Barry Diller: Media Deals & Election Day Votes 11/4/24
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In the final 24 hours until election day, media mogul Barry Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia, discusses the state of the race and his support for Kamala Harris. He says if Harris wins, she should consider asking Elon Musk to serve on her cabinet to help with cutting government costs. Diller also weighs in on the likelihood of an Uber-Expedia deal and a Comcast spin-off. Plus, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is swapping Intel and Dow Inc for Nvidia and Sherman Williams, a Semafor report says policymakers have begun discussing whether Intel needs more assistance, Berkshire Hathaway sold another chunk of its Apple stake, and Salesforce Co-founder Marc Benioff is in talks to sell media company Time. Barry Diller - 16:34 In this episode: Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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