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The latest gold medal winner has a full-time banking job… so we’ll tell you the secret to side-hustles.

The hottest sunglasses brand is Pit Viper... They got here not with nostalgia, but faux-stalgia.

Google just lost the biggest monopoly lawsuit in 25 years… but the real pain is Apple’s.

Plus, F-word usage is at all-time highs, from Taylor Swift to Deadpool… because profanities may be profitable.

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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 Mulvey discuss:

- Being a buyer of stocks when others are forced to sell.

- Signs that the economy is fraying, and reasons not to panic.

- Celsius’s quarter.

Plus, (17:51) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp answer listener questions about bond ETFs, asset allocation, and Social Security.

Companies/tickers mentioned: KTB, AAPL, CELH, SCYB, USHY

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Host: Ricky Mulvey

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Producer: Mary Long

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Noah Lyles won the men’s 100M, thanks to Omega’s watches… It was Omega’s supermarketing moment.

Japan’s stock market just had its worst day in 37 years… and in the US, we face a “3-Bubble Problem.”

¾ of the food we eat was frozen at some point… which explains how Lineage had the biggest (and coldest) IPO of the year.

Plus, Pumpkin Spice season already began in July… but is that too late?

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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 accounts. 

(00:21) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- The carry trade with the Japanese yen, and how its affecting stocks in the Nikkei and around the world.

- Whether investors should be paying attention to Warren Buffett’s cash position

- Some keep calm and carry on advice for weathering whatever the market has in store for us.

(16:04) Can the Olympics get Nike back on track? Motley Fool contributor Lou Whiteman joins Mary Long to discuss why investors have soured on Nike and whether the company can regain its step.

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Companies discussed: AMZN, NVDA, AAPL, BRK.A, BRK.B

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Mary Long, Lou Whiteman

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Austin Morgan, Dan Boyd

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Investing Skeptically:

• Re-balance, Long Term gains and tax rates
• Problems with winning the lottery, viaticals, annuities

Friend launched an AI necklace that becomes your friend… But we think it’s AI Tamagotchi.

One food chain is dominating right now: Shake Shack… because perception beats prices.

Stock markets worldwide just plummeted… so we’ll tell you what’s wrong.

Plus, swiping in Paris is the new sport…Match saw a 20% jump in app activity across France.

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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 “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios” and a return guest to Motley Fool Money. He joins Ricky Mulvey for a conversation on what the latest Deadpool movie means for the state of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. They also discuss:

• Ike Perlmutter’s attempt to oust Bob Iger
• Bubbles in comics, movies, and franchises
• Takeaways from Deadpool’s $400+ million opening weekend

Heads up: at (18:05), spoilers for Deadpool abound! If you haven’t watched yet and want to, save this part of the show for once you’re back from the theater. 

Companies mentioned: DIS

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Dave Gonzales

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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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 Kirchoff and Raj Shah are the two men who built that unit. They join Ricky Mulvey for a conversation on the changing defense landscape and what it’s like to bring a venture capital mindset to bureaucrats. They also discuss:

• What it’s like to disrupt Washington’s “primes”
• Supersonic drones, EVOTLs, and 
• How investors and lawmakers can distinguish “statistical techniques” from genuine AI

Companies mentioned: NOC, BA, GOOG, GOOGL, JOBY, PLTR, TSM

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Christopher Kirchoff, Raj Shah

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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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 market isn’t sold on that spend yet.

(00:21) Ron Gross and Matt Argersinger discuss:

- Why recent job numbers dramatically boosted the likelihood of a rate cut in 2024.

- Intel’s dividend cut, and what history has to say about companies that stop payments to shareholders.

- Why Apple and Meta are holding up well during a tough earnings season for big tech.

- Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet’s combined $45B in capital expenditures this quarter, and how investors should be thinking about this investment phase in AI.

(31:41) Ron and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Designer Brands and MercadoLibre.

Stocks discussed: INTC, AAPL, META, AMZN, MSFT, GOOG, GOOGL, DBI, MELI

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Ron Gross, Matt Argersinger

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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