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What Happens if Alphabet Breaks Up?

14 Aug 2024

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Here’s why investors could win. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss the lawsuit against Google, the likelihood of a big tech breakup, and cons...

Chipotle CEO Orders Coffee

13 Aug 2024

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(00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Starbucks wants Chipotle’s CEO. - What Home Depot’s quarter says about the economy. - On Holdi...

All Eyes on the Attention Economy

12 Aug 2024

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Two quarters in, Reddit’s looking pretty good. And big box office numbers and streaming profits can’t distract investors from a slowdown in Disney...

Nate Silver on Gambling, VCs, and AI

10 Aug 2024

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What can we learn from the people who put everything on the line? Nate Silver talked to just about every type of gambler – poker players, venture ca...

Big Trouble or Business as Usual?

09 Aug 2024

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The Yen carry trade sent markets down across the world this week, but the rebound was swift – is this the market’s usual knee-jerk reaction to mac...

Two Growth Stories

08 Aug 2024

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Wall Street may be missing something about Toast. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Tim Beyers discuss: - Toast’s quarter, and move into convenience stores....

Another Wild Day in the Market

07 Aug 2024

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(00:21) Kirsten Guerra and Mary Long discuss: - Why SuperMicro stock is down bad after boasting nearly 150% revenue growth. - Whether Airbnb's slump i...

“Since When Has The Fed Known Anything about The Economy?”

06 Aug 2024

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Jeremy Siegel, a professor at Wharton and the author of Stocks for the Long Run is ready for an emergency rate cut. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mul...

The Carry Trade, Nikkei, and Your Portfolio

05 Aug 2024

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There was a lot of red across the market today, and very little of it had to do with the performance of companies sitting in investor brokerage accoun...

Where Marvel Goes Next

04 Aug 2024

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After last weekend, Marvel movies have grossed over $30 billion worldwide. Where does the franchise go from here? Dave Gonzales is a co-author of “...

Unit X and the Future of Defense

03 Aug 2024

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Within the Pentagon, there’s an elite unit dedicated to bringing Silicon Valley innovation to slow-moving Washington. It’s called Unit X.  Chris...

Big Tech Bets on “Overinvesting”

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta are all spending a ton of money to build out cloud capabilities to fuel the next phase of AI growth. But the mar...

Chips, Glorious Chips!

01 Aug 2024

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Someone’s gotta make ‘em, and someone’s gotta buy ‘em. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long look at earnings from companies on either end of the...

“Here’s Your Unicorn Drink. Now Get Out.”

31 Jul 2024

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Is efficiency everything? Starbucks certainly seems to think so. (00:21) Bill Mann and Mary Long discuss Microsoft’s AI timeline and what “experi...

The Madden Curse for Investors

30 Jul 2024

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When you get to be a famous investor, it is harder to generate market-beating returns. (00:21) Jason Hall and Ricky Mulvey discuss - Earnings from Pa...

McDonald’s Returns to Value

29 Jul 2024

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Eaters and investors are both happy to see the $5 value meal on the menu. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: - 2024’s largest IPO – co...

Morgan Housel on Market History and Wild Minds

28 Jul 2024

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Every stock market valuation is a number from today multiplied by a story about tomorrow. Morgan Housel is the best-selling author of The Psychology...

The Investing Mosaic

27 Jul 2024

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How do you determine what a company’s worth? You pull a lot of information from a lot of different places.  Jim Gillies joins Ricky Mulvey for a c...

Billions in Lost Business

26 Jul 2024

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We talk through the estimated $5B in lost activity across banking, travel, and other industries due to Crowdstrike’s faulty update and the $30B shav...

This Seat Is Taken

25 Jul 2024

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Open seating is coming to an end on Southwest flights. (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Ricky Mulvey break down earnings from Chipotle and Southwest Airlines’...

What Alphabet Wants

24 Jul 2024

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…and it’s not getting from Wiz. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long talk about abandoned acquisitions, AI, and robotaxis while looking at earnings ...

A Slow, Expensive Housing Market

23 Jul 2024

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Housing supply is slowly rising. So are prices. (00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss the state of home sales and earnings from UPS and Spotif...

:( Your PC Ran Into a Problem

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

CrowdStrike’s update caused problems and blue screens of death for mission-critical operations across the economy. What does it mean for the cyberse...

Getting Robbed, Making Millions, and Learning about Risk

21 Jul 2024

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What would you do if you had $10 million in cryptocurrency? Nathaniel Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in th...

Liz Ann Sonders on Market Concentration and Economic Cycles

20 Jul 2024

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Liz Ann Sonders is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab. The Motley Fool’s Bill Mann interviewed Sonders for our me...

Small Caps are Back!

19 Jul 2024

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After a year and a half of the big names pushing the market forwards, some of the smaller companies are starting to go on a run.  (00:21) Bill Mann ...

Big Banks Roll On

18 Jul 2024

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The traders are making money and credit card delinquencies are hopefully plateauing. (00:21) Matt Frankel and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Bank of Americ...

Alphabet’s Next Act in Cybersecurity

17 Jul 2024

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Alphabet eyes its biggest acquisition of all time in Wiz, and a struggling retailer’s outlook gets worse – but it might be a buying opportunity fo...

The CEO Draft

16 Jul 2024

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We’re picking CEOs for investors to watch. (1:01) Recorded live at FoolFest 2024, Bill Mann, Asit Sharma, and Ricky Mulvey discuss earnings from Cha...

Live from FoolFest 2024!

15 Jul 2024

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We’re on with members in Washington DC looking ahead at some of the major themes of the market in 2024 and looking back at a decade of FoolFests.  ...

Ryan Holiday on Decision-Making, Stoicism, and Comfort Zones

14 Jul 2024

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Steve Jobs was famous for his micromanagement, but he never visited Apple’s manufacturing plants in China.  Ryan Holiday is a best-selling author ...

A Sea Change of Mass Cognition

13 Jul 2024

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Mike Maples is a co-founding partner at the venture capital firm, Floodgate. He’s also the author of the new book, “Pattern Breakers: Why Some Sta...

The Big Macro Gets Bigger

12 Jul 2024

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The Fed and big players in the market are keeping an eye on unemployment and the federal deficit too.  (00:21) Ron Gross and Bill Mann discuss: - Ho...

The Other Risk Powell Is Watching

11 Jul 2024

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is keeping tabs on commercial real estate. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss stress in the CRE market, Delta’s q...

"Two Things Can Be True"

10 Jul 2024

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The market may be overvalued, but some stocks are underpriced. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long talk about whether we’re in an AI bubble, lofty tec...

Paramount Has a Buyer

09 Jul 2024

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A couple of weeks ago, Skydance Media’s offer to buy Paramount looked like it was dead. Now, both companies have a joint press release announcing th...

Americans are Flying, Airline Stocks are Not

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: - How the airline industry’s focus on capacity and being able to supply more flights means fares are l...

Axios CEO on Media’s Existential Crisis, Entrepreneurship, and Luck

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to a publisher when an AI personal assistant can just give you the news? Jim VandeHei is the CEO of Axios, the co-founder of Politico and...

How US Presidents Manage Money

06 Jul 2024

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Reagan knew how to budget. Jefferson knew how to party. Megan Gorman is the author of the upcoming book, “All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who...

2024: Top-Heavy, AI-Fueled, Supply-Constrained

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our mid-year review show! We talk through the market’s strong start in 2024, how it’s being driven by the big names, and where the deals mi...

What’s Upflation?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t know, what’s up with you? Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss Tesla’s delivery numbers, how personal care companies are dealing with decl...

Chewy’s New Kitten

02 Jul 2024

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This investor is not a cat, though. Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss Chewy becoming a meme stock, Cedar Fair and Six Flags merging into one compan...

Canada's Market: Apathy Means Opportunity

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Canada Day! We celebrate our neighbor to the north with a mid-year check on the state of Canada’s stock market.  (00:21) Jim Gillies and Dy...

The Global Cold Rush

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicola Twilley is the author of “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves” and the co-host of Gastropod. Ricky Mul...

The Two Most Important Questions in Investing

29 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is it worth? Why?  Ricky Mulvey caught up with Motley Fool Canada’s Jim Gillies for a conversation about how retail investors can value stock...

Amazon Up, Walgreens, Nike & McPlant Down

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon joins the likes of Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Alphabet above $2T. Who is least likely to stay there? (00:21) Jason Moser and Bill Mann discu...

Amazon Joins the $2 Trillion Club

27 Jun 2024

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Welcome to the stock market in 2024. When we recorded today’s show, Chewy was up about 60% for the month. By the time we wrote the description, Roa...

FedEx Paints a Macro Picture

26 Jun 2024

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2024 was a year of uncertainty for FedEx and the business of getting goods from A to B. Looking out to 2025, they expect shipping to pick up again. ...

Starbucks Sells Energy Drinks Now

25 Jun 2024

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The coffee giant is making a play into a fast growing market. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss Apple’s plans for its next headset, Star...

Customers for Life?

24 Jun 2024

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ResMed has had the market on sleep apnea cornered for a while, but new weight-loss drugs might be creeping in. We look at what could change based on r...

Meet the Fool: Ron Gross

23 Jun 2024

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Michael J. Fox might not know it, but his character on “Family Ties” set the course for one Fool’s investing career. Ron Gross is the Director ...

AI’s ROI

22 Jun 2024

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In 2023, the AI industry spent an estimated $50 billion on Nvidia chips, with the purpose of training AI models. The payoff for all that spend, accord...

Millions, Billions, Trillions for Nvidia

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia’s been on such a tear, it’s tough to keep the zeroes straight. We talk through its status as a top dog in the market and how top-heavy the ...

Our Listeners Can Fix Cracker Barrel

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cracker Barrel is trading lower than it did when its restaurants were shut down during the pandemic. (00:21) Bill Mann and Ricky Mulvey discuss Nvidi...

Fisker: No Gas, All Brakes

18 Jun 2024

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Sometimes, a billion bucks just isn’t enough to kickstart the engine. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss Fisker’s bankruptcy and Wells Far...

Activists at Autodesk’s Door

17 Jun 2024

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Starboard Value would like to see some changes at Autodesk and isn’t shy about it. And Jensen Huang’s commencement address at Caltech has some tim...

Meet the Fool: Jason Moser

16 Jun 2024

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Peter Lynch says that some of the best investments can be found by looking at what you use every day. The same thinking might apply to careers, too. ...

Meet the Fool: Asit Sharma

15 Jun 2024

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How do you go from writing poetry to reading 10Ks for a living?  Asit Sharma is a Senior Analyst at The Motley Fool and a frequent guest on the show...

Apple Shows Intelligence, Fed Signals Caution

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple arrives on the scene with its AI debut Apple Intelligence, we check in on who is winning the artificial intelligence arms race and whether we’...

Oracle and the AI Boom

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is the software giant still a growth company? (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey break down results from Oracle and why Microsoft is focusing on star...

How to Greet the Next Bear Market

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If everyone else is buying, should you be too? (00:21) Jim Gillies and Mary Long discuss macro news from the US and Canada. Plus, Jim reflects on dow...

What Apple Didn’t Say

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not artificial intelligence. It’s Apple Intelligence. (00:21) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mulvey discuss the updates from Apple’s Worldwide Deve...

We Can Fix You, Southwest

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elliott Management amps up the activist activity, and puts Southwest’s leadership and board on notice.  (00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discus...

Ozempic’s Unknowns

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly half of Americans say they’re willing to pay for weight-loss drugs. But what are the downsides to these so-called “miracle drugs”? Johan...

Is Multifamily Overbuilt?

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, 440,000 new apartments went on the market – a 36-year high. This year, even more new builds are coming. That’s good news for renters, b...

Cybersecurity Soars, Cyclical Stocks Cycle

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gotta-have-it businesses like Crowdstrike aren’t seeing any slowdown this earnings season, but goods like RVs and high-end athleisure aren’t exact...

The Big Three Drive All-Time Highs

06 Jun 2024

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If you own an S&P 500 index fund then about 20% of your money is in Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss why bi...

“A Salesperson’s Dream”

05 Jun 2024

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Growth comes easy when the product speaks for itself. At (00:21), David Meier and Mary Long discuss CrowdStrike earnings and a tender offer from Mons...

Hindenburg Targets Real Estate Lender

04 Jun 2024

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A juicy short report goes up against business fundamentals. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey break down Hindenburg Research’s report on Axos Fi...

Waste Management Goes Dumpster Diving

03 Jun 2024

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The biggest name in waste is looking to build out its business, and it might have found a cheap way to get into medical waste and document shredding w...

Kyla Scanlon on Inflation, Economic Vibes, and Pizza

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Almost half of the United States believes the S&P 500 is down for the year. The chart says otherwise. So, what can explain the disconnect? Kyla Scanl...

What a CEO Learned from Warren Buffett

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

… and other legendary leaders. David Novak is the former CEO of Yum! Brands. He’s also the author of the new book, “How Leaders Learn: Master t...

Mall Retailers are Alive and Well

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Abercrombie and Fitch and Dick’s Sporting Goods show the familiar names near the food court are doing just fine, and we share one stock that wins re...

Salesforce = Less of a Force?

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sales slow for the software company. But is that the end of the growth story? At (00:21), Tim Beyers and Mary Long break down Salesforce earnings and ...

529s for 5/29

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On May 29, there is one investing account that deserves a celebration. First up, (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Bill Barker break down earnings from Chewy,...

Activists: Higher All-Time Highs, Please

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, great isn’t good enough. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss T-Mobile’s latest purchase and why Elliott Management has beef with...

Finding “Home Run” Investments

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Venture capitalists don’t mind strike-outs, so long as they get their home runs. What can stock investors learn from that approach?  Ricky Mulvey ...

The Movies’ Market Correction

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018, the U.S. box office grossed almost $12 billion. This year, it’s expected to bring in closer to $8 billion. What’s eating the silver scree...

Nvidia, Target & The Mailbag

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

AI continues to float Nvidia’s boat, and it's helping an unlikely old school name in tech. (00:21) Jason Moser and Bill Mann discuss: - Nvidia’s ...

Nvidia Rolls On

23 May 2024

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The tech giant continues to crush analysts’ lofty expectations. (00:20) Asit Sharma joins Ricky Mulvey to discuss the boom of Nvidia’s data center...

Tight Budgets Come for Target

22 May 2024

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Just how resilient is resilient? (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long take a look at Target earnings, the “resilient consumer,” and new rules for th...

What's on Jamie Dimon's Mind?

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A lot, actually. (00:21) Bill Mann and Ricky Mulvey discuss JPMorgan’s investor day and CEO Jamie Dimon’s thoughts on stock buybacks and inflati...

A New Name in Weight-Loss Drugs

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have soared on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs – now Hims & Hers is trying to get in on the action with a more available and affo...

Better Investment: Stocks or Real Estate?

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So, you want to grow your wealth. What’s the best way to do it? In this special episode of Motley Fool Money, we team up with our friends at the re...

Don’t Sleep on the Dow Jones

17 May 2024

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The Dow’s fresh 40k milestone reminds us that the index isn’t all about industrials, and that it’s caught up with the tech-heavy times. (00:21)...

Netflix Scores the NFL

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The streamer now has Christmas football games. First, (00:21) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mulvey discuss Netflix’s play into live TV and the bundling of ...

Google Speaks, OpenAI Listens

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Step aside, Siri. A new generation of AI voice assistants has arrived. First, (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long dive into today’s inflation report ...

The Meme Casino Reopens

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One tweet is all it takes to add a few billion dollars in market cap. First, (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss the surge in short term spe...

Squarespace’s $6.9B Takeover, First of Many?

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Private equity has $2.6 trillion in dry powder to put to work, is Squarespace at the top of a long shopping list? (00:21) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis...

Lessons From Startups

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.” Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particu...

“A Great First Effort from Apple”

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sure, the Apple Vision Pro has some flaws, but it’s incredible to be in a recording studio with Alicia Keys. Mary Long and Jason Moser checked out t...

It’s Always About the Forecast

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Relatively strong earnings results from Shopify and Roblox were overshadowed by questions about the outlook for the rest of the year and whether consu...

Roblox Hits Roadblock

09 May 2024

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Wall Street thinks two growth stock prices have gotten a little too high. Plus, we feature a weed company with a lot of cash. (00:21) Kirsten Guerra ...

“This Looks Bad. Look Over Here.”

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Uber’s earnings may seem a little hand-wavy, but there's more to the story. At (00:12) Tim Beyers and Mary Long take a look at earnings from Uber an...

Is Streaming Profitable?

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For anyone besides Netflix? First up, (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey break down earnings from Disney and Axon Enterprise. Then, (19:44) Alison...

What Buffett Is Selling and Saying

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Warren Buffett talks, investors listen. We unpack the quotes and commentary from the market’s most anticipated annual meeting and check in on t...

More AI = More Cyberthreats

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The number of data compromises last year increased by 78% from just 2022, according to the 2023 Annual Data Breach Report. One primary reason for this...

Customer is Key This Earnings Season

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it's smartphones or soy lattes, consumers are pickier right now. The companies that are keeping things convenient and creating value offerings...

Peloton Needs A Wizard

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking big moves and Big Oil as earnings season continues. At (00:21) Jason Hall and Deidre Woollard break down Peloton’s CEO shift and Bi...

Starbucks Faces a Tall Order

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Customers are willing to pay up, as long as it’s convenient. Amazon’s e-commerce segment proves it, but at Starbucks long lines during peak period...