Marc Lasry’s Hoops & Holdings, Alzheimer’s Drug Approved, & Ransomware, Beware

Squawk Pod

Billionaire businessman and hedge funder Marc Lasry breaks down his outlook for the Federal Reserve, meme stock mania, and the bitcoin roller coaster of 2021. Lasry, a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, weighs pros and cons of getting back in the game for the Olympics--either his players, or himself. Former NYSE President and Chairman of Far Peak Thomas Farley talks basketball and interest rates with Lasry, Becky, and Andrew. The FDA has approved the first Alzheimer’s drug in nearly two decades, but Biogen faces tough questions from investors about the drug and its pricing. CNBC’s Meg Tirrell and CFRA Analyst Kevin Huang break down Wall Street’s concerns about the drugmaker’s next steps. Plus, Apple is out with new gadgets and features, President Biden is unkinking the supply chain, and hackers, hacked: the U.S. government is headed for the Darkside