The Best One Yet - đŸ«  “I got charged a Flake Fee” — Cancellation fees’ surge. Uber & Instacart hookup. Netflix’s live comedy fest.

The new trend in fees? The Flake Fee — From restaurants to salons to spin classes, more Americans are getting charged for canceling last second.

We’re in the middle of Netflix is a Joke, the 12 day comedy fest in LA that’s streamed live on Netflix — Netflix is betting on a live streamed comedy fest, because First Movers keep moving.

And Uber & Instacart are rivals, but just moved into each other’s apps — And it’s all to take on DoorDash, because “the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”

Plus, It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week, so Nick & Jack shoutout some of the greatest ones yet.


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Motley Fool Money - Is Streaming Profitable?

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 Southwick and Robert Brokamp look at the 60/40 portfolio, and if it still holds up in 2024.


Tickers discussed: DIS, AXON, NFLX, GLD


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Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp, Alison Southwick

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Desiree Jones

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The Best One Yet - ⭐ “Michelin-Star Mickey” — Disney’s restaurant award. Duolingo’s AI language tutor. Warren Buffett’s CEO successor.

Disney just became the 1st US theme park to receive a restaurant Michelin star — Because Disney is turning into Vegas
 and Vegas is turning into Disney. We call it “Blendertainment”.

Duolingo stock just hit an all-time high because it’s using AI to converse with you in French — Duolingo is making AI an asset, not an adversary.

And Warren Buffett just hosted the “Coachella for Capitalism,” but the real highlight was his pick to succeed him as CEO — Get to know Greg Abel, the next Warren Buffett.


Plus, Drake and Kendrick have been dropping dis-tracks to rip on each other (and it’s surging on Spotify) — So we’re looking at historic business beefs
 


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Motley Fool Money - What Buffett Is Selling and Saying

When Warren Buffett talks, investors listen. We unpack the quotes and commentary from the market’s most anticipated annual meeting and check in on the state of Berkshire Hathaway.  


(00:13) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- Berkshire’s past and future succession-- planning.

- What Buffett’s cash stack and shrinking Apple position might signal about his view of the market and tax policy. 

- Why investors shouldn’t be looking at Berkshire on strictly a total-return basis.


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


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Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jim Gillies

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Tim Sparks

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The Best One Yet - 🧋 “Bubble Tea Bubble” — Boba’s breaking point. Apple’s Vision Pro secret. Norway’s phone-ban experiment.

Bubble Tea stocks are IPO’ing minting boba tea billionaires — But bubble tea is actually the perfect case study on a financial bubble
 The Bubble Tea Bubble.

Apple just announced its worst earnings report we’ve ever seen — And we think we discovered its secret numbers on the Apple Vision Pro.

Norway banned smartphones in schools and we just got the experiment’s results — Turns out iPhones should be in lockers, not pockets.

Plus, one airport in Japan has a perfect record with bags — They’ve never lost a single suitcase in 36 years
 and we’ll tell you how.


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Motley Fool Money - More AI = More Cyberthreats

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 increase? Artificial intelligence.


“This Week in Tech” co-hosts Tim Beyers and Tim White discuss the rise of cyber threats, and what it means for companies like Microsoft, Crowdstrike, and Zscaler.


They also discuss how these breaches work, and what you can do to protect yourself and your family.


Members of any Motley Fool Service can watch “This Week in Tech” at 10:00 am ET on Fridays, or any time at the Fool Live replay hub: https://www.fool.com/premium/live/replayhub?cat=fool-live-full-shows 


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Companies mentioned: MGM, UHC, MSFT, NVDA, CRWD, OKTA, ZS, T, DDOG, ACN


Host: Tim Beyers

Guest: Tim White

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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Motley Fool Money - Customer is Key This Earnings Season

Whether it's smartphones or soy lattes, consumers are pickier right now. The companies that are keeping things convenient and creating value offerings are winning, the ones that aren’t are struggling.


(00:21) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:

- Apple’s sluggish hardware sales and massive $110B buyback program, and Amazon’s killer cloud and ad segment growth.

- CVS’s Medicare struggles, Wayfair working out of declines, and Coke keeping things business-as-usual.

- The different fates in fast food for Starbucks, Domino’s, and McDonald’s.


(19:11) Ron and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Wingstop and Crowdstrike.


Stocks discussed: AAPL, AMZN, CVS, W, KO, SBUX, DPZ, MCD, CRWD, WING


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Ron Gross

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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The Best One Yet - 💩 “Treadmill Night Club” — Barry’s Bootcamp goes for $1B. Harry Potter’s new full-cast audiobooks. T-Mobile’s Ryan Reynolds surge to #1.

Audible is reproducing all Harry Potter books into audiobooks (again), but this time with a full ensemble voice cast (hollywood style) — Because the buckets of media have spilled into each other.

Barry’s Bootcamp is trying to sell itself for at least $700M — Because nothing drives cash flow like a cult.

And T-Mobile has gone from the joke #3 wireless company to the clear #1 — So we whipped up a case study on how they beat Verizon and AT&T.

Plust, happy Cinco de Berkshire Gala Derby Weekend to all who celebrate (which is everyone).


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Motley Fool Money - Peloton Needs A Wizard

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 Big Oil’s big profits.


At (16:40) Tom Chivers, author of Everything Is Predictable, explains how the Bayesian theorem underlies much of modern life and investing.


Companies discussed: PTON, SHEL, XOM, COP


Host: Deidre Woollard

Guests: Jason Hall, Tom Chivers

Producer: Ricky Mulvey, Chace Przylepa

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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The Best One Yet - đŸ’© “Poo saved the world” — Vaulted’s sewer innovation. Airbnb’s “Icon” houses. Weed’s federal reclassification.

Vaulted Deep is removing carbon by burying waste deep underground, and it’s stealing a trick from fracking — Yup, underground Poop could help us fight climate change. 

Airbnb just unveiled a new class of listings: “Icons”: You can stay at the X-Men Mansion or the house from Up — And Airbnb got the idea from Lego.

And some Cannabis stocks doubled Tuesday on word the US government is changing how it classifies marijuana — So we’re taking the moment to compare cannabis legalization to sports betting.

Plus Starbucks just unveiled its newest coffee bet: Can Late night Lattes.


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