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Risk and Return with Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan

S3 Partners
New York City
NVIDIA
Tariffs
Bitcoin
Zohran Mamdani
Microstrategy
Tesla
Cannabis Industry
Financial Regulation
Emerging Markets
Meme Stocks
U.s.-China Relations
S3 Partners
S&P 500
China
Enron
Target
Momentum Market
Short Interest
Hims

Charlie Gasparino and S3 Partners Founder Bob Sloan break down the biggest business headlines and actionable insights that give listeners an inside edge on the markets.

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The Straits of Hormuz, private credit marks nobody believes, Software Shorts, Battleground Stocks, and a Coinbase setup that traders need to see. Bob Sloan of S3 Partners and Charlie Gasparino dig into the week's biggest market themes — from the exec... more

Bob Sloan and Charlie Gasparino are joined by Jack Devine — former CIA Worldwide Operations chief and founder of the Arkin Group — to break down the geopolitical fallout from U.S. strikes on Iran. Devine argues that regime change from within is unrea... more

CoreWeave might be the most important stock in the market despite being a $42B market cap company. They have $30B in GPU-backed debt, and the stress test for the entire AI infrastructure boom. If it works, it validates a trillion dollars in AI spendi... more

This week Charlie & guest co-host Matthew Unterman, managing director at S3 Partners, cover NVIDIA heading into earnings as the largest single-name equity short in the SPX, Hims & Hers Health as a battleground stock with shorts at a 52-week high amid... more

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Recent Guests

Bob Sloan
Founder of S3 Partners
S3 Partners
Episode: Geopolitical Turmoil & The Coreweave Canary
Matthew Unterman
Right-hand team member at S3 Partners, data expert
S3 Partners
Episode: $50 Billion Short: NVDA Earnings, HIMS Under Fire, & Snacks Are Getting Shorted
Sam Pearson
S3 advisor filling in for Bob Sloan
S3 Partners
Episode: Charlie Breaks Down WBD, Crypto Meltdown & Battleground Stocks
Niall Ferguson
British historian and public intellectual
CBS (as referenced in the episode)
Episode: The Global Tech Bull Market Hedging and Pushback
Robert Koenigsberger
Robert Koenigsberger of Gramercy Fund Management
Gramercy
Episode: Robert Koenigsberger on His Venezuela Call, WBD Underestimates Antitrust Hurdles
David Ellison
Independent movie producer
Paramount Skydance (via Ellison family)
Episode: Year-end Review, Bob's Stock Picks, Charlie on Why $PSKY Won't Budge on $WBD Bid Anytime Soon
Larry Ellison
Co-founder of Oracle
Oracle
Episode: Year-end Review, Bob's Stock Picks, Charlie on Why $PSKY Won't Budge on $WBD Bid Anytime Soon
Marc Elovitz
Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte, expert on financial regulation
McDermott Will & Struche?
Episode: Quantum Hype Builds, Deregulation Takes Center Stage
Tom Shapiro
President, Founder and CIO of GTIS Partners
GTIS Partners
Episode: Are there still opportunities in real estate?

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Charlie Gasparino
Host and Co-host of various discussions on market dynamics, investment strategies, and current business events.

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What Trump Means for Emerging Markets with Robert Koenigsberger
Q: What is the core opportunity Koenigsberger sees in emerging markets today?
Koenigsberger emphasizes high conviction, yield-focused EM fixed income with strong collateral and private credit structures, arguing that selective, edge-driven approaches outperform passive indices in EM due to idiosyncratic risk and regime dynamics.
Is China Now More Trusted Than America?
Q: Gillian, where do you see the biggest risks for the U.S. economy given policy moves and global debt pressures?
Gillian argues that the biggest risks revolve around the balance between monetary policy independence and financial regulation, the potential for financial repression to manage debt, and how trust in government balance sheets can erode if banks face ongoing stress without robust fiscal support.
Ken Tropin: Are Investors Getting Used to Trump?
Q: What's your take on crypto's role in portfolios—do you see a comparable shift to the Yale endowment era for crypto assets?
Ken indicates growing belief that the crypto ecosystem could achieve a shift akin to the endowment model, driven by robust infrastructure and long-term strategic value beyond price movements.
Ken Tropin: Are Investors Getting Used to Trump?
Q: Do you think the market has fully priced in tariff implications, and how might that influence central bank policy moving forward?
He suggests policy views are split within the Fed, with some members fearing tariffs will slow growth and push for earlier rate cuts, while others worry tariffs could be inflationary, indicating a careful, data-dependent approach to policy moves.
Ken Tropin: Are Investors Getting Used to Trump?
Q: Ken, what's your current focus within the macro space and where do you see the best opportunities right now?
Ken emphasizes a diversified approach across discretionary and quantitative trading, with attention to duration, term premium, and global yield curves, while acknowledging elevated valuations and geopolitical risks that require uncorrelated alpha sources.

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