Marriott, HPE, Palantir CEOs & more: C-Suite Insights

Yahoo Finance sat down with executives across industries including travel, retail, tech, and AI. Here are some of the key moments:

Mariott International CEO & President Anthony Capuano (00:00:05)

Marriott International (MAR) CEO and President Anthony Capuano discusses the outlook for travel, noting the “pandemic acted as an accelerant… across demographics,” for the trend of the “spending shift away from consumption of hard goods towards experiences.”

Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri (00:00:45)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat on both the top and bottom lines. HPE CEO Antonio Neri explains that “the market is finally waking up to the idea that HPE has a big role to play in AI.”

Palantir CEO Alex Karp (00:01:16)

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Co-Founder and CEO Alex Karp notes that now that AI chip technology is understood, the next important piece to the puzzle is AI anthology or AI language. “The most important thing... for a normal user... is does it work?” “The second question is, how does it work? Does it scale? What is the commercial model?”

Former Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George (00:02:00)

Former Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George says the economy looks “pretty good right now.” Consumer spending and the job market are both “seeing some moderation.” “There are some factors around the job market that show it is beginning to come into better balance,” George adds.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su (00:02:10)

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su discusses the May Jobs Report, which came in hotter-than-expected as the United States added 272,000 jobs. “Numbers speak for themselves,” Su says, “overall just a very solid month, a continuation of a very solid year, and a very solid economic recovery.”

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This post was written by Mariela Rosales.

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