we're minutes away from our exclusive interview with ken griffin. this is a rare interview. he doesn't often grant them. we're listening for what he has to say. can you give us a sneak preview of what we might likely hear? >> i have no idea specifically what griffin wants to address today, but i do know that he tends to be, when he does sit down for the interviews, quite candid and it interesting. one thing i might look for is that city dell is a huge competitor to sac and whether they're seeing a lot of resumes, the talent in their industry is being reshaped by the settlement. i would want to hear his macro economic outlook. we heard a bearish tone throughout the day on europe, as well as on the u.s. people thinking there could be a downdraft in the markets, also thinking the fed should start to taper as soon as december, at least in the case of larry fink. so i would look for griffin both on the macro points and also on the hedge fund industry. >> things to listen out for. again that's coming up in only a matter of minutes time here on cnbc with our own andrew ross sorkin.

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on the list and makes news today, dan loeb, barry diller, ken griffin and elon musk.sk shot right there. oil in the usa, watch out saudi arabia the u.s. is expected to overtake you in oil production faster than anyone thought. so what? so a lot. from pump prices falling to jobs to politics, full coverage of th

. >> and i think citadel's ken griffin, elon musk closing bell as well. >> elon musk 4:00 to 4:20, talkingek. no one can deliver the goods the way sorkin can. here's andrew ross sorkin with third point's dan loeb. >> as many of you in this room know, dan has been in the news a lot lately and has made a lot of headlines in the world of activism, whether it be going after companies like sony or sotheby as or invariably the discussion goes to yahoo!. i want to start here, dan. activism, just the concept of activism. is activism a good thing for society, a bad thing for society? the reason i ask is there's invariably a question about the short-term nature of some activist efforts, not all and not all of yours, but when people look at some of the things that carl icahn has done, some of the things that bill ackman has done, you can name the list and you're part of that group, i don't know where you put yourself on that cohort. do you think it ultimately makes companies better for the long run? >> when you talk about activism, you're really talking about shareholders and their ownership rights.