Sam Bankman-Fried is heading to prison for 25 years. Bitcoin is nearing an all-time high. What even is crypto anymore?
Zeke Faux is the author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.” He returns to Motley Fool Money to join Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about:
FTX’s inevitable decline.
The resurgence of meme coins, and smaller stories in the crypto space.
Conventional theory says stocks, debt, and hedges shouldn’t all be at highs at the same time – what does it mean for investors?
(00:21) Emily Flippen and Matt Argersinger discuss:
- The latest inflation numbers and whether the Fed will actually cut rates in 2024.
- The oddity of stocks, interest rates, and alternative hedges like commodities all being up at the same time.
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s annual letter, and why Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all doing what they can to reduce reliance on Nvidia in AI. .
(19:11) Motley Fool Money’s Deidre Woollard talks with Barbara Kellerman – author of Leadership from Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers – about bad leaders, and bad followers, and lessons we can borrow from Volkswagon’s emissions scandal.
(28:33) Emily and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Hershey and Coupang.
How do you grow a business where a customer’s success often means they leave your product?
George Arison is the CEO of Grindr, a dating app and social media offering for LGBTQ+ individuals. Dylan Lewis caught up with Arison for a conversation about:
Grindr’s growth story.
Looking beyond dating for platform engagement.
What companies can lose in a remote-only environment.
James Rhee is the former CEO of Ashley Stewart, a professor, entrepreneur, and the author of “red helicopter―a parable for our times: lead change with kindness (plus a little math).” Mary Long caught up with Rhee for a conversation about:
- An unlikely turnaround at a retailer serving plus sized, moderate income black women.
- Being kind versus being nice.
- When liabilities can become assets and vice versa.
- Real world goodwill versus the accounting version.
Instead of the age of artificial intelligence, investors might be better off thinking of this as the age of co-intelligence. We dig into how you can embrace AI and put it to use.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Bill Mann discuss:
- Why Disney and Nelson Peltz were both winners in the company’s board fight.
- Alphabet’s rumored interest in marketing software provider Hubspot.
- Spotify’s price hikes, the strength in Levi’s direct to consumer model, and a true blank check business.
(19:11) Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick breaks down his four rules for using AI, and other tips from his new book Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI.
(34:20) Jason and Bill break down two stocks on their radar: Cognex and WD40.
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Guests: Yasser El-Shimy, Matt Frankel, Ricky Mulvey
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd
Disclosure: A High-Yield Cash Account is a secondary brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn a variable interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Neither Public Investing nor any of its affiliates is a bank. US only. Learn more at public.com/disclosures/high-yield-account
The chip industry is center stage this week – Intel’s foundry losses now might prove negligible as the world looks to diversify beyond Taiwan.
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- The 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan affecting TSMC and highlighting global dependence on the region for chipmaking.
- Our first look into Intel’s foundry business, and why we’ll probably see more pushes into manufacturing.
- Bob Iger and Disney’s board victory, and where the company should be focused now.
(14:36) An overlooked benefit of AI? Weather prediction. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Spire Global CEO Peter Platzer to discuss the company’s partnership with Nvidia and unique uses for space satellite data.
