Oil Flows & TikTok’s Millions: Dancing, Branding, & Going Viral with D’Amelio Dad 9/6/22

OPEC+ has announced a cut to production, surprising an already shocked global energy system. Russia has shut down oil flows to Europe through Nord Stream Pipeline 1, indefinitely. State Department official, Special Presidential Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, discusses energy geopolitics amid Europe’s deepening crisis. 

The United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister in Liz Truss, and CVS is buying home health giant Signify. Plus, the two highest-paid influencers on TikTok are Gen Z sisters; the dad and manager of Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, Marc D’Amelio, discusses the six-figure payouts per social media posts, his family’s new business venture, and leveraging TikTok’s algorithm for income. 

 

In this episode:

Marc D’Amelio, @marcdamelio

Amos Hochstein, @amoshochstein

Becky Quick @BeckyQuick

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Katie Kramer: @Kramer_Katie