Dollars & Sense with Pam Cook

Dollars & Sense with Pam Cook

Explores the political, economic and cultural forces that have rippled across the country.

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July 8, 2026 9 mins
In today's Dollars & Sense, Pam opens with the anniversary of the Wall Street Journal and the Dow dropping over 400 points following President Trump's NATO summit comments. The Mornings on 2 host also talks about Apple's $30 billion partnership with Broadcom for domestic chip manufacturing and San Francisco's record-breaking apartment rent prices. Then, Walmart became a tourist destination for soccer fans before Pam and Gaisa c...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam highlights Rivian's second-quarter earnings projections and a tech-led decline in the Nasdaq alongside IBM's positive performance. She also details Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's new custom chip development and a report revealing Netflix's recent viewership drop-offs for its second-season original shows. Then,the segment addresses 7-Eleven's trademark lawsuit against Nike regarding an upcomi...
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In today’s Dollars and Cents, Pam highlights a weaker-than-expected June jobs report alongside strong second-quarter delivery numbers from Tesla and Rivian. The segment also covers Microsoft's massive new $2.5 billion investment into artificial intelligence, a surge in soccer ball imports ahead of the North American World Cup, a multi-million dollar price-fixing settlement with major egg producers and a federal discrimination...
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In today’s Dollars and Sense, Pam takes a look at upcoming student loan repayment deadlines and Target's strict new attendance policy for employees. The segment also explores the tech industry's impact on San Francisco's soaring rent prices, rising costs of Fourth of July cookouts and legislative efforts to curb price gouging in California before financial advisor Chris Markowski joins to discuss the reality of the K-shaped e...
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In Today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam dives into reports that OpenAI may postpone its highly anticipated IPO until next year due to soft tech stocks. The segment also highlights regional developments, including California's upcoming billionaire tax ballot measure and San Francisco's $3 million initiative to revitalize empty storefronts. In consumer news, YouTube is introducing new user features like a two-times playback speed s...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam discusses Meta’s controversial executive bonuses post-layoffs, and Apple's price hikes on MacBooks. Then the Mornings on 2 host discusses Adobe buying Topaz Labs for AI video tech, Amazon's Zoox ramps up production on its redesigned robo-taxi. Pam also gets into the national healthcare spending hitting $5.7 trillion and a drop in the U.S. child population before a financial deep dive ...
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In Today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam talks about the record-breaking $8 billion in sales on the first day of Amazon Prime,  rebounding tech stocks, lower oil prices, and Micron’s upcoming earnings report. Then, the Mornings on 2 anchor dives into Open AI and Broadcom’s new AI accelerator chip to make ChatGPT faster and more accurate, California's renewable energy expansion,  Delta Airlines reasons why tic...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam opens things up with the overnight tech sell-off, major index drops, and Twilio ringing the opening bell. Then the Mornings on host gets into how corporations are turning former employees into brand ambassadors for their companies before highlighting Meta’s New Smart Glasses, Lucid Motors' staff layoff and the sudden shutdown of Left Bank restaurants before an analysis and discussion ...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam discusses the rising trend of young adults living with parents and the potential economic impact of upcoming tech IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI in California. The Mornings on 2 anchor also talked about Apple and Intel's microchip manufacturing collaboration, social media scams, and theme park updates before Clark Geranen discusses buy/sell disciplines for DIY investors and evaluat...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam dives into how companies are using AI platforms to identify toxic managers and improve internal communication. Then the Mornings on 2 anchor gets into hardware limitations for  older iPhones incompatible with the new Siri Apple AI upgrade, Adobe's expanded creative AI studio, Waymo's autonomous vehicle recall, and discusses the future of smart glasses with Gasia before financial adviso...
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In today's Dollars & Sense, Pam begins with Abercrombie & Fitch’s expansion into the shoe category amid massive year-over-year growth. The Mornings on 2 anchor also dives into Uber announcing a partnership with Lucid, Nuro launching driverless robo-taxis, Pinterest introducing new AI-powered tools, Snapchat’s latest $2,200 AR glasses, and Jersey Mike's dethroning Chick-fil-A as the top-rated fast-food restaurant...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam opens with an analysis of the positive momentum on Wall Street, driven by optimism surrounding a tentative agreement with Iran and the commencement of the Federal Reserve Chair's first policy meeting. Then, the Mornings on 2 host dives into tech news with SpaceX's milestone of surpassing Microsoft in market cap and how AI companies are expanding into New York City office spaces. Pam also br...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam dives into the anticipation surrounding the massive SpaceX IPO. The Mornings on 2 anchor also gives a World Cup ticket update and discusses declining global oil reserves before talking to financial advisor Clark Gararan about Bitcoin. Pam also highlights a local culinary and chef Renee Johnson of Blackberry Soul Fine Catering in Oakland ahead of Zip Trips. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam kicks things off with new updates from Cash App and Door Dash and Wall Street's response to inflation data and the recovery of tech stocks across the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq. Then, the Mornings on 2 anchor discusses Starbucks' World Cup promotion, Anthropic's $200 million investment into AI job impact research, and DoorDash's rollout of an AI chatbot for grocery shopping and restaurant...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam dives deep into the announcement of SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Financial advisor Chris Markowski joins the show with tips for potential investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam discusses California-based Applied Aerospace and Defense celebrating its IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, and a new travel survey reveals that more than 50% of Americans plan to splurge on summer vacations. Then the Mornings on 2 anchor dives into technology updates about WhatsApp expanding its AI and TikTok launching a FIFA World Cup-inspired app before diving into the Trump administrat...
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In today’s Dollars and Sense, Pam starts with Alphabet's plans to sell $80 billion in stock to meet surging customer demand for AI. Then, San Francisco-based AI company Anthropic is moving toward a historic public debut following a recent $65 billion private funding round before discussing how tech expansion is driving San Francisco real estate prices to record highs. The Mornings on 2 hosts also dives into Apple's developmen...
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In today's Dollars & Sense, Pam breaks down a newly released report on inflation with financial advisor Chris Markowski. The conversation highlights rising prices are forcing Americans to dip into their personal savings to maintain their standard of living. Markowski warns that credit card stress is at its highest level since the Great Recession, indicating that consumers are becoming dangerously overextended. Then Pam transiti...
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In today’s Dollars and Cents, Pam highlights the financial pressures everyday Americans are currently facing before giving an update on the financial market. The Mornings on 2 anchor also covers the sudden shutdown of the AI audio app Hux. Over at Disney, several exciting park updates are unveiled, including the integration of the Muppets into a Hollywood Studios coaster and a special discounted summer ticket offer for kids. ...
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In today’s Dollars & Sense, Pam dives into how Nvidia outpaced Wall Street expectations despite facing increased competition in the AI chip industry and why the general stock market opened lower today before discussing first quarter sales updates for major retailers like Walmart and Target Stellantis is partnering with AI startup Wave to bring hands-free automated driving technology to more cars by 2028. She also gets int...
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