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What Bonds, Dollar Stores Say About Economy

04 Jun 2025

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More investors are fretting about the stability of the U.S. economy, but are there better options out there? (00:14) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey dis...

The Stock of the Summer

03 Jun 2025

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Which stock will have the best ice cream and beach season? (00:21) Anand Chokkavelu, Jason Hall, and Matt Frankel discuss: - Jason’s and Matt’...

Right Place, Right Time for Zscaler

02 Jun 2025

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The cybersecurity company saw its stock shoot up 10% on Friday. Is that dumb luck or something more? (00:21) Andy Cross and Asit Sharma discuss May...

The Next Gold Rush: Emerging Markets?

31 May 2025

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Jan van Eck is the CEO of investment management firm, VanEck. Ricky Mulvey caught up with van Eck for a conversation about: The future of Social S...

The Economic Mood Brightens

30 May 2025

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Americans are feeling better about the economy. What’s that mean for stock investors? (00:21) David Meier and Asit Sharma discuss: - Why America...

Nvidia’s Big Number

29 May 2025

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$24 billion of free cash flow in a single quarter is no small feat. If Nvidia can keep that pace, it may actually be trading at a reasonable price. ...

Security, Sports, and Skiing

28 May 2025

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Forget tariffs, earnings season rolls on! Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: Okta's good quarter versus the market's glass half-empty reac...

Salesforce Fuels AI Engine

27 May 2025

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Life is good when you can make an $8 billion move in cash. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - A record Memorial Day weekend for the bo...

David Gardner, What Rule Breakers Value

24 May 2025

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If you want to own best-in-class companies, you need to own stocks with a high sticker price. Motley Fool Co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker, David Ga...

Stock of the Summer and Unsung CEOs

23 May 2025

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Memorial Day means mowing the lawn and grilling – while you’re outside we’ve got a company to keep in mind and a few CEOs worth watching. (0:...

Nike’s Turnaround Story

22 May 2025

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Turnarounds take longer than investors like to imagine. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Nike’s return to Amazon. - The fundamen...

Two Paths for Target

21 May 2025

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In one direction, there’s digital. In the other, there’s a treasure hunt. (00:21) David Meier and Mary Long discuss: - Target’s off-the-mark...

Elon Hangs On

20 May 2025

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Elon Musk is committed to Tesla for at least five more years. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Investing in companies with a singul...

There is No (Convenient) Alternative

19 May 2025

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Downgrades sound scary, but the U.S. is still the best place for investors to put money to work. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: ...

The Promise of Quantum Computing

17 May 2025

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The race to quantum supremacy is on. While this future will not come tomorrow, big tech companies are building to the technology’s “ChatGPT moment...

Walmart’s Warning, Money Tips for 2025 Grads

16 May 2025

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Even the biggest retailer in the world is planning to pass along tariff increases to customers. (00:21) David Meier and Andy Cross discuss: - T...

Netflix, YouTube Put Ads Up Front

15 May 2025

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More 18-to-34 year olds are watching Netflix’s cheapest tier than any U.S. broadcast or cable network. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey discus...

Business Plans and Science Projects

14 May 2025

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Do you have a real relationship or just a non-binding letter of intent? (00:21) Nick Sciple and Mary Long discuss: - The S&P’s turnaround and in...

ONON Fire

13 May 2025

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A consumer goods company hit 40% yearly revenue growth. In this environment? (00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why pharma investors ...

U.S. & China Strike a Trade Deal?

12 May 2025

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After mounting escalations, businesses and investors get a 90-day reprieve on tariffs between the world’s most important trade partners. (00:21)...

How Governments Shape Markets

10 May 2025

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Even in free markets, governments still make plays. Chris Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook and an economist who specializes in the history of Fed ...

Wait and See on Rates and Tariffs

09 May 2025

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Fed Chair Powell and team want to see more before making changes to interest rates, and automakers are an early sign price increases might be coming i...

S&P 500 Shakes Liberation Day Loss

08 May 2025

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For now at least. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The economic outlook from the Federal Reserve and the new US trade deal with the...

Uber Hits Gas on Autonomous Vehicles

07 May 2025

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Disney’s building coasters; Uber’s hailing robotaxis. Which ride has the better growth engine? (00:14) David Meier and Mary Long discuss earnings...

Palantir’s Valuation Question

06 May 2025

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When a stock trades at 600x trailing earnings and 90x sales, its investors want to see a flawless growth story. (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Ricky Mulve...

Warren Buffett Passes the Torch

05 May 2025

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After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, the Oracle of Omaha is ready for retirement. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss: - ...

Friendshore First, Trade War Second

03 May 2025

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Economic interdependence is unraveling. What comes next? Edward Fishman is the author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare...

Taking the Market's Weight

02 May 2025

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The Gross Domestic Product of the United States fell last quarter by 0.3%. The big tech giants are still growing. Jason Moser and Asit Sharma join ...

The Best Company in Big Tech?

01 May 2025

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Microsoft just got the market focused on business results again. (00:21) Nick Sciple and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Microsoft posting double digit ...

Is Starbucks Serving Up Promise or Peril?

30 Apr 2025

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Same-store sales are down at the coffee chain’s US stores. But a successful turnaround isn’t off the menu yet. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Lon...

A Steady Business During Uncertain Times

29 Apr 2025

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PayPal is not making noise, but standing firm on its earnings outlook. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - How trade disputes are impa...

The Compounding Consumer Crunch

28 Apr 2025

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Lower income consumers are already struggling, and the end of the de minimis exemption will make things even harder for them. (00:21) David Meier...

The Rise of Prediction Markets

26 Apr 2025

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This past presidential election was the first where Americans could legally bet on the outcome. That event proved prediction markets to be a source of...

Google Banks Ads, Chipotle Eyes Mexico

25 Apr 2025

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Alphabet’s ad business keeps putting up huge numbers, but a DOJ breakup, generative AI threats, and potential macro slowdown loom. (00:21) Jason...

Why is Berkshire Hathaway Hoarding Cash?

24 Apr 2025

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Warren Buffett’s conglomerate has more cash on the books than any company in history. (00:21) Matt Argersinger and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - What hom...

Tesla’s “Moment of Truth”

23 Apr 2025

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Tesla’s net income decreased by 71% compared to a year ago. But Wall Street doesn’t seem to mind. (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Mary Long discuss: - Po...

Google Faces a Potential Breakup

22 Apr 2025

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The Department of Justice is asking Alphabet to sell Chrome. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Apple could lose an “easy $20 bill...

The Market and Fed Chair Powell

21 Apr 2025

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Fed independence brings stability, and markets love stability. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: - The Trump Administration’s focus o...

Inside Nvidia’s “Thinking Machine”

19 Apr 2025

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“AI wouldn’t exist without Nvidia, at least not in its current form.” So argues Stephen Witt, a journalist and author of the book “The Think...

Management Weighs in on the Macro

18 Apr 2025

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As earnings season picks up, we’re starting to get a feel for the different ways company leadership teams are talking – or not talking – about t...

Big Earnings Energy

17 Apr 2025

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In the face of a trade war, Taiwan Semiconductor is not changing its outlook. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Earnings from Taiwan Sem...

Rule Changes → Chip Charges

16 Apr 2025

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Nvidia built a chip to comply with American export rules. This week, those rules changed. Markets reacted dramatically, but chances are that the $2.5 ...

Are Retail Stocks a Bargain?

15 Apr 2025

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“A pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events,” Robert Heinlein. (00:1...

Tariffs Enter a Liminal Space

14 Apr 2025

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The old order is gone. When will the new one arrive? (00:14) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - How to make sense of “tariff buckets.” - What a...

Aswath Damodaran, Investing in Uncertainty

12 Apr 2025

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Compared to Turkey, the United States is an ocean of stability. Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Busin...

Tariffs, Trump, and Turmoil

11 Apr 2025

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Today we talk economic uncertainty, airlines, building materials, and assorted spirits. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Asit Sharma caught up with Martín...

The Day After the Market Skyrocketed

10 Apr 2025

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If you missed 20 minutes in the market yesterday, then you missed out on almost an average year’s worth of gains. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mul...

A Pause for Most Tariffs

09 Apr 2025

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President Trump announced a 90-day pause on retaliatory tariffs and a lower 10% reciprocal tariff for most countries. Meanwhile, the trade dispute wit...

Sahil Bloom, The 5 Types of Wealth

05 Apr 2025

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Your finances are one important piece of building a wealthy life. Sahil Bloom writes The Curiosity Chronicle newsletter and is the Managing Partner ...

Lions, and tigers, and tariffs. Oh my!

04 Apr 2025

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Today we talk about the economic and market impacts of tariffs, some business partnerships, and a couple of weak earnings reports. Also, Andy Cross t...

You Can’t Tariff Love

03 Apr 2025

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The markets are taking a beating on Liberation Day tariff announcements. What do the announcements mean long term? It’s anyone’s guess. (00:21) N...

Tariffs Loom, Tesla Underdelivers

02 Apr 2025

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“Liberation Day” has arrived. (00:21) David Meier and Mary Long discuss: - When we’ll know if the longer-term tariff plan is working. - How dif...

Are Investors Leaving U.S. Stocks?

01 Apr 2025

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The market is waiting for more clarity on tariffs. Fund managers are already making moves. (0:21) Bill Barker and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - How the mar...

Apple Bites Into Healthcare

31 Mar 2025

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The company behind the iPhone aspires for its “greatest contribution” to be beyond personal computing. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss ...

Right Trend, Wrong Stock

29 Mar 2025

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Investors weren’t exactly wrong to be excited about the companies trying to make meal kits and plant-based meat cool. But they sure haven’t made a...

Volatility, Divestitures, and IPOs

28 Mar 2025

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Today we talk market volatility and inflation, the struggling dollar store industry, and a new AI initial public offering. Also, Asit and Matt have t...

The Future of Google Search

27 Mar 2025

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The majority of Alphabet’s sales comes from search, and ChatGPT’s product continues to get better. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: ...

Chewy Fetches Growth

26 Mar 2025

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A discount retailer sheds some branches; a pet supply store picks up a few extra treats. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss the difference in d...

Looking Back on Berkshire’s Outperformance

25 Mar 2025

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Over the past five years, Warren Buffett’s returns have beaten the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, even as Berkshire keeps hundreds of billions in cash and ...

How To Tune Out Market Noise

24 Mar 2025

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Tariffs and tech bubbles and uncertainty, oh my! (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - Companies that could be celebrating on April 2. - What’...

“Uncertainty is Winning”

22 Mar 2025

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What happens when you combine an uncertain macro environment with an incredibly certain investor base? You get a whole lot of volatility, according to...

Market Movers: Jerome Powell and Jensen Huang

21 Mar 2025

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Two of the most influential voices in the market had something to say this week. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Jason Moser discuss: - Fed Chair Powell’s...

The Fed Keeps It Steady

20 Mar 2025

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Chair Jerome Powell thinks the chances of a recession are low, though the economic outlook is more uncertain. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Nick Sciple di...

Nvidia’s New Chips, with a Side of Valuation

19 Mar 2025

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Jensen Huang sees a path to $1 trillion in AI infrastructure. Is Wall Street buying it? (00:14) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss Nvidia’s “Super...

Alphabet’s $32 Billion Cybersecurity Play

18 Mar 2025

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If approved, the technology giant will make the largest acquisition in its company’s history by purchasing Wiz. (00:14) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulve...

Pepsi, Poppi, and the Creosote Bush

17 Mar 2025

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To stay on top, the consumer giants need a player in every potential market. (00:21) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss: - February retail numbers ...

Intro to Micro Caps

15 Mar 2025

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How does a maker of pesto sauce become a 28-bagger? The recipe calls for profitability, focused management, and sustainable earnings, along with a few...

The Uncertainty-Fueled Market Correction

14 Mar 2025

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Companies, investors, and countries are all having a hard time knowing what the future holds. And that makes forecasting hard. (00:21) Jason Moser an...

Welcome Back to Correction Territory

13 Mar 2025

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Volatility is the price of admission for long-term investing. (00:21) Anthony Schiavone and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Investing mindset for market corr...

Fear, Greed, and Quiet Exuberance

12 Mar 2025

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Wall Street is fearful. Should you be greedy? (00:21) David Meier and Mary Long discuss: - What’s changed and stayed the same since March 2020. - I...

Should Investors Prepare for a Recession?

11 Mar 2025

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And what’s that mean for long-term stock investors? (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The tech stock sell-off. - If the investing the...

Redfin is “Under Contract”

10 Mar 2025

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Deals are back! Rocket Companies sees a fixer upper with Redfin and ServiceNow steps into the agentic AI era with Moveworks. (00:21) Tim Beyers and...

Marc Benioff on Agentic AI and Salesforce’s Next Chapter

08 Mar 2025

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Marc Benioff is the founder and CEO of the cloud-based software company Salesforce. Dylan Lewis caught up with Benioff to discuss: - Why Salesforce do...

Tariffs Tangle Markets, Businesses, Investors

07 Mar 2025

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When uncertainty spikes, our ability to look out into the future shrinks. (00:21) Emily Flippen and Matt Argersinger discuss: - How the shifting ta...

Kroger CEO Kicked Out of Grocery Store

06 Mar 2025

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On the first call since Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen’s departure, not a mention of the former CEO was heard. (00:21) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mulvey dis...

Crypto's New Backer

05 Mar 2025

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BlackRock wants to buy ports; Trump wants to buy crypto. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - How investors can prepare for potential “dist...

Tariffs Become Reality

04 Mar 2025

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The Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico are now in effect. Is this a negotiation tactic? A new long-term reality? (0...

Now Serving: IPOs, Exits, Extra Cheese

03 Mar 2025

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A fresh IPO, outgoing CEO, and Domino’s finally joining the field on stuffed-crust pizza. (00:21) Bill Barker and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Mixue’...

The State of Weight-Loss Drugs

01 Mar 2025

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$150 billion. That’s how much some experts estimate weight-loss drugs could bring in in sales within the next five years. Motley Fool analyst Karl...

Nvidia, Apple, and Eli Lilly: Manufacturing the Future

28 Feb 2025

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The great buildout for AI and GLP-1 drugs continues. (00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - How Nvidia continues to deliver in the fac...

What Drives Nvidia’s Growth?

27 Feb 2025

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The tech giant is a data center business. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Wall Street is shrugging off Nvidia’s 78% yearly reve...

“The Apple of Public Safety”

26 Feb 2025

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Axon Enterprise is facing new questions about its competition, but the earnings continue to look strong. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: ...

Celsius Pays for Growth

25 Feb 2025

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Some of the most speculative names in the market are seeing steep declines. What did you expect? (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The ...

Warren Buffett’s State of the Market

24 Feb 2025

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Berkshire’s cash hoard is approaching “Dr. Evil” levels. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Warren Buffett’s message to investo...

Malcolm Gladwell, Social Engineering and The Magic Third

22 Feb 2025

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If you haven’t changed your mind on anything in the past two decades, you should reconsider your beliefs. Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book is Reve...

Walmart, Etsy Face Tighter Wallets

21 Feb 2025

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The key in retail right now? Multiple business segments that can carry companies through reduced discretionary spending. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Jas...

What’s Cooking at Toast

20 Feb 2025

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… and why the stock is “nowhere near fully valued.” (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long break down earnings from Toast, the restaurant tech compan...

The Infrastructure Behind the AI Revolution

19 Feb 2025

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If you’ve got a network that can’t go down, you call Arista Networks, a company building the infrastructure for the AI revolution. (00:21) David ...

Apple's Next iPhone and Robotics Future

18 Feb 2025

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Apple is widely expected to launch a new version of its budget-friendly iPhone SE tomorrow. But does the tech giant have another mega-hit in store? (...

The Business of Broadway

15 Feb 2025

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There’s a phrase that’s common among those in the theater industry: You can’t make a living, but you can make a killing. Jill Furman is a thea...

Valentines Day: Love, Money, and Stocks

14 Feb 2025

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The market plays a love/hate relationship with earnings from Fool stocks, and we talk about the ways you and your partner can be on the same page this...

Cyclical Stocks Cycle

13 Feb 2025

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Digital ad platform, The Trade Desk, missed its own expectations for the first time in 33 quarters. Its investors were not pleased. (00:21) Alicia Al...

Musk Applies For New Job

12 Feb 2025

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Now he wants to run OpenAI. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: - Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI - What BYD’s rollout of self-driving technolog...

A Shopify Takeover

11 Feb 2025

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We’re diving into Shopify’s earnings and long-term vision with President Harley Finkelstein. He joined Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma to discuss: -...

Dunkin', Kendrick on Offense at Super Bowl

10 Feb 2025

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The big game didn’t live up to the big billing, but there was plenty to take in during commercial breaks and halftime. (00:14) David Meier and Dy...

What Great Investors Do

08 Feb 2025

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The principles of investing are fairly simple to understand. Application requires some intensity. William Green is the author Richer, Wiser, Happier...

Big Tech’s $300B Spending Spree

07 Feb 2025

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DeepSeek hasn’t dissuaded big tech’s on cloud buildout spend. (00:43) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss: - What the Jobs report and the tariff h...

Americans Take Weight-Loss Drugs, Eat Salty Snacks

06 Feb 2025

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Two things can be true. (00:14) Bill Barker and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Legislation to ban DeepSeek on US government devices. - Hershey’s quarter, ...

How Do You Value Alphabet?

05 Feb 2025

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Google – all its apps, smartphones, and the cloud business – is responsible for 99% of Alphabet’s total revenue. But Alphabet is toiling away on...

Your Political Brain vs. Your Investing Decisions

04 Feb 2025

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Think you know how the trade wars will shake out? Don’t bet on it. (00:14) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The reaction to potential tariff...