Software Eating The World, Healthcare Stocks to Watch
18 Jun 2021
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Adobe hits an all-time high on earnings. Kroger raises guidance and announces a $1B stock buyback. T...
Investors vs. Inflation
11 Jun 2021
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Despite increased fears about inflation the S&P 500 hits a new all-time high. Chewy, RH, and Marvell...
AMC’s Drama and the Future of Restaurants
04 Jun 2021
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AMC Entertainment takes investors on a wild ride. DocuSign, Five Below, Lululemon, and Zoom Video re...
Amazon’s Entertaining Buy, Tesla’s Ford-Tough Competition
28 May 2021
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Amazon buys MGM Studios. Costco slips a bit despite strong earnings. Salesforce rises. And Dick’s ...
Big Retail, Big Deals, and 1 Big IPO
21 May 2021
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Target and Walmart rise on strong sales growth. Home Depot and Lowe’s slide. Bitcoin tumbles durin...
Amazon Unbound
14 May 2021
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Disney+ subscriber growth falls short of Wall Street’s expectations. Marriott International and Ai...
Peloton, PayPal, and Investing in Real Estate
07 May 2021
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Peloton shares fall and its CEO apologizes for not recalling treadmills sooner. Activision Blizzard,...
Big Tech, Huge Earnings
30 Apr 2021
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Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple report record earnings. Microsoft reports its biggest revenue growth in ...
Netflix Earnings and Oscars Preview
23 Apr 2021
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Netflix slides on slowing growth. Boston Beer, Chipotle, and Intuitive Surgical serve up big earning...
Microsoft’s Big Deal and Coinbase’s Big Debut
16 Apr 2021
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Microsoft buys Nuance Communications in a $16 billion deal. Coinbase makes an $86 billion Wall Stree...
Are You $avvy?
09 Apr 2021
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The stock market hits a new high. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expresses bullishness about the eco...
Spring Cleaning for Investors
02 Apr 2021
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Do you have stocks that need to be cleaned out of your portfolio? What about trimming the gains of y...
GameStop, Adobe, and Domino’s CEO Ritch Allison
26 Mar 2021
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GameStop’s volatility continues in the wake of earnings. Adobe has a strong start to the fiscal ye...
The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb
19 Mar 2021
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FedEx rises on a strong holiday quarter. Nike stumbles on earnings. Williams-Sonoma surges on strong...
Roblox’s Debut and the Future of Gene Editing
12 Mar 2021
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Ulta Beauty’s CEO steps down. Docusign and JD.com decline on earnings. Bumble bounces higher. Posh...
Tech Sell-Off, Square Deals, and Power Moms
05 Mar 2021
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The Trade Desk, Magnite, and other ad-tech companies tumble after Google announces some big changes....
Market Volatility, Airbnb, and Dan Ariely
26 Feb 2021
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The stock market falls as interest rates rise. Airbnb reports a big loss but shares rise on stronger...
Retail, Tech Earnings, and Berkshire’s Surprising Buys
19 Feb 2021
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Walmart shares slip on earnings. The Trade Desk surges on record revenue. Roku rises on an unexpecte...
Disney’s New High, Bumble’s IPO, and Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner
12 Feb 2021
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Disney hits an all-time high as Disney+ reports 95 million subscribers. Dating app Bumble surges 70%...
End of an Era
05 Feb 2021
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Jeff Bezos announces he’s stepping down as CEO, with Andy Jassy (the head of AWS) named to take ov...
$5.5M for One Ad?
02 Feb 2021
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Super Bowl ad time are the most expensive you’ll find on television. So after companies spend the ...
As GameStop Turns
29 Jan 2021
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Investors react to the escalating drama with Redditt, speculators, and GameStop. Johnson & Johnson r...
Dan Heath on the Economic Upside of “Moments”
26 Jan 2021
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Creating a powerful experience for customers can deliver economic upside for businesses. Dan Heath, ...
The Power of Netflix
22 Jan 2021
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Netflix hits an all-time high on strong subscriber growth. Bank of America, IBM, Intuitive Surgical,...
Hot IPOs, Big Banks, and Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson
15 Jan 2021
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JPMorgan Chase reports big earnings. Citigroup surprises. Wells Fargo disappoints. Online clothing r...
Adam Grant on Finding Leaders Outside Their Comfort Zone
12 Jan 2021
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Does having deep expertise automatically ensure a leader will be great? Adam Grant, author of The Ne...
Wall Street Reacts, CES Preview
08 Jan 2021
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The business world reacts to the insurrection at the United States Capitol Building. Bezos, Buffet, ...
Quarterly Conference Calls: Morning vs. Afternoon
05 Jan 2021
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When a company in your portfolio holds a conference call with analysts, is the call in the morning o...
2021 Preview
01 Jan 2021
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Why should investors be watching 5G, financials, healthcare, and industrials in 2021? Why do Cloudfl...
Dave Barry’s Tip for Writing Humor
29 Dec 2020
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Dave Barry is the rare humor writer who has also been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. For a...
2 Cutting-Edge Companies in 2020
25 Dec 2020
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In 2020, Zoom Video grew from 10 million daily meeting participants to 300 million daily meeting par...
The Case for Giving Your Kid Cash
22 Dec 2020
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Are digital payments on the rise? Yes. But if you’re looking to teach your kid about money, best-s...
2020 in Review: Best CEOs, Surprising Stocks, and Dumbest Investments
18 Dec 2020
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Teladoc and Livongo join forces in a mega-merger. Airbnb, DoorDash, and Snowflake headline a red-hot...
“When” is a Dangerous Word
15 Dec 2020
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With the market on track to finish up for 2020, some investors are already asking when the next down...
Disney’s Latest Magic and Year-End Financial Tips
11 Dec 2020
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Disney shares surge on big news from Disney Plus. DoorDash delivers a big IPO. Airbnb delivers an ev...
Get Rid of the Penny
08 Dec 2020
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A single penny costs more than two cents to make, which means the U.S. government loses roughly $90 ...
Big Buys, New Highs, and Hot Holiday Toys
04 Dec 2020
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Wall Street shrugs off disappointing jobs numbers. Salesforce buys Slack and squares off against Mic...
Motivation is a Skill
01 Dec 2020
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Motivation is important for a number of reasons, but how and why it works can be misunderstood. In h...
Giving Thanks For Stocks
27 Nov 2020
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It’s our Thanksgiving Special! Host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser ...
A Gem for Thanksgiving
24 Nov 2020
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Looking for a movie to fit the Thanksgiving season? Nell Minow, corporate governance expert and film...
Retail Surprises and the Future of Video Games
20 Nov 2020
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Walmart delivers big online sales. Target and Williams-Sonoma hit all-time highs. Home Depot and Low...
Pixar & Disney: Spanning the Range
17 Nov 2020
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Disney dominates the film industry, but within the company itself the studios are a smaller fish in ...
A Vaccine Boost
13 Nov 2020
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Pfizer announces encouraging results from its COVID-19 vaccine. Disney gives investors 73 million re...
Is Bitcoin Money?
10 Nov 2020
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Investors keep asking if bitcoin is a good investment, but is the digital currency actually, y’kno...
Election Drama and New All-Time Highs
06 Nov 2020
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Investors react to the election. Uber reports a big loss but scores a big win at the ballot box. The...
Theranos & the Power of a Good Story
03 Nov 2020
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Theranos promised the world a breakthrough in blood-testing technology, until everything came crashi...
Earnings and Elections
30 Oct 2020
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Alphabet surges on strong earnings. Microsoft reports higher profits but disappoints with guidance. ...
Chocolate Secrets from Inside Mars
27 Oct 2020
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Mars makes some of the most popular chocolate candies in the world. It’s dedication for secrecy ri...
Netflix, Tesla, and the State of the Movie Business
23 Oct 2020
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Intel falls on a big drop in its data center business. Netflix reports its weakest subscriber growth...
The #1 Mistake Small Businesses Make
20 Oct 2020
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The overwhelming majority of small businesses in America are one-person operations. Unfortunately, t...
Apple, Amazon, and Common Sense Technology
16 Oct 2020
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Apple unveils its new iPhones. Fastly falls on TikTok concerns. United Airlines CEO predicts flying ...
Tim Cook’s Leap of Faith
13 Oct 2020
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Even before he became CEO of Apple, Tim Cook was known as a steady operator who was both thoughtful ...
When More is Not Better
09 Oct 2020
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Roku and Netflix rise on upgrades. AT&T prepares to sell DirecTV at a steep loss. Movie theater stoc...
“The rest of your life begins now.”
06 Oct 2020
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Ever buy a ticket to something, not enjoy yourself, and stay anyway? Sunk costs can be a powerful fo...
Market Uncertainty, Surprising Earnings, and Thinking Bigger
02 Oct 2020
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The market reacts to news that President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. The Labor Departmen...
Warning: Financial Jargon Ahead!
29 Sep 2020
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Financial jargon can make even the smartest people feel stupid. Jason Zweig, longtime columnist for ...
Costco, Tesla, and Temptation Bundling
25 Sep 2020
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Costco reports strong growth but shares slip. Nike just does it. AutoZone revs up revenues. Stitch F...
Rethinking Transportation
22 Sep 2020
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When are the self-driving electric cars going to flood our streets and highways? Tony Seba, co-found...
Let It Snow!
18 Sep 2020
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Snowflake dazzles with the biggest software IPO ever. Adobe reports record revenue. Lennar Corp rais...
Netflix & the Rise of Comedy Specials
15 Sep 2020
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Once upon a time, 1-hour comedy specials were a rare bird. Will the big investments Netflix has made...
Your Most Important Moneymaking Asset
11 Sep 2020
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Peloton revs up on earnings. Chewy wavers. RH Holdings hits a new all-time high. Lululemon tumbles. ...
Getting Rich vs. Staying Wealthy
04 Sep 2020
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It was the best August for the stock market since 1984. Is the market overvalued? What stocks should...
Why You Make Bad Decisions About Money
01 Sep 2020
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Ok, it’s not just you. It’s all of us. Why do human beings tend to make bad decisions when it co...
TikTok Deals, Investing in Real Estate
28 Aug 2020
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Microsoft and Walmart team up to pursue TikTok. Salesforce reports a record quarter. Workday gets th...
Change One Word to Win Support For Your Idea
25 Aug 2020
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Looking to get support for your ideas? Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of the best-selling book Influenc...
Retail Records, Home Improvement Highs, and Pro Sports
21 Aug 2020
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Walmart reports big earnings and big growth in e-commerce. Target surges on record same-store sales ...
How Good is Your Investing Behavior?
18 Aug 2020
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Award-winning writer Morgan Housel shares how behavior can have a greater impact on your financial l...
Fortnite vs. Apple and the Future of Malls
14 Aug 2020
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Simon Property Group talks with Amazon about mall-based distribution centers. Microsoft announces pl...
David Bowie, Financial Genius
11 Aug 2020
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The late, great David Bowie was not just one of the most influential musicians of the past 50 years....
Disney’s Streaming Surprise, Telemedicine Mergers, and Operation HOPE
07 Aug 2020
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Disney’s streaming service gets the job done. Wayfair crushes expectations. Arista Networks sells ...
Making Solomon’s Paradox Work for You
04 Aug 2020
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Solomon’s Paradox, the ability to think more sensibly about other people’s problems than our own...
Revenge of the Big Tech Stocks
31 Jul 2020
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Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all rise on their latest earnings reports. Alphabet 2nd-quarter makes hi...
The Case for Breaking Up Big Tech
28 Jul 2020
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Scott Galloway is a professor at NYU Stern and author of the best-selling book The Four: The Hidd...
Intel’s Drop, Microsoft’s Record, MercadoLibre’s Future
24 Jul 2020
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Intel plunges on chip delays. Microsoft declines despite a record quarter. Twitter pops on strong us...
Michael Lewis on the Two Men Who Changed Our Minds
21 Jul 2020
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Other than their fields of study Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky could hardly be more different. In...
Twitter’s Hack, Silicon Valley’s Changing Landscape
17 Jul 2020
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The FBI investigates a major Twitter hack. Netflix sells off on earnings. Domino’s serves up stron...
Forget Networking. Ask This One Question.
14 Jul 2020
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“Marketplace Radio” host Tess Vigeland walked away from her job with no idea what was next. In h...
Buffett’s Buy and the Future of Restaurants
10 Jul 2020
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Retailers continue to struggle as Bed Bath & Beyond announces plans to close more than 20% of its st...
The Road to Success in Comedy
07 Jul 2020
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Back in the day a great stand-up comedy set on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” meant insta...
Tesla, Musk, and the Future of Movies
03 Jul 2020
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It’s our Independence Day Weekend Special! Corporate governance expert and film critic Nell Minow ...
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey
30 Jun 2020
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Professional baseball almost didn’t make it out of the 1880s. In his book The Summer of Beer and W...
Digital Ad Spending and the Power of Weird
26 Jun 2020
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Google deals with slipping ad sales while Facebook and Amazon gain market share. Amazon buys a new c...
Is Grit Overrated?
23 Jun 2020
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In general, perseverance is a good thing. But David Epstein, author of the best-selling book Range: ...
Retail Rebounds, Dynamic Duos, and the CEO of DocuSign
19 Jun 2020
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Retail sales rebound in May. Walmart teams up with Shopify. Spotify teams up with DC Comics. Wirecar...
Diversity Is The First Step
16 Jun 2020
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What’s the key to unlocking your team’s potential? Jeff Weiner, longtime CEO of LinkedIn, shares...
Fed Warnings, Stock Worries, and Mark Cuban
12 Jun 2020
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The market tumbles as the Fed Chairman warns the recovery might take a couple of years. Adobe hits a...
Get Rid of the Jerks
09 Jun 2020
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When a business is looking to grow, it needs to figure out how to effectively spread excellence thro...
Surprising Jobs Numbers and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke
05 Jun 2020
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Investors react to surprising employment numbers. Zoom Video connects with its latest earnings and d...
Space 2020: Musk vs. Bezos
02 Jun 2020
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SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, launched NASA astronauts into orbit over the weekend. But they face c...
Market Rebounds and Disney Reopenings
29 May 2020
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The total number of unemployment claims climbs above 40 million. Costco slips on earnings. Salesforc...
The Power of Disagreement
26 May 2020
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When everyone is in agreement on a project or idea, is there a hidden downside? Jonah Sachs, entrepr...
The Future of Real Estate and Retail
22 May 2020
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Facebook, MasterCard, and Spotify announce new work-from-home policies. Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target...
Bernie Madoff’s Gift
19 May 2020
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How did Bernie Madoff pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? Diana Henriques, journalist and ...
Retail’s New Record and the Business of RVs
15 May 2020
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Retail sales fall more than 16% in April. Uber and GrubHub explore a possible merger. Marriott and U...
For the Class of 2020
12 May 2020
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Given the pandemic, high school and college commencements just won’t be the same this year. So we ...
Surging Unemployment, Skyrocketing Stocks
08 May 2020
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The unemployment rate surges to nearly 15%. Uber and Lyft shares rise on earnings. MercadoLibre, Pay...
Predicting the Success of New Ideas
05 May 2020
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When new ideas are presented, it turns out that middle managers may not have the best track record f...
Sell in May and Go Away?
01 May 2020
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An additional 4 million Americans file for unemployment as the total number of unemployed tops 30 mi...
Chipotle’s Special Sauce, Netflix’s Big Number, DraftKings’ Latest Bet
24 Apr 2020
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More than 4.4 million Americans file for unemployment as the total number of unemployed climbs to 26...
How Luck Made “Rock Around The Clock” a #1 Hit
21 Apr 2020
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“Rock Around The Clock” was a flop when Bill Haley & The Comets first released it. Derek Thompso...