What does it say that no private company wants a check for $1.1 billion?
(0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - The stock market being surprised that the Fed raised rates by 0.75% (as almost everyone expected) - Chamath Palihapitiya shutting down two SPACs and returning money to investors - Whether SPACs are essentially over
(13:02) Rachel Warren talks with author Ross Dawson about his new book Thriving on Overload: The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information.
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Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Rachel Warren, Ross Dawson Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Brandon Gentry
Alphabet, parent company of YouTube, deploys a new weapon in its battle with TikTok: cash.
(0:25) Maria Gallagher discusses: - YouTube's announcement of a new revenue-sharing model for creators of short-form videos - How this strategy can help with retaining existing creators - Why should really hate to see Lisa Su leave the corner office at AMD
(10:00) Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma talk about how some people make investing harder than it needs to be, and how to make your investing life a little easier.
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Bear markets always come to an end, but they're not necessarily fun while they last.
(0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - The market reacting to the Federal Reserve's announcement a day before the Fed actually makes it - Why large companies like Microsoft are quietly preparing for 2023 and 2024 - The bizarre incident involving Beyond Meat's chief operating officer
(11:25) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp talk with Emily Flippen about some of the biggest consumer goods storylines of the year, and potential radar stocks for investors.
"The best time to buy is when pessimism is prevalent." (0:21) John Rotonti discusses: - Why the rise in investor pessimism gets him excited to go shopping for investments - What he's watching - A mind-blowing stat about how important it is to stay invested in the market (10:30) Tim Beyers talks with Tim White about which SaaS companies have sticky software (as opposed to skippable). Stocks mentioned: FDX, KKR, ADBE, SQSP, SHOP, TEAM, HUBS, CRM Host: Chris Hill Guests: John Rotonti, Tim Beyers, Tim White Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
Shorter economic cycles and more frequent recessions doesn't necessarily mean the downturns will be brutal. John Rotonti talked with Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, about: - The “mother’s milk” of stock prices - How this market is simultaneously like the 1970s, post-WWII, and completely unique - One common rebalancing mistake that investors often make
Host: John Rotonti Guest: Liz Ann Sonders Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Austin Morgan
Genetically edited humans are already here. Gene editing has massive implications for treating chronic illnesses and even the food we eat. So what does this mean for your investments and, y'know, possibly humanity? Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool Advisor Karl Thiel about: - How CRISPR works - Some of the possibilities for CRISPR, from sickle cell cures to drought-resistant crops - How investors can approach investing in gene therapies - Biotech metrics to watch.
Another rough week for the stock market coincides with Amazon's exclusive start to Thursday Night Football.
(0:30) Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss: - FedEx shares having a historically bad day amid talk of a recession - Adobe spending $20 billion for a start-up software design firm - Optimism around Starbucks after an impressive (and detailed) investor day - Twilio laying off 11% of employees - Two business leaders and their legacies
(19:45) John Ourand from the Sports Business Journal discusses Amazon's investments in NFL programming, Disney's thinking about ESPN, college football playoff expansion, and story lines for the MLB playoffs.
(35:30) Ron and Emily share two stocks on their radar: Union Pacific and Costco.
Stocks discussed on the show: FDX, ADBE, SBUX, TWLO, AMZN, DIS, AAPL, UNP, COST
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross, John Ourand Engineer: Dan BoydGenetically edited humans are already here. Gene editing has massive implications for treating chronic illnesses and even the food we eat. So what does this mean for your investments and, y'know, possibly humanity? Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool Advisor Karl Thiel about: - How CRISPR works - Some of the possibilities for CRISPR, from sickle cell cures to drought-resistant crops - How investors can approach investing in gene therapies - Biotech metrics to watch.
Regulators take a closer look at buy-now, pay-later companies.
(0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announcing plans to oversee BNPL businesses like Affirm Holdings - Why this is not an example of government overreach - His very recent trip to eastern Europe and the current state of energy access in the region
(13:30) Deidre Woollard interviews Trex CEO Bryan Fairbanks in front of a live audience and discusses the "public spaces" part of Trex's business, and what gets Fairbanks excited to go to work every day.
If you're a member of any Motley Fool service, you can access the entire interview with Bryan Fairbanks here: https://www.fool.com/premium/live/video/4056/coverage/2022/08/31/the-global-supply-chain-and-housing-trends-with-tr/ Stocks mentioned: PYPL, SQ, AFRM, TREX, HD, LOW
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Deidre Woollard, Bryan Fairbanks Engineers: Dan Boyd, Austin Morgan
Down days in the market aren't fun, but they may also be great days to buy stocks.
(0:21) Jim Gillies discusses: - Why his rule is to never buy stocks on a day the market is up - The types of companies he's been buying shares of lately - Takeaways from Starbucks' investor day event
(16:24) Ollen Douglass, managing partner of Motley Fool Ventures, talks with Jenny Abramson, founder and managing partner of Rethink Impact, in front of a live audience about investing in private companies and what she looks for company leaders.
Stocks mentioned: SBUX
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Marc Rapport, Joseph Ori Engineers: Dan Boyd, Spencer Daniel
If you're a long-term investor, today was a good day to go shopping.
(0:21) Asit Sharma discusses: - Stocks, across the board, falling in response to the Consumer Price Index data for August - Jay Powell, and the increasing likelihood of a third consecutive rate hike of 0.75% - The importance of having a watchlist of stocks - Buying great businesses at lower prices
(11:10) Tim Beyers joins Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp to discuss the various businesses "tech stocks" actually consist of.
