Retail Winners and Losers
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart racks up its fastest sales growth in a decade. Nordstrom dazzles. Macy’s slips. J.C. Penne...
Tesla, Space, and the Business of Love
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla’s dramatic week has Wall Street debating the company’s future. Superheroes rescue Disney’...
Is Apple a Trillion-Dollar Value?
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Apple reaches a trillion-dollar milestone. Baidu faces a Google-sized potential competitor. Blue Apr...
Facebook's Next Chapter?
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook plummets on slowing growth. Amazon rises on record profits. Chipotle serves up big earnings...
Microsoft’s Cloud Nine
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft shares hit an all-time high thanks to strength in the company’s cloud business. Netflix ...
Bank Stocks, Groupon’s Latest Deal, and Cutting-Edge Software
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
JP Morgan Chase reports record profits. Wells Fargo disappoints. Pepsi rises. And Groupon looks for ...
Investing Misconceptions & Popsicle Hotlines
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Investing is not the study of finance, it’s the study of how people behave with money.” Award...
The Motley Fool Turns 25
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nike hits an all-time high. Bed Bath & Beyond flounders, as BJ’s Wholesale Club has a surprisingly...
The Best Investors & Their Worst Investments
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Disney increases its offer for 21st Century Fox. Kroger delivers. CarMax and Winnebago rev up. GE ge...
Comcast vs. Disney
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
AT&T completes its acquisition of Time Warner. Comcast increases its offer for 21st Century Fox’s ...
The End of Earnings Guidance?
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon make the case for ending earnings guidance. Howard Schultz steps down...
Hidden Gorillas and Predictable Irrationality
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we revisit some of our favorite conversations about investor behavior. Best-sel...
Surprising Earnings and Summer Movies
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lowe’s gets some love. Footlocker jumps higher. Tiffany sparkles. And what the heck is GDPR??? Aar...
Retail Surprises, Sports Betting, and Royal Marital Advice
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Macy’s surprises. Walmart slips. Home Depot sells off. PayPal makes a big buy. And Campbell’s So...
Uber's Road Ahead
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street shrugs off big earnings from Disney. Nvidia connects. TripAdvisor flies higher. MercadoL...
The Buffett You Don't Know
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Apple surprises. Walmart gets serious in India. Shake Shack raises the roof. T-Mobile and Sprint hop...
Tech Titans: Infinity War
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon hits a new high, and raises the price on Prime. Alphabet racks up big profits amid higher spe...
Netflix, Amazon, and the Future of Sports Media
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon gives Wall Street 100 million reasons to be bullish. Netflix produces another great quarter. ...
Mr. Zuckerberg Goes to Washington
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress. Bed Bath & Beyond takes a bath. And Walmart and Amazon ba...
The Case Against Google
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook deals with a growing crisis as Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before Congress. And Spo...
The China Hustle
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the 2008 financial collapse, hundreds of China-based companies merged with American s...
Facebook Faces The Music
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook’s CEO finally emerges to discuss the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Nike finally has a blow...
Beauty Stocks, Snap's Stumble, and Adobe's New High
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Adobe hits a new all-time high. Toys R Us calls it quits. Ulta Beauty wows. And Snap stumbles. Our a...
How to Create an Unfair Advantage
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Investors cheer the latest jobs report. Toymakers tank on a possible Toys R Us liquidation. Cigna sh...
Spotify IPO: Sweet Music for Investors?
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Best Buy and Kohl’s report strong holiday profits. Amazon buys Ring. And Spotify files to go publi...
Big Deals, Snap Judgments, and Oscar Predictions
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
General Mills loads up on pet food. Walmart stumbles. Texas Roadhouse sizzles. Boston Beer fizzles. ...
New CEOs, New IPOs, and a Conversation with LinkedIn
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Baidu announces IPO plans for its video service. Under Armour jumps higher. Boston Beer and Chipotl...
Stock Market Jitters
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The market has another wild week. What does the decline mean for investors? Our analysts weigh in on...
Earnings-Palooza!
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, eBay, Facebook, McDonald’s, Microsoft, and PayPal report earnings. And Ho...
4th Down for the NFL?
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Starbucks loses steam. Intel hits a new high. Netflix delivers. And Dell rethinks its need for priva...
Amazon's Prime Move
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon names the finalists for its second headquarters and boosts Prime prices. IBM breaks a losing ...
The Science of Timing
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook makes a big change. Walmart boosts pay and closes some Sam’s Club stores. And Activision ...
Stocks 2018 Preview
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What industries should investors be watching this year? Which stocks will provide upside, and which ...
Hit Makers and Hidden DNA
29 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, we revisit two of our favorite interviews from 2017. NYU business professor S...
Dan Ariely on Money Mistakes
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
FedEx soars. Nike struggles. Alphabet and Papa John’s get new leadership. Our analysts discuss tho...
Disney/Fox: What Investors Need To Know
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Disney buys a big part of 21st Century Fox. Costco delivers surprising online numbers. And Waste Man...
Year-End Financial Advice
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
YouTube gets into the music business. Starbucks opens a venti-sized roastery in China. Disney and Fo...
Hot Toys for 2017
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Costco hits an all-time high. Chipotle makes a change at the top. Buffalo Wild Wings goes private as...
Stocks We're Thankful For and Must-See Movies
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our analysts share 7 stocks they’re thankful for, and dig into some...
Rethinking Retail
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Wal-Mart hits an all-time high on growing e-commerce sales. Gap and Restoration Hardware rise on sur...
Michael Lewis Returns
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How did two Israeli psychologists change the way we understand the human mind? What is the future of...
The Race to $1 Trillion
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Apple posts blowout earnings, pushing its market cap closer to the $1 trillion mark. Facebook shares...
Big Tech is Getting Bigger
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft all hit new highs after their latest earnings reports. Jason Moser, M...
Time to Break Up GE?
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Shares of General Electric lose power. Netflix delivers strong international growth. PayPal surges. ...
The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Delta flies higher on earnings. Wells Fargo slips on higher legal costs. Domino's drops despite stro...
The Business of Popularity
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Costco slips on margin concerns. Netflix hits an all-time high after the company announces a price h...
Mark Zuckerberg's North Star
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nike trips in North America. Roku pops in its Wall Street debut. McCormick reports some appetizing e...
A First-Class Catastrophe
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
FedEx delivers. CarMax revs up. Finish Line finishes strong. Bed Bath & Beyond takes a bath. And Gen...
Is Equifax the Next Enron?
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Apple unveils its new iPhone. Target hires for the holidays. Oracle shareholders have their worst da...
Hurricane Economics
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Florida braces for Hurricane Irma. Equifax suffers a massive data breach. Disney sells off on earnin...
The Motley Fool Investment Guide
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses deal with Hurricane Harvey's impact. Wells Fargo reports more fake accounts. Lululemon re...
Mob Rules and Honest Truth
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we revisit two of our favorite interviews. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, aut...
All Roads Lead To Retail
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Retail-palooza! We dig into the latest results from Walmart, Target and Alibaba. Home Depot b...
Disney's Divorce and Snap's Slump
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Walt Disney is breaking up with Netflix. Priceline loses altitude. Snap plummets. And Blue Apron del...
Self-Driving Surprises
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Apple shines. Take Two Interactive scores. Teva Pharmaceutical gets crushed. And Yelp surprises Wall...
Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook, Oh My!
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook surprises. Alphabet and Amazon slip. Baidu rises. And McDonald's delivers. Our analysts tal...
Netflix & The Business of Comic-Con
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix shares hit a new high. Microsoft’s cloud business continues to grow. Visa and American Exp...
Retail, Banks, and Stocks To Watch
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest ever. Target raises guidance. Citigroup, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan C...
The Last Giant of Late Night
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Volvo generates some electricity. Tesla decelerates. And Berkshire Hathaway makes a big buy. Our ana...
Buffett, Bromance, and Behavioral Economics
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we revisit two of our favorite interviews from 2017. Award-winning director Pet...
One Restaurant's Winning Recipe
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bed, Bath, & Beyond takes a bath. Oracle hits a new high. Tesla talks China. And Ken gets a makeover...
Amazon Upends the Grocery Industry
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon buys Whole Foods. What does the deal mean for consumers, investors, and competitors? Our anal...
Apple, Alibaba, and The Wizard of Lies
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Apple unveils a new sound. Alibaba hits a new high. And Nordstrom considers going private. Plus, inv...
Under the Radar Stocks
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Motley Fool analysts Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser discuss some under the radar stocks and storie...
Big Surprises, Summer Movie Preview
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ford shifts gears. Best Buy beats. Take Two scores. And Lowe's lumbers. Plus, corporate governance e...
The 10X Disruption
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Wal-Mart surprises. Alibaba works its magic. Jack in the Box pops. And Home Depot hits a new high. P...
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Retailers stumble. Electronics Arts scores. Snap gets slammed. Whole Foods gets a refresh. And Marri...
The Next Amazon May Already Be Here
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Apple sells 50 million iPhones for the quarter. Facebook closes in on 2 billion subscribers. And Mer...
Earnings Review, Berkshire Preview
28 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon and Google find big profits in the cloud. Starbucks slips. And Buffalo Wild Wings dips. Plus,...
Raising the Roof
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
IBM continues its losing streak. Visa hits a new high. Mattel hits a 52-week low. And housing-relate...
Freaky Thinking and Pixar Creativity
14 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Spring Break Special, we revisit two of our favorite interviews. Disney Animation Stu...
David Gardner: What's Next?
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
JAB picks up Panera. Amazon adds a new play. And Plug Power gets a big boost. Plus, Motley Fool co-f...
Betting on Zero
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Blackberry surprises. Dave & Buster's rises. Facebook shares a new story. And Lululemon tumbles. Plu...
Disney's Big Cheese
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Disney's CEO extends his stay. Sears gets slammed. Nike drops. And Twitter searches for premium reve...
The Future of Movies
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Fed hikes rates. Intel makes a big buy. And Caterpillar faces a federal probe. Plus, CNBC's Juli...
Michael Lewis on The Undoing Project
10 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook signs a deal to stream soccer. Vail Resorts heats up. And Bojangles' stumbles. Plus, best-s...
Snap, Startups, and Silicon Valley
03 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Snap has a big debut on Wall Street. Domino's delivers. And Target misses the mark. Plus, best-selli...
Investing in the Age of Trump
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What would a cut in corporate taxes mean for investors? Which stocks will benefit most from the new ...
Mergers & Surprising Acquisitions
17 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett loads up on Apple. TripAdvisor stumbles. SodaStream sparkles. And potential mergers r...
Make Your Kid a Money Genius
10 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Activision Blizzard scores. Twitter tumbles. And Hasbro soars. Plus, best-selling author Beth Koblin...
Apple, Facebook & the NFL
03 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Apple posts a record quarter. Amazon brings the profits. Facebook ramps up spending while Under Armo...
Becoming Warren Buffett
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Starbucks slows. Microsoft surprises. Apple sues Qualcomm. And Twinkie goes cold. Plus, Emmy-award w...
Rule Your Retirement
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix hits a new high. Big Blue posts big profits. P&G raises guidance. We consider bidding on...
Under the Hood at the Detroit Auto Show
13 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Big banks report bigger profits. Apple moves into original television programming. Chipotle climbs o...
CES: Top Tech Trends
06 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Automakers rev up sales. Retailers report some not-so-happy holiday numbers. Apple reports some big ...
2017 Preview
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What was the underappreciated business story of 2016? Which stocks should investors be watching in 2...
Invisible Gorillas and Investing
23 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we revisit some of our favorite conversations about investor behavior. Best-sel...
What the Fed's Move Means for You
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Fed raises interest rates. Chipotle makes big changes in the boardroom. Yahoo! gets hacked. And ...
Retail & Restaurants
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Costco and Lululemon rise on earnings, while Restoration Hardware flunks its holiday test. Chipotle ...
Starbucks’ Venti Change
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Unemployment drops to its lowest rate since 2007. Starbucks announces a change at the top. Guess rep...
Stocks We're Thankful For
25 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our analysts give thanks and help themselves to some humble pie. Best...
The Hidden Logic of Motivation
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Best Buy surprises. Salesforce.com rises. And Berkshire Hathaway takes to the skies. Our analysts di...
The Trump Investor
11 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What does a Trump victory mean for investors? Is Shake Shack's success sustainable? Will Priceline f...
The Signal and The Noise
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we share two of our favorite interviews. Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner talks Face...
Let's Make a Deal
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon and Apple slip on earnings. Mastercard surprises. Chipotle stumbles. And Google gains. Our an...
Microsoft's New High
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft hits an all-time high. Netflix delivers. Hasbro gets a boost from princess power. And Snoo...
Google's Perfect Timing
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung pulls the plug on the Galaxy Note 7. Wells Fargo's CEO steps down. And Snapchat's parent com...
The Business of Motivation
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, we revisit two of our favorite interviews. Motley Fool co-founder Tom Gardner t...
The 37% Rule
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Costco serves up bulky earnings. Frito Lay delivers for Pepsi. McCormick spices things up. And a bee...
Twitter Takeover
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Is Twitter about to get acquired? Is Bed, Bath, and Beyond cleaning up its act? Will Facebook's late...