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Nouriel Roubini a.ka. 'Dr. Doom' became famous for predicting the 2008 global financial crisis. Now he is back with another grim forecast in his new book 'MegaThreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future And How to Survive Them.' He and Kara discuss the book his prediction that we’re headed towards a stagflationary debt crisis and US-China relations. Dr. Roubini also explains why cryptocurrency is fundamentally flawed (in fact he thinks it’s less sophisticated than what the Flinstone’s had).  Before the interview Kara and Nayeema discuss Sheryl Sandberg’s new report “Women in the Workplace” a joint venture by her organization Lean In and McKinsey & Company. And they  talk about China’s president Xi Jinping — who is leaning into a third term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Follow us on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema to get the banter in real time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit: podcastchoice.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Economy Stinks and Dr. Doom is Not Hopeful

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