CEOs and Thought Leaders

The latest interviews, profiles, and conversations with C-suite and other movers and shakers.

WisdomTree CEO Is Going All In on Gold

Jonathan Steinberg, founder and CEO of WisdomTree, tells Barron’s Andy Serwer how gold and metals can be a strong alternative to the dollar and Bitcoin.

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Oil Production in the Middle East Will Take Months to Come Back Even if War Ends, CEO Says

Oil Production in the Middle East Will Take Months to Come Back Even if War Ends, CEO Says

The chief of Kuwait’s major national oil company, says a rapid recovery is out of the question because so many wells have been shut.

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The Best Stocks to Buy Now, According to Top Value Fund Managers

The Best Stocks to Buy Now, According to Top Value Fund Managers

Value fund managers argue that global energy, aerospace and other industrials look attractive.

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Jamie Dimon Sees an End on the Horizon. But Not Yet.

Jamie Dimon Sees an End on the Horizon. But Not Yet.

After two decades, JPMorgan Chase’s CEO says he has three or four more years on the job—or maybe more. But even he’s talking about what comes next.

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Starbucks, Amgen, and CVS Help This Income Fund Shine

Starbucks, Amgen, and CVS Help This Income Fund Shine

Hilda Applbaum, co-manager of the American Funds Income Fund of America, likes to buy inexpensive, high-yielding stocks poised for an upturn. Her strategy has trounced 98% of peers.

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Scott Strazik on How GE Vernova Is Riding the AI Power Surge

Scott Strazik on How GE Vernova Is Riding the AI Power Surge

When Scott Strazik became head of General Electric’s energy business, GE Vernova, in 2021, the electricity business felt very different than it does today.

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Cardinal Health Stock Jumps After Earnings. Its CEO Explains What Went Right.

Cardinal Health Stock Jumps After Earnings. Its CEO Explains What Went Right.

The pharmaceutical distributor and health services company raises its guidance for the second time.

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CoreWeave’s CEO Explains Why This Is Not Your Father’s Tech Company

CoreWeave’s CEO Explains Why This Is Not Your Father’s Tech Company

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator is not your typical tech company executive—but then again, CoreWeave isn’t your typical tech company.

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‘All Boats Are Rising’ in Data and Memory, Says Western Digital’s CFO. Just Look at the Stocks.

‘All Boats Are Rising’ in Data and Memory, Says Western Digital’s CFO. Just Look at the Stocks.

Barron’s speaks with Western Digital’s chief financial officer after the company breezes past earnings expectations.

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Inside the Mind of the Man Who May Lead the Trump Fed

Inside the Mind of the Man Who May Lead the Trump Fed

Kevin Warsh is among the top three contenders for the next chair. He spoke with Barron’s about rates, inflation, Powell, and more.

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Charles Schwab CEO Explains Why Investing Works—and Gambling Doesn’t

Charles Schwab CEO Explains Why Investing Works—and Gambling Doesn’t

One in six new clients are Gen Z, Rick Wurster tells At Barron’s Andy Serwer in an interview.

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Samsara Stock Soars on Earnings. Investments Made Years Ago Are Paying Off, CEO Says.

Samsara Stock Soars on Earnings. Investments Made Years Ago Are Paying Off, CEO Says.

Samsara, the “internet of things” company, posts better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter.

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Blue Owl Is Having a Rough Year. Its Co-CEO Says Investors’ Fears Are ‘Ungrounded.’

Blue Owl Is Having a Rough Year. Its Co-CEO Says Investors’ Fears Are ‘Ungrounded.’

The firm is a leader in private credit and data-center funding, two sectors about which doubts have emerged. But Co-CEO Marc Lipschultz sees blue skies ahead.

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Bill Nygren Isn’t Worried About Market Volatility. He Likes GM, Delta, and Capital One.

Bill Nygren Isn’t Worried About Market Volatility. He Likes GM, Delta, and Capital One.

The Oakmark manager said it’s still a good time to find bargains, even in some growth stocks.

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This REIT Yields 9% and Isn’t Worried About Zohran Mamdani

This REIT Yields 9% and Isn’t Worried About Zohran Mamdani

Rithm Capital recently announced plans to buy office Paramount Group, which has a big presence in New York and San Francisco.

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This Couple Oversees Billions in Assets. We Caught Up With Them.

This Couple Oversees Billions in Assets. We Caught Up With Them.

Amy Falls and Hartley Rogers aren’t your typical married couple.

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As Agents Arrive, Microsoft Exec Predicts ‘Explosion’ of AI Use

As Agents Arrive, Microsoft Exec Predicts ‘Explosion’ of AI Use

For all the excitement about chatbots, AI agents could be a bigger game changer, says Microsoft’s cloud chief.

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Lew Frankfort Invented Affordable Luxury with Coach. Which Brands He’s Betting on Now.

Lew Frankfort Invented Affordable Luxury with Coach. Which Brands He’s Betting on Now.

Frankfort, former CEO of Coach and now head of an investment firm, looks for four things in assessing a brand.

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Novo Nordisk Is Ready for Another Round of the Weight-Loss-Drug Wars

Novo Nordisk Is Ready for Another Round of the Weight-Loss-Drug Wars

Barron’s spoke with Dave Moore, executive vice president of U.S. operations, about Wegovy as a pill, rather than an injection.

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How the CEO of the Associated Press Navigates a Challenging World

How the CEO of the Associated Press Navigates a Challenging World

Daisy Veerasingham, head of the 179-year-old institution, talks with Barron’s editor-at-large Andy Serwer.

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Interactive Brokers’ Founder Changed Trading Forever. What He Sees Next.

Interactive Brokers’ Founder Changed Trading Forever. What He Sees Next.

Thomas Peterffy, the billionaire founder and chairman of Interactive Brokers, on 24-hour trading, stablecoins, tariffs, and the economy.

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Quantinuum CEO Says It’s at a ‘Turning Point.’ The Company Is Achieving New Feats in Quantum Computing.

Quantinuum CEO Says It’s at a ‘Turning Point.’ The Company Is Achieving New Feats in Quantum Computing.

The quantum computing company says it has made ground in the areas of quantum volume and fidelity.

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Ralph Lauren Aims to Be a Blue-Chip Luxury Company, CEO Says

Ralph Lauren Aims to Be a Blue-Chip Luxury Company, CEO Says

Building on a year of strong results, the company will outlines its strategy at its investor day today.

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