we've got ron baron who is going to join us in just a little bit.er fed official narayana kocherlakota is going to be joining us and secretary of state mike pompeo all those interviews straight ahead. you're watching "squawk box" on m cnbc >> announcer: "squawk box" is sponsored by franklin templeton. reach for better announcer: fidelity is redefining value with zero account fees for brokerage accounts. and zero minimums to open an account. at fidelity those zeros really add up. ♪ maybe i'll win ♪ saved by zero >> when we come back, bruce quk x.e s making his way to th "sawbo he was fired, so why is the former ceo buying shares of the company? we'll ask him next >>> welcome back to "squawk box. the ousted co-ceo of canopy growth buying up more shares of his own company. there was a bleak quarterly result joining us now is the man himself on set, bruce linton, former ceo of canopy growth corporation. last time we talked to you was by phone the day and we asked you what happened and you just came out and said it i was trying to play nice and you said,

. >> we had ron baron on yesterday. >> very much, very positive on his feet, within two years, i believeid it will be -- >> $100 billion. >> that's fabulous optimism like that. >> don't fear optimism wrap don't fear optimism. i thought that was a great rap how about the sucker punch, bringing up the quote that chuck did. you were optimistic. then larry to his credit, said, yeah, i got that wrong. >> he did. >> that was a very good -- chuck is fabulous. chuck todd it was painful. >> quick on this tech, i mentioned the other day, confirmed what we were reporting the other day, they did have this letter they received from apollo stocks getting hit on this with apollo said they're interested, but most recent talks have not been about that, but about apollo selling them and/or combining some of the stations or the stations that they are in the process of buying, maybe in the form of rmt, nothing to report there stock finally going down on this from the company, the statement. >> what does -- why do they pick that name? >> i don't know. >> it is an oil service company >> it is like a pipeline

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