT&T’s incoming CEO John Stankey explains the company’s $4 billion bet on HBO Max. He shares his strategy for the platform, from its price point to its timeline and its rivals. Plus, Papa John’s delivers--profits, that is. May proved to be the chain’s best sales period in its 30+ year history. CEO Rob Lynch discusses pizza in the pandemic. 

Shopify’s ecommerce business has boomed over 70% since the pandemic began, and COO Harley Finkelstein credits the platform’s ability to connect entrepreneurs with their customers, wherever they might be. Merck joins the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, but former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb is betting on more than one drug maker to see us through the pandemic. Arthur Brooks, columnist for The Atlantic and AEI President Emeritus, discusses escalating tensions between the U.S. and China and the pandemic’s role in shaping the future of American politics and values. Plus, China’s tech-savvy strategy curb Covid-19’s spread comes at a cost Americans may not be willing to pay. 

Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners discusses his role working with the White House on the roll-out of PPP, and how to get the loans in the hands of the most in need, including minority-owned small businesses. Plus, Restaurateur Cameron Mitchell, founder and CEO of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, discusses adapting to the “new normal” as businesses reopen. Cameron Mitchell operates over 30 restaurants across 12 states.

“That’s not the capitalist system!” Apparent Democratic nominee Joe Biden discusses economic routes to American recovery, his tax proposals, taking a stance on China, and winning the progressive vote in November. Plus, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin share their post-game analysis of the interview. 

New Jersey is reopening its beaches just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy explains his state’s strategy for getting back to business as the pandemic wages on. Plus Coca-Cola sales shrunk as restaurants, offices, and other away from home channels closed their doors. CEO James Quincey shares how Coca-Cola is attempting to make up for the lost business, and how he’s gauging consumer trends during the pandemic and beyond. Plus, how are you looking after your hair...and your home in isolation? The Squawk team reveals their methods for working from home, from Mr. Vacuum and Mr. Laundry to at-home hairdressing. 

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Doug McMillon, CEO of America’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer and one of the country’s biggest employers, discusses his company’s efforts to support Walmart’s current associates while simultaneously making 200,000 new hires during the pandemic. As Chairman of the Business Roundtable, McMillon outlines his view of corporate responsibility in a global crisis. Plus, first reports are rarely right. And even if they are, there’s usually more to the story. Joe, Becky, and Andrew discuss the value in providing context behind the day’s headlines. 

NBA legend and entrepreneur Magic Johnson has teamed up with MBE Capital Partners CEO Rafael Martinez to deploy $100 million to fund loans for minority- and women-owned small businesses hit by the Covid-19 shutdowns. Melvin Rodrigue, CEO of New Orleans iconic restaurant Galatoire’s, joined industry leaders at the White House for a meeting about the administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. He discusses what he and his fellow restaurateurs need to keep serving their customers--and their employees--after the pandemic. Plus, real estate magnate and hospitality CEO Barry Sternlicht is calling for U.S. businesses to reopen as long as they comply with health recommendations. As it is, he says, America’s Main Streets will never look the same. 

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Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel shares the first human data for a Covid-19 vaccine program. Early results from the study are promising, and the markets agree. Surgeon, author, and The New Yorker staff writer Dr. Atul Gawande has a “Regimen for Reentry” as the United States plans reopening businesses in the wake of the pandemic. Plus, sagas from Silicon Valley: Grubhub spurns an Uber union, Softbank weathers a leadership and monetary loss, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is taking on big tech (again) via Twitter. 

U.S. retail sales have plummeted as Americans cut back spending on non-essential items. Chinese businesses are largely up and running again, although CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon says life in the aftermath of the coronavirus looks very different from life before it. Mobile phones generate unique barcodes of health and travel data, and hazmat suits and temperature checkpoints are part of the country’s new normal. CEO of touchless airport security company CLEAR explains handsfree travel technology and health data collection in a post-Covid world. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is facing some backlash after he said that a major airline carrier may not survive the Covid crisis. CNBC’s Phil Lebeau discusses airline leadership and how lawmakers are now getting involved in the effort to socially distance plane passengers. Pilot Dennis Tajer, spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, is calling for concrete guidance from the FAA and the Department of Transportation to keep the industry from collapsing.

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Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO and Executive Chairman, has teamed up with New York Governor Cuomo. Schmidt explains technology’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic, from surviving it to ending it, and through whatever comes afterward. In a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod, Andrew Ross Sorkin shares context on the man who built Google into the behemoth we know today, and the backlash that comes with asking billionaires for help in a crisis. Plus, journalist and CNBC contributor Joanne Lipman says a successful economic reopening depends on supporting women in the workforce. 

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“I don’t love to compare him to Trump but these techniques…are not dissimilar.” Pivot podcast co-host and Silicon Valley journalist Kara Swisher talks Tesla and says Elon Musk is not bluffing in his threat to relocate his California manufacturing. Musk may be eager to reopen economies and get back to business, but Director of the NIAID Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning the U.S. about the dangers of reopening state economies too soon. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) discusses his state’s gradual reopening and the House Democrats’ $3T pandemic relief proposal. Plus, CEO of direct-to-consumer online shoe retailer M.Gemi explains how his company is ramping business back up as Italy’s economy reopens and America’s remains largely closed. 

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Virgin Galactic Chairman, Social Capital founder, Facebook alumnus, and outspoken investor Chamath Palihapitiya weighs in on Tesla and its famed founder, the Fed’s controversial moves, and roles governments and businesses should play during a pandemic. Plus, bestselling author Ben Mezrich has teamed up with The Boston Globe in his newest work, a slow-release novella available chapter by chapter throughout May. The writer behind “The Social Network,” “Bitcoin Billionaires,” and “Q,” a 2015 book about a pandemic forcing New York City into quarantine speaks to our new world of crypto-investing, streaming, and staying home. 

Hedge fund titan and Robin Hood founder Paul Tudor Jones weighs in on the markets, the American spirit, and charity amid the pandemic. Tonight’s Robin Hood Foundation Annual Benefit will be hosted virtually by Tina Fey. Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains the recently approved antigen test that identifies asymptomatic Covid carriers. PayPal CEO Dan Schulman shares how his platform is monitoring and accommodating shifting consumer behavior during the pandemic. Plus, Elon Musk’s busy weekend: filing a lawsuit against a California county and celebrating his partner Grimes’ first Mother’s Day with X Æ A-12.

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The historic April jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department revealed the highest level of unemployment since the Great Depression. Market historian and UPenn Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel shares some context for these numbers, as well as his projections for America post-Covid. Plus, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explains his plan to support and protect drivers providing essential services during the crisis. 

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Lloyd Blankfein, former Goldman Sachs CEO and famed risk manager, discusses reopening economies to spare Americans further economic--and possibly physical--damage, and he shares lessons learned from the last financial crisis. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explains Covid diplomacy as the U.S. looks to China for help in ending the global pandemic. 

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A new report suggests that Covid-19 has mutated into a new, strong strain; former head of the FDA Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains the relationship between virus mutations and increased infectiousness. Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO explains how his company is working on developing coronavirus treatments using human immune systems. Plus, office culture as we know it may change once the pandemic subsides. Features Director at Architectural Digest Sam Cochran discusses building a new normal in the workplace.

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United Airlines is warning employees about job cuts after it accepted federal aid to avoid layoffs. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reveals that this move may be just the beginning of Covid’s impact on the airline industry. Tech players big and small may have the ability to trace cases of coronavirus, but will they get permission? Reddit co-founder and venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian explains the challenge ahead for technologists as Americans weigh personal privacy against public health. Food delivery platform Doordash is teaming up with Pennsylvania’s Attorney General to keep essential delivery workers safe. The company’s CEO and the PA AG laud gig economy workers on the front lines of the pandemic. WeWork’s Adam Neumann is making headlines again; CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa discusses the latest chapter--and lawsuit--in the co-working intrigue. Plus, at-home haircuts, fridge staples’ rising costs, and social media tensions between China and the United States.

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Berkshire Hathaway’s 2020 annual shareholder meeting, the “Woodstock for Capitalists” -- which allows the company’s 40,000+ investors to question the Oracle of Omaha directly -- was hosted virtually for the first time ever. The four-hour live-streamed presentation and Q&A gave insight into Warren Buffett’s investing mindset amid the coronavirus crisis. Becky Quick joins the podcast with exclusive insight and highlights from the meeting. Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, Mohamed El-Erian, discusses Warren Buffett’s take on the markets and the impact of the Fed’s emergency response to the coronavirus crisis. Plus, words of hope from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the class of 2020.

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Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day shares details of Remdesivir’s two positive trials against Covid-19. He explains collaboration among global drugmakers, the process of finding a treatment for coronavirus, and worldwide, equitable distribution of the drug once it’s developed. CNBC’s Senior Health Science Reporter Meg Tirrell traces the history of Remdesivir, as well as the world’s response to pandemics in the past. In a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod, Tirrell tracks the drugmakers still in the race for a Covid vaccine and treatment, and she explains covering the pandemic accurately amid rapidly evolving headlines. 

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s expletive-laced rant and subsequent tweet about American shelter-in-place orders has Wall Street and Main Street abuzz. The rolling total of Americans who’ve filed for unemployment in the last six weeks has topped 30 million; U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia assures Americans that there’s reason to hold on to optimism. Plus, former White House insider Steve Bannon takes on China and warns that the Chinese Communist Party will have to answer to citizens around the world who wonder about its role in the pandemic’s spread. 

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A new study from the NIAID revealed that at least 50% of Covid-19 patients treated with a 5-day dosage of Gilead’s Remdesivir reported improved symptoms and were discharged from the hospital within two weeks. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb describes the treatment as “part of a better toolbox” for fighting the coronavirus, but “not a home run.” Plus, Mindy Grossman, CEO of WW International, (formerly known as Weight Watchers) discusses keeping her business and our bodies well during quarantine. 

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The Paycheck Protection Program resumed this week with a fresh infusion of $310 billion for America’s small businesses. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin addresses flaws in the relief package, including why stimulus intended for small businesses inadvertently helped big players, like the LA Lakers and Shake Shack. Secretary Mnuchin, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, shares how how government relief will review large loans before granting forgiveness, and explains why this crisis is different from the problems in 2008. Plus, Brown University President Christina Paxton shares what it will take to reopen campus, from widespread testing to student body privacy concessions. 

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New York and New Jersey have the highest number of coronavirus cases and related deaths in the U.S. As leaders in other states plan to reopen businesses amid the pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy weighs the country’s preparedness for crisis and the state-by-state financial troubles brought on by widespread shutdowns. The New York Times Foreign Affairs columnist Tom Friedman highlights America’s need for strong and transparent leadership, especially in a pandemic. Plus genetic cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic Dr. Michael Ackerman, issues a warning about the cardiac risks that may accompany the widely-praised Covid-19 treatment, hydroxychloroquine. 

In this CNBC special report, Shark Tank's Daymond John and individual business owners discuss challenges and struggles in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

An accidental post on the WHO website revealed that Gilead’s coronavirus treatment Remdesivir may fall short of the world’s high expectations. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains the various Covid-19 drugs in pharmaceutical pipelines and urges the public not to ingest disinfectant while they wait for an approved treatment. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) discusses entitlement costs and the additional coronavirus relief spending package approved by Congress. Plus, the show--or the NFL draft--must go on, even from home. 

Description: The Labor Department’s latest jobless claims report revealed another 4.4 million Americans signed up for unemployment benefits, bringing the five-week total to over 26 million people. Despite backlash from health care officials and President Trump, Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp plans to begin reopening parts of the state’s economy, including spas, gyms, and beauty salons. A small business owner in Atlanta says she’s not ready. Virginia Senator Mark Warner explains the trouble with reopening state economies without sufficient data. Plus, longtime energy analyst and Pulitzer Prize winner Dan Yergin explains oil’s wild ride, its plummeted demand, and where all of the excess will go. 

Labcorp has developed the first FDA-approved at-home coronavirus test, available to first responders and frontline workers. Labcorp CEO Adam Schechter explains the process and what’s next in the battle against Covid. As people around the globe stay home, demand for oil has dropped to unprecedented levels, triggering one of the biggest oil routs in history and questions about where to store oil that no one needs. The White House’s voice on economic policy, NEC Director Larry Kudlow, explains the administration’s efforts to keep businesses afloat throughout the pandemic.  

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The price of U.S. crude oil plunged below zero for the first time in history. As the U.S. attempts to look beyond the pandemic, state leaders are planning to coordinate reopening their jurisdictions; Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is working with six other states, and he does not expect Connecticut’s schools to reopen earlier than May 20th. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the complications that accompany any timeline for reopening, from health liabilities to social distancing in a post-Covid society. Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz considers America’s moral and economic obligation to support small business during the crisis. 

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In Washington and beyond, Americans debate the timeline and the pros and cons of getting back to work. CNBC’s Eamon Javers discusses the push for further federal assistance as small businesses nationwide struggle to stay afloat throughout the pandemic. Shake Shack originally received financial relief but has since returned it for redistribution among smaller businesses in more urgent need. Microsoft Teams and Microsoft-owned Skype have surged as employees around the world adapt to sheltering--and working--in place. Microsoft President and long-serving executive Brad Smith discusses the boost in platform usage and how Microsoft balances the Covid-19 crisis with everything else. Plus, the head of New Jersey’s largest hospital system has personally recovered from the coronavirus, and he explains a new technology using plasma from covid-positive patients to help the sick.  

Gilead’s experimental Covid-19 treatment caught the markets’ attention after STAT News reported encouraging early results in its phase 3 trial. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains the antiviral Remdesivir and explains its potential role in flattening the pandemic’s curve. French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has partnered with peer GlaxoSmithKline to develop a Covid-19 vaccine in the next 18 months. Sanofi has also partnered with a startup to create a coronavirus test using a smartphone. CEO Paul Hudson explains the news, the technology, and the path ahead for a healthier planet.