Trump Fires BLS Chief, Elon’s $29B Pay Day & American Eagle Stock Soars Again

Prof G Markets

Ed breaks down Friday’s jobs data and the fallout from Trump that followed. Then Charles Elson, Founding Director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, returns to the show to explain why Tesla’s board approved a proposed $29 billion pay package for Elon Musk. Finally, Ed takes a look at what drove American Eagle’s stock up yesterday, and Kyla Scanlon joins the show to share what the saga reveals about markets today.

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Ed breaks down Friday’s jobs data and the fallout from Trump that followed. Then Charles Elson, Founding Director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, returns to the show to explain why Tesla’s board approved a proposed $29 billion pay package for Elon Musk. Finally, Ed takes a look at what drove American Eagle’s stock up yesterday, and Kyla Scanlon joins the show to share what the saga reveals about markets today.

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2025-08-05 29 min
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