The Valley Current ®: Accounting and Tax Benefits To Take Advantage of Right Now -Part 6
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Release Date: 06/26/2020
The Valley Current®: Is Detroit Doomed by the $10,000 Chinese EV?
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A $10,000 electric car from China sounds like Detroit’s worst nightmare, but the real threat is far more complicated. In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo looks past the headline-grabbing price of China’s ultra-cheap EVs to examine what is actually reshaping the global auto industry. From a 127% U.S. tariff wall and connected-vehicle security restrictions to Detroit’s costly bet on a faster EV transition, the pressure is coming from several directions at once. Ford, GM, and Stellantis are absorbing enormous EV-related charges while consumers increasingly gravitate...
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The Valley Current®: Are Patent Cases Still Major Sources of Potential Liability for Big Tech?
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A tiny vibration inside an iPhone has triggered one of the biggest patent fights in U.S. history. A federal jury ordered Apple to pay $5.72 billion after finding that its haptic technology infringed patents held by Taction Technology, producing what the briefing describes as the largest reported patent jury verdict ever. But in high-stakes patent litigation, a massive verdict may be only the beginning. Host Jack Russo examines why billion-dollar awards can shrink or disappear on appeal, how seemingly small issues involving damages, apportionment, and verdict forms can reshape a case, and why...
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The Valley Current®: What Happens When the Overton Window Expands?
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What happens when public opinion shifts faster than the law? In What Happens When the Overton Window Expands?, host Jack Russo examines how #MeToo changed the legal landscape surrounding sexual misconduct without necessarily rewriting the statutes themselves. Using Harvey Weinstein’s long-running litigation as a case study, Jack explores how changing social expectations can influence prosecutorial discretion, jury attitudes, civil litigation, and the willingness to pursue decades-old allegations. Yet appellate courts remain a critical counterweight, enforcing evidentiary rules and procedural...
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The Valley Current®: Will Doomers Prevail Over Boomers in Halting AI Proliferation?
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The race to build more powerful AI is accelerating, but so are the warnings from some of the people closest to the technology. In The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo examines the growing divide between AI “doomers” calling for greater restraint and “boomers” betting on continued innovation, investment, and adoption. As researchers raise unresolved questions about alignment and security, competitive pressures make slowing development increasingly difficult, especially when companies and nations fear giving rivals an advantage. Meanwhile, AI is moving deeper into business, financial...
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The Valley Current®: Did Russia Just Declare War on All Western Corporations?
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For any entrepreneur who has spent years building a company, the idea hits close to home: what if you still owned your business on paper, but suddenly lost the power to run it? In Did Russia Just Declare War on All Western Corporations?, host Jack Russo examines Russia’s Decree No. 661 and the transfer of control over Nestlé and Auchan’s Russian operations to a little-known management company. It shows how quickly the meaning of ownership can change when business collides with geopolitics. With thousands of foreign companies still navigating the Russian market, Jack digs into the strategy...
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The Valley Current®: Can a Team of 7 High-Powered D.C. Lawyers Save Another High-Powered D.C. Lawyer Convicted of Tax Fraud?
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What happens when one of the country’s most accomplished appellate lawyers needs an appellate rescue of his own? Former Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog co-founder Thomas Goldstein is serving six years in federal prison after a jury convicted him on 12 felony counts. Now, a seven-lawyer appellate team led by former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is dissecting the trial record for something far more valuable than a new argument: reversible error. Host Jack Russo examines the defense’s attack on evidentiary rulings and a potentially critical change to jury instructions, all...
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The Valley Current®: Can You Roller Skate? Reinventing Yourself Before Change Forces You To
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What happens when the career or path that got you here no longer feels like the right one? In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo talks with author and entrepreneur Lisa Morris about recognizing when it’s time for a change and finding the courage to make it. Lisa shares her unconventional journey from performer to entrepreneur to family office executive, as well as the inspiration behind , a metaphor for saying yes to opportunities even when you don’t feel completely ready. Her story reflects a larger idea at the heart of the book: careers and lives rarely follow a...
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The Valley Current®: Are AI Providers Capable of Self-Regulation?
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What happens when doing the responsible thing becomes a competitive disadvantage? In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo examines whether frontier AI companies can realistically regulate themselves while racing for market share, talent, capital, and technological dominance. Anthropic’s costly safety controls suggest that voluntary restraint can have real teeth, but the economics of the AI race create a dangerous problem: if one competitor ships faster, everyone else has an incentive to follow. Jack explores the emerging liability landscape, the lessons Silicon Valley...
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The Valley Current®: Wealthtech and the Fate of the Credentialed Class
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What happens to professional expertise when AI can do the technical work faster, cheaper, and at scale? As wealthtech collides with a historic $124 trillion generational wealth transfer, the disruption reaches far beyond financial advisors. Host Jack Russo explores what happens when AI begins commoditizing the work that once justified expensive credentials, professional fees, and armies of junior analysts. For entrepreneurs and lawyers, the stakes are bigger than job displacement: AI could reshape professional-service business models, disrupt the traditional talent pipeline, and create new...
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The Valley Current®: Can a Sitting President Be Arrested and Charged with Perjury While Holding Office?
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Can a sitting president be charged with perjury, or does the presidency itself put prosecution out of reach? In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo examines a constitutional puzzle where the law appears clearer than the path to enforcing it. The Supreme Court says unofficial conduct receives no presidential immunity, yet restrictions on official-act evidence can make proving a case far more difficult. Add decades-old Justice Department policy against indicting a sitting president, a five-year statute of limitations that keeps ticking, and the political arithmetic of...
info_outlineHas anything given consumers more of a collective headache than Covid-19? Luckily for stragglers, coronavirus pushed the tax filing date all the way to July 15, which is now less than a month away. Now is the time to really look at your financial situation and determine what changes, if any, need to be made. Listen in as Jack and Steve Rabin share their updated financial spring cleaning lists and tips individuals, couples and small businesses won’t want to miss out on.