"What we've known all along is this wasn't going to be a victory," says @evelynnfarkas. "The intelligence community wasn't completely off because they had been warning there might be a collapse...the issue was the speed." https://t.co/SE1DyiwZIH
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 11:47

"The real goal is by one means or another is to create the safest possible environment. We think we are doing that while leaving room for personal responsibility," says Purdue President @purduemitch on the requiring proof of vaccination or weekly negative tests to be on-campus. https://t.co/OQHkQmsdnv
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 11:47

Afghanistan's President fled the country yesterday ahead of Taliban fighters entering the Kabul @dan_murphy reports on the latest: https://t.co/CSMPJaCmZg
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 11:27

"People are asking for agency, they want flexibility, they want to manage where they work from home sometimes, at the office sometimes but not in this fully controlled autocratic environment," says @tsedal. "Most organizations are moving into a hybrid format." https://t.co/ahAxSH2qdl
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 11:02

"I'm not really sure whether this outcome would have taken place if we had done a drawdown over a several month period or waited another year or another 5 years--this I think was inevitable," says @DonnaFEdwards on Afghanistan. https://t.co/obU2yGYMNC
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 10:57

"It looks like both members of the House, the Senate Republicans and Democrats alike got really bad information from the Pentagon and from our own intelligence community," says @MickMulvaney on the collapse of Afghan government. "Why was congress misled?" https://t.co/8EsXR1lOj6
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 10:47

.@SenSchumer is calling for federal authorities to crack down on fake vaccine cards. @BeckyQuick @KellyCNBC @Stephanie_Link discuss: https://t.co/UhqJ5dxYaZ
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 10:37

Tonight is the deadline for hedge funds to disclose their Q2 long positions. @LesliePicker breaks down the moves the big names are making and the trends you need to know: https://t.co/F2YxcGptqb
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 10:32

BREAKING: Fed support for a faster taper timeline grows given unexpected economic data. A September announcement with the taper beginning a month or so later now appears likely @steveliesman reports: https://t.co/Zi84V0XmdB
Squawk Box Mon 16 Aug 2021 10:12

"Delta wave is going to sweep across the country in a regionalized fashion," says @ScottGottliebMD. "By September hopefully you'll see the other side of that curve in the south very clearly, but cases will be picking up in the Northeast, Great Lakes region, maybe Pacific NW." https://t.co/cXb7pIZJIE
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 13:19

After being cancelled in 2020, an iconic car collector conclave is back ? @robtfrank reports from Pebble Beach: https://t.co/OgtvSLQDz2
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 13:19

"If you look at #bitcoin it's at its early, early innings," says @scaramucci. "If @CathieDWood is right and I believe she will be there will be 1 billion users of #bitcoin by the end of 2025." https://t.co/V5b4xFLRq4
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 13:04

"Imagine if a trillion dollars got taken out of centralized finance and impacted the banks," says @scaramucci. "For me, the decentralization of this community is very powerful and it is offering a risk diffusion and it is important for regulators to understand that as well." https://t.co/hnRKvCiuTB
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:54

"I have the freedom to move my arm but I don't have the freedom to close my fist and put it in somebody's face," says @Scaramucci. "Vaccines will create more freedom, not less freedom." https://t.co/zyjV6GdCfi
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:49

"I made the decision on Monday to close the office through Labor Day," says @Scaramucci on the delta variant. "I do get the cultural need for Wall Street firms to get people back to work. That's where we find ourselves having the greatest level of productivity." https://t.co/QHk0bTL5tP
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:49

"We're at a point now where at the very least you can't get any less trust or faith in these institutions," says @alexisohanian on fighting misinformation online. "It is a trend now of what is sort of the rebirth of institutions." https://t.co/HCIWdr6E2E
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:44

"I'm very very long on the power of community," says @Reddit co-founder @alexisohanian on achieving a $10B valuation and is planning to go public. "Community is one of the strongest assets a company can have." https://t.co/PFUta6XEts
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:44

"I think we are in this messy intermittent period where we are seeing a lot of volatility," says @alexisohanian on the impact of meme stocks on the market. "It is quickly becoming mainstream for instance to be day trading on your phone." https://t.co/i7zndSoFCi
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:39

"I certainly don't think it's going to be every six months, I think what we've said from the outset is this could become an annual inoculation much like the flu shot," says @ScottGottliebMD. https://t.co/2TUuFPcmnL
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:19

"We are transitioning from this being a pandemic to being more of an endemic virus at least here in the United States," says @ScottGottliebMD. "It's not a binary point in time, but I think after we get through this delta wave this is going to become more of an endemic illness." https://t.co/lDVl2NofNm
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:19

With stocks at all time highs, @michaelsantoli looks for clues on where markets could go next. https://t.co/xgD3VqdC7v
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:19

For "U.S. public health officials, this is a policy call as much as public health call, I think they want to continue getting first doses in Americans and probably pivot to booster shots sometime in Sept. when they have data from NIH on mix & match," says @ScottGottliebMD. https://t.co/ASKzrAoYqP
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:19

"@Disney has proven time and time again that they get premium rates and customers are willing and happy to pay it," says Michael Nathanson on @DisneyParks. "Even the occupancy is down 50% in their hotels, but the per cap spending is off the charts." https://t.co/IckPDBNm3R
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:09

"Now its up to the CDC to interpret that and define it," says @ScottGottliebMD on FDA authorizing a booster vaccine for immunocompromised individuals. "This could get implemented right away. Doctors could start prescribing based on this EUA." https://t.co/kaCfYaExIq
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:04

Utilities are heating up ?. Heatwaves are expected to cause August to be 13% hotter than normal. This is likely driving up utilities to be the best performing sector on the S&P. @FrankCNBC has more: https://t.co/r1IkhhPEwe
Squawk Box Fri 13 Aug 2021 11:29