In each episode of "Goldman Sachs Exchanges," people from the firm share their insights on developments shaping industries, markets and the global economy.
Investing in Sports: Women’s Sports and the Future
With record-breaking attendance at games and viewership of televised games, the groundswell of enthusiasm for women’s sports has created a cultural movement. How should investors think about the opportunity in women’s sports, and how might the growth trajectory of the professional women’s leagues compare to the equivalent men’s leagues? In the final episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the business forces driving growth in women’s sports with Stacy Sonnenberg, Head of Global Sports Finance. Nicole is also joined by Willow Bay, Dean of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism and the new controlling owner of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Angel City FC. Bay shares her perspective on leading the most highly valued franchise in the league during this watershed moment for women’s sports. Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.
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What investors expect from Trump
Goldman Sachs Research’s Chief US Economist David Mericle shares what investors are expecting under the second Trump administration and how those policy assumptions are reflected in market pricing.
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Investing in Sports: Building A Better Fan Experience
In the third episode of a four-part series on the changing dynamics in the business of sports, host Nicole Pullen Ross discusses the physical fan experience with Greg Carey, Global Co-Head of Sports Investment Banking, and Stacy Sonnenberg, Head of Global Sports Finance. They discuss what’s driving interest in the new sports-entertainment complexes, the creative ways of financing these infrastructure projects, and what it all means for teams and their fans. Nicole is also joined by Gillian Zucker, CEO of Halo Sports and Entertainment and President of Business Operations for the LA Clippers, to discuss how the team intends to make its new home — the Intuit Dome — a “basketball mecca.” Nicole Pullen Ross is Head of Sports and Entertainment for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. She is also Head of the Private Wealth Management business for the New York region at Goldman Sachs.
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Should investors worry about market concentration?
The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 account for an outsized share of the index’s market cap and of its stellar 2024 performance. Goldman Sachs Research’s David Kostin, chief US equity strategist, and Owen Lamont, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management LLC, discuss whether investor concerns over today’s high US equity market concentration are warranted. This episode explores the latest Top of Mind report, Market Concentration: How Big a Worry?
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How AI could impact geopolitics
The rise of AI could have profound implications for geopolitics given the decisions about where AI infrastructure is going to get built. Jared Cohen, president of global affairs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, discusses the data center diplomacy that is shaping geopolitics.
In each episode of "Goldman Sachs Exchanges," people from the firm share their insights on developments shaping industries, markets and the global economy.