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"A little bit goes a long way for us and we're very supportive of the Trump administration advocating for additional rights access into Japan." USA Rice Federation CEO Peter Bachmann on breaking into the Japanese market.
"We are aiming for high quality premium passengers rather than mass numbers and hoards." Air Greenland CEO Jacob Nitter Sørensen on Nuuk's new airport and rising tourism.
"Trump is clearly on a retribution campaign." William Cohan, a founding partner of Puck, on Stephen Colbert's cancellation and Trump's relationship with media.
"An important thing here with the TikTok issue is that companies are relying on these presidential assurances, but as we're discussing, the assurances are unlawful." UC San Francisco law professor Zachary Price on the legality of Pam Bondi's TikTok letters.
"As immigration rules tighten up in one area, it actually loosens up in others." Moneygram CEO Anthony Soohoo on how immigration crackdowns are affecting remittances.
"It generates hundreds of millions of pounds of revenue for the city of Edinburgh, and for the country, for Scotland." Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO Tony Lankester on the struggle to attract corporate sponsors.
"We're giving the superpowers of the internet to dollars through this technology." @circle CEO @jerallaire on the stablecoin legislation President Trump signed into law.
"We're giving the superpowers of the internet to dollars through this technology." @circleCEO @jerallaire on the stablecoin legislation President Trump signed into law.
"It denies us the ability to have everybody in the United States have access to information that matters to them." Former White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy on hiding climate reports.
"He has fiercely guarded that independence, and that is a tremendous favor for the American economy." Former White House Economic Adviser @econjared on shielding Fed Chair Powell from politics.
Richard Quest explores Bordeaux's vineyards and extensive defense industry.
"The States are our number one exports country, and with the taxes, it will be bad." Château Smith Haut Lafitte co-owner Florence Cathiard on navigating tariffs as a vineyard.
"It's been going through some headwinds, some political uncertainty, and then more recently uncertainty around how fiscal consolidation is going to happen." BNP Pariabas Economist @IMateosylago on the U.S. economic influence on France.
"What we do for the people living in Bordeaux is attractive to the tourists." @BordeauxTourism Bureau President @BrigitteBLOCH on sustainable tourism.
"Because the market is ignoring or almost laughing at the president's tariff threats, it becomes more likely that he'll follow through on them." Financial Times commentator @rbrtrmstrng on coining TACO amid new tariff threats.
"No one really benefits for long through a kind of wild, wild west atmosphere where everyone is basically creating rules on the fly." Barron's market analyst @LaMonicaBuzz on Bitcoin's new record high and possible regulations.
"Having a commercial entity will enable a lot of new pathways that have not been available in the past." @Axiom_Space astronauts on their life in space and groundbreaking scientific research.
"It's going to be a great rematch, the French Open final was one of the best matches every played." "The Warrior" author Christopher Cleary previews the Wimbledon final.
"I think Canada is hopeful that the US will see Canada as an extension of a North American economy." Alberta Premier @ABDanielleSmith on Canadian tariffs and separatism.
"If Jay Powell could call a halt and say 'Let's freeze the frame right here and keep it this way forever,' he would do that." Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair @Blinder_Alan on Jamie Dimon's rate risk warning.