Another round of weak economic data was released today, as housing starts disappoint Wall Street. But one fund manager is continuing to bet on both housing & the consumer. We’ll ask him if he fears the Fed’s taper. Plus, Robinhood releases its first results as a public company after the bell tonight. Can it live up to the ‘meme mania’ hype? We’ll discuss. And, in today’s Rapid Fire: Cathie Woods goes on offense, the crypto craze hits emerging markets and a controversy in China.

Stocks staging a broad sell-off, but what’s to blame: Fed taper talk, disappointing economic data or the Delta variant? We discuss. In today’s Rapid Fire, a look at IPO woes…Wish CEO’s dismal outlook, Roblox’s reopening wreck, The Honest Company’s rough week and BeachBody’s big investor. Plus, if Congress doesn’t extend the debt ceiling limit, there could be fallout that one investor says would make the Financial Crisis of 2008 look like a “three-minute, G-rated movie trailer.’ He joins us to discuss the potential generations-long impact on the muni market.