Vic and Marcus break down rising unemployment and cooling inflation, debate whether the Fed is behind the curve, and unpack what those signals mean for markets heading into next year. They cover major healthcare funding rounds across pediatrics, cardiology, and AI-enabled front offices, examine payer losses and policy shifts impacting subsidies and gender-affirming care, and analyze FDA clearances pointing to renewed medical innovation. The conversation expands into crypto and AI, including JPMorgan’s tokenized money fund, prediction markets, OpenAI’s government partnerships, and mounting concerns over an AI bubble, enterprise adoption, and the future of energy, jobs, and economic power.

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00:00 - Intro

2:04 - U.S. Unemployment Rose in November Despite Job Gains WSJ

3:44 - Inflation Eased to 2.7% in Report Distorted by Government Shutdown WSJ

4:41 - Clarity Pediatrics lands $14.5M to treat childhood obesity Modern Healthcare

6:15 - Leona Health: $14 Million Seed Funding Raised And WhatsApp AI Copilot For Doctors Launched Pulse 2.0

7:46 - Wearlinq secures $14M to scale wireless heart monitor MobiHealth

9:52 - Auxira Health Secures $7.8M for Virtual Cardiology Platform MedCity

10:41 - Valerie Health Raises $30M Series A to Bring AI Front Office to Independent Provider Groups Fox40

11:44 - Wall Street Gets a Taste of Blockbuster Stock-Market Debuts Ahead WSJ

13:09 - House passes healthcare affordability bill without subsidy extension Fierce Healthcare

14:53 - HHS moves to cut federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors Fierce Healthcare

16:43 - FDA clearances: BlueWind Medical, Bendit Technologies Modern Healthcare