Carl Quintanilla
25+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / board member, NY City Center
- Happy 75th b’day, Stevie — who once said he writes the music first and lets the lyrics find their own way. One example: a tune was going to be about religion. "But then, .. we were in the studio, talking about things that happened when we were kids, back in the day. So it turned into 'I Wish.'"
- NY FED: “.. It is unclear whether these [student loan] penalties will spill over into payment difficulties in other credit products, but we will continue to monitor this space in the coming months.” www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomi...
- MUSK, in Riyadh: "My prediction, actually, for humanoid robots is that ultimately they will be tens of billions. I think everyone will want to have their personal robot. You can think of it like, as though you had your own personal C-3POor R2-D2. But even better. @cnbc.com $TSLA
- PUNCHBOWL: “.. It’s the first time Schumer has ever placed a blanket hold on a set of presidential nominees, as Democrats go all-in to raise alarm about what they say is an unconstitutional arrangement between Trump and Qatar.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social punchbowl.news/article/sena...
- Trump memecoin makes Page One: @nytimes.com @ericlipton.nytimes.com
- (FT) - The pattern is now unmistakable. Trump announces extreme tariff policies but in the face of a negative political, economic or market response, he backs off. The Taco (for Trump Always Chickens Out) trade notched up its latest win yesterday. #TACO 🌮 www.ft.com/content/0006...
- “.. ‘We call upon Russia to finally face up to its responsibility for this horrific act of violence and make reparations for its egregious conduct,’ Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, said in a statement ..” @nypost.com nypost.com/2025/05/13/w...
- NYT: “.. The United States is the only country .. that is forecast to see an international visitor decline in 2025.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/t...
- (NYT) - As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work on Monday evening at the facility guiding planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said, far fewer than the target of 14 controllers .. #EWR www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
- WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-...
