conspiracy theories prompted joe weisenthal to quit the show.are pleased to welcome the founder back, rune christensen. and we could not have this conversation without the triumphant return of joe weisenthal. take it back over. joe: i want to see which one of us will pull the plug this time. we talk a lot about stablecoin's, tether and others. yours is different. it is decentralized. why is that important? explain the mechanical difference and what it is important for decentralized stablecoins to exists. >> the financial infrastructure of the future should not be controlled by a single person or a single group picking decisions behind closed doors. we think creating financial infrastructure that is controlled openly with decision-making processes that enable stakeholders of all kinds is just going to be a better and more equitable infrastructure for the future of finance. joe: so your stablecoin dye is backed by crypto assets as opposed to one dollar for one dollar in a bank somewhere. what are some of the -- one of the biggest assets people ple

joe: i'm joe weisenthal. romaine: i'm remind hide -- i'm romaine bostick. the s&p 500 and nasdaq closing at a record high. joe: the question is, "what'd you miss?" caroline: weekend plans? the contagious delta variant doesn't care, and we are speaking to the ceo of looking so holding about their travel patterns and if the average trip go where is thinking twice before saying it. and we take you to the scene from the executive director of the port of los angeles on the slow and steady to -- improvements and we can't go an entire show without diving into the world of crypto and we close out the show with the head of pantera, preparing for what he calls an epic battle of the crypto world. stay tuned for that. romaine: keeping an eye here on the covid crisis, getting word that the fda, food and drug administration is anticipating having a strategy by september for a booster shot planned, based on reporting out of dow jones. we have been talking a lot here about not only the issues with getting everyone vaccinated, and now if vaccinated if a booster shot is neede

you're watching what'd you miss i'm romaine bostick alongside caroline hyde and joe weisenthal. this is a reminder of the challenges of getting us back out there. he talked about restaurants, theaters, entertainment, there so many challenges that only getting things open but keeping them open. joe: if you guys notice rides are more expensive these days for left? people have observed that. lyft turning an adjusted profit. if you strip out compensation, not on a gap basis. but, still romaine: are you anti-adjusted? joe: i am pro-adjusted the smarter people than be looked on. nonetheless, it looks like the markets agree with me. sending shares up nearly 7% after hours. a new survey takes a deep dive into health professionals are looking into opportunity in the labor market. let's bring in a chief economist adam owes a deck. thank you so much for joining us. there has been so much speculation about what the pandemic work from home would mean. the future of labor, going back to march of 2020, now looking pretty deep into this. what has come true? what can you say would be a permanent

joe weisenthal. really interesting conversation. much more to come. stay with us.his is bloomberg. ♪ emily: chinese media including a flagship newspaper toning down their criticism of the games industry. this helping tencent and its peers recoup some of their losses. instead of calling video games spiritual opium, they published an editorial stressing the need for government, schools, families, and societies to work together to better protect children from excessive gaming. a slight change in the messaging. meantime the ceo of instacart is , reuniting with an old, faithful colleague. the grocery upstart announced today that the former facebook global ad's chief is joining the company as president. i had an extended interview where we talked about the new hire and her top priorities as the delta variant takes off and mask mandates return. i also asked whether instacart will mandate vaccinations for them ways and shoppers -- employees and shoppers. take a listen. >> we are providing them with free telemedicine appointments. free supplies like masks to protect themsel

alix: joining us now is joe weisenthal.ng, interview. >> it was all on my cohost who did the booking. i want to make sure that that goes appreciated. you heard him talk about the four shocks. the big thing that will be an issue for the country is that the vast majority of their money and reserves have been frozen. prior to the collapse, afghanistan had about 16 months worth of the import bill paid for. now they have about two days worth. there is essentially no foreign currency that believed to soaring inflation. we already saw a story about afghanistan traders asking iran to export more gasoline. this will be a serious challenge right off the bat. that is on top of the chaos and calamity we will see because of the collapse of the government. greg: it still feels like a moment in afghanistan, early days in terms of how they communicate and deal with the world, particularly the western world, which feels very wronged by what happened in a short order of time. joe: we talked about this on the episode, the pr offensive that th

. >> i feel like joe weisenthal should be part of this conversation.emember joining twitter maybe 10 years ago and it was around even then. it was a bunch of nerds getting together to get what the jobs numbers were going to be every month. guessing the number of mario draghi -- this just exploded. take a look at the pictures you are seeing on your screen. talking about the intersection of social media influences and financial advice. >> really quite something in the era of social media. coming up next, fears of stricter regulation rippling through the differen in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. - [announcer] imagine having fuller, thicker, more voluminous hair instantly. all it