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Are You $avvy?

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The stock market hits a new high. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expresses bullishness about the economic recovery and concern about the future. Const...

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 your high-fliers? Does any stock in your portfolio ...

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 year. Restoration Hardware hits an all-time high. La...

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 stay-at-home sales. Laser technology company Cohe...

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. Poshmark misses the mark. Roblox has a big debut. And ...

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. Costco and Target fall on earnings. Zoom Video re...

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 than expected revenue. Home Depot, Lowe’s, and ...

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 unexpected profit. Fastly falls on growth concerns. Shopify...

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% in its Wall Street debut. Twitter and Zillow surg...

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 over. Amazon also reports a $125 billion quarter. Ac...

$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 money, what’s the best advertising strategy to u...

As GameStop Turns

29 Jan 2021

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Investors react to the escalating drama with Redditt, speculators, and GameStop. Johnson & Johnson reports Phase 3 trial results from its one-shot vac...

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, co-author of the best-selling book The Power of Mo...

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, and Procter & Gamble slip on earnings. Intel stay...

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 reseller Poshmark and fintech company Affirm have b...

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 New York Times bestseller Originals: How Non-Conform...

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, and Dimon pull the plug on health venture Haven. T...

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 or afternoon? As best-selling author Dan Pink write...

2021 Preview

01 Jan 2021

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Why should investors be watching 5G, financials, healthcare, and industrials in 2021? Why do Cloudflare and Docusign have big upside potential? Will B...

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 anyone looking to inject some humor in their writin...

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 participants. How has Zoom managed to scale? How will...

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-selling author Beth Kobliner shares why handing the...

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 IPO market. Jose Andres and Jack Dorsey set a hig...

“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 downturn will come. Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktre...

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 even bigger IPO. Starbucks hits an all-time high. An...

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 million a year on its production. Stephen Dubner, ...

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 Microsoft. Docusign beats on the top and bottom lines...

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 his best-selling book Smarter, Faster, Better: The ...

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 explain why they’re thankful for Cerence, Nike, ...

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 critic, shares why the often-overlooked Thanksgiv...

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 Lowe’s fall on earnings. Amazon gets into the pharm...

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 big pond. How much pressure is there for the ani...

A Vaccine Boost

13 Nov 2020

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Pfizer announces encouraging results from its COVID-19 vaccine. Disney gives investors 73 million reasons for optimism. Beyond Meat reports a surprisi...

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’know…..money? Charlie Wheelan, author of the best-s...

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 Trade Desk soars on earnings. CVS Health names a ...

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 crashing down in early 2018. Alex Gibney, director of th...

Earnings and Elections

30 Oct 2020

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Alphabet surges on strong earnings. Microsoft reports higher profits but disappoints with guidance. Amazon reports record quarterly sales. Facebook fa...

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 rivals Willy Wonka. Joelle Glen Brenner, author of t...

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 in 4 years. Tesla reports its 5th consecutive qua...

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, there are aspects to running a business that even p...

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 won’t return to normal until 2024. Amazon report...

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 and, at times, cautious. Best-selling author Leand...

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 stocks AMC, Cinemark, and Cineworld tumble on news tha...

“The rest of your life begins now.”

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ever buy a ticket to something, not enjoy yourself, and stay anyway? Sunk costs can be a powerful force, but Professor Richard Nisbett says the smarte...

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 Department reports slowing jobs growth. Bed Bath & Beyond s...

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 The Wall Street Journal, shares his insights into ...

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 Fix gets slammed. Tesla generates some buzz from Ba...

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-founder of the independent think tank RethinkX, believe...

Let It Snow!

18 Sep 2020

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Snowflake dazzles with the biggest software IPO ever. Adobe reports record revenue. Lennar Corp raises the roof with big earnings. Nvidia makes a $40 ...

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 in stand-up comedy backfire? Jason Zinoman, comed...

Your Most Important Moneymaking Asset

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peloton revs up on earnings. Chewy wavers. RH Holdings hits a new all-time high. Lululemon tumbles. Citigroup makes history with a new CEO. And inves...

Getting Rich vs. Staying Wealthy

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It was the best August for the stock market since 1984. Is the market overvalued? What stocks should investors keep on a short leash? What stocks stil...

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 comes to spending money? According to Dan Ariely, be...

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 the job done. Okta hits an all-time high. Best Buy g...

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 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, recommends using ...

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 growth. Home Depot and Lowe’s hit all-time highs...

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 life than investing skills. His book The Psychology...

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 plans to sell a $1,400 foldable phone. Marriott rise...

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. He was also brilliant at hedging financial risk. ...

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 off despite beating expectations. Square gets a bo...

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, is common. In her book Weird: The Power of Bein...

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 history, but not in a good way. PayPal and Teladoc H...

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 Hidden DNA of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. As...

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 user growth. Chipotle serves up strong digital growt...

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 The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Ou...

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 strong sales growth. Banking software company nCino has...

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 her subsequent book, Leap: Leaving a Job with No Pl...

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 stores over the next two years. Levi’s sales fall ...

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 instant success, but so much has changed since then. Gr...

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 analyzes the latest corporate scandals and the fut...

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 Whiskey, writer Ed Achorn explains how a new owner...

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 car. McCormick hits a new high. Nike stumbles. And ...

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: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, po...

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. Wirecard plummets on accounting concerns at the German pa...

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 key steps leaders can take to get the most out of...

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 an all-time high on record revenue. Lululemon slips...

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 throughout its organization. Bob Sutton, Stanford prof...

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 doubles revenue guidance. Slack sells off. And Docu...

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 competition from Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin...

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. Salesforce sells off. Dollar Tree and Dollar General rise o...

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, entrepreneur and author of the book Unsafe Thinking: How ...

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, and Walmart report big growth in same-store sale...

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 author of the bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Berni...

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 Under Armour tumble on disappointing earnings. Diag...

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 decided we’d have Scott Galloway, NYU professor ...

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, PayPal, and Twilio hit all-time highs. And Disney ann...

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 for predicting success. Adam Grant, author of The N...

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 million. The S&P 500 wraps up its best month since 1...

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 million. Netflix adds 16 million subscribers for ...

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 Thompson, author of the best-selling book Hit Makers: How...

Rising Unemployment, Rising Investor Optimism

17 Apr 2020

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More than 5 million more Americans file for unemployment as the monthly total surpasses 22 million. Abbott Labs gets a boost on optimism over its coro...

The Keys to Crucial Conversations

14 Apr 2020

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Having more work conversations via video conference? You’re not alone. Effective conversations at work are more challenging these days. Fortunately ...

The New Future of Education

10 Apr 2020

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The Fed announces a new $2.3 trillion program to boost the economy. Another 6.6 million Americans file for unemployment. Shares of Zoom Video fall on ...

Losing Weight and the Power of Scale

07 Apr 2020

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Trying to lose weight? Might be time to change the scale. Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, offers up s...

$350 Billion and 10 Million

03 Apr 2020

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The Federal Government launches a $350 billion small business lending program. Over 10 million Americans file for unemployment. Oil stocks rise. Const...

How Corporations are like Teenagers

31 Mar 2020

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Companies make thousands of acquisitions each year. Dan Heath, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life...

Record Stimulus, Record Unemployment, Volatile Market

27 Mar 2020

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Congress passes a $2 trillion-dollar stimulus. A record 3.3 million Americans file for unemployment. The Federal Reserve cranks up lending. And the st...

How Napping Makes You Smarter

24 Mar 2020

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Working hard? That’s great. But if you want to avoid burnout then Daniel Levitin, professor of psychology and behavioral neuroscience at McGill Univ...

Navigating the Crisis

20 Mar 2020

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New York and California order nearly all residents to stay home. The government pushes back the tax filing deadline. And the stock market  has anothe...

Howard Marks on the Stock Market Rarely Being Average

17 Mar 2020

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The average return of the stock market is 9-10%. So why does the market rarely hit that number in a given year? Legendary investor Howard Marks explai...