Motley Fool Money - Google, DOJ, and Default Inertia

The DOJ’s anti-trust suit against Google is far from over, but details are emerging that show even the search giant knew the optics of their search default deal with Apple weren’t great. 

(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- How the DOJ is charging Google cemented itself as the search leader with exclusive deals with Apple. - Just how lucrative those deals were for Apple. - The similarities with this case and the government’s anti-trust case against Microsoft in the 1990s. 

(14:46) Mary Long caught up with Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo for a chat about airport security stock Clear and the race to the front of the line.

Companies discussed: AAPL, GOOG, GOOGL, YOU

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Mary Long, Sanmeet Deo Engineers: Dan Boyd 

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Money Girl - 8 Things to Know About Investing in a Brokerage Account

Laura answers a listener question about how to invest in a brokerage account, including the rules you need to know and the best strategy for diversification.

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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The Best One Yet - 👞👞👞 “You own 3.6 pairs of Birks” — Birkenstock’s IPO day. Roku’s MoneyBall strategy. The most generous billionaire ever.

249-year old Birkenstock goes public today with an IPO — And if “The Lindy Effect” applies, Birkenstock will live *another* 249 years.

Roku’s new streaming strategy: Buy leftover TV shows — We call it The Moneyball Strategy: find value in things others don’t.

And Billionaire Charles Feeney invented the Duty-Free Store — He passed away yesterday, but not before giving away his entire $8B fortune to charity.


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Motley Fool Money - Disney’s Activist Investor (Reprise)

Activist investor Nelson Peltz has some ideas for Disney’s board. But are they ready to listen? (00:15) Ricky Mulvey and Jason Moser discuss:

  • Unity Technologies CEO, John Riccitello, stepping down from his seat.
  • How Unity handled pricing changes with its developers.
  • Trian Partners increasing its stake in Disney.
  • Questions about Disney’s turnaround story.

Plus, (15:45) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss the growing trend of unretirement.

Companies discussed: U, DIS

Hosts: Ricky Mulvey, Alison Southwick Guests: Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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The Best One Yet - 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 “From Blockade to Siege” — Gaza’s Economic War. The French Fry Index. Metropolis’ $1.7B parking lot.

After the surprise attack from Hamas, Israel is responding with punishing economics — It’s escalating its blockade on the Gaza Strip to a siege.

The biggest potato company in America? It’s $13B Lamb & Weston, and its potato stock is at an all time high because we’re ordering more fries — Call it the French Fry index: The purest measurement of consumer confidence.

And the biggest VC fundraise of the year is $1.7B for a parking lot — Metropolis is using billions to techify 3,300 parking garages (just 1 problem: But garage owners).


$LW $SPY


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Motley Fool Money - Add To Cart

Mobile shopping is expected to rule e-commerce this holiday season.

(00:13) Asit Sharma and Deidre Woollard discuss:

  • If consumer spending will remain strong over the holiday season.
  • The impact of the rise of mobile shopping.
  • Whether or not retailers can trust the supply chain.

(13:27) Founders and investors sit on opposite sides of the table and they don’t always agree. Venture capitalist Jerry Neumann and serial founder Liz Zalman look at both sides in their book Founder vs. Investor.

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Companies discussed:ADBE, AMZN, SHOP, UPS, WMT, UBER, DDOG, OKTA

Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Asit Sharma, Jerry Neumann, Liz Zalman Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl

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The Best One Yet - 🛞 “Restaurants sell Tires” — Michelin’s Guide’s wild history. Meta’s AI celebs. ExxonMobil’s OPEC-killer.

The Michelin Guide is expanding from restaurants to hotels — This tire company (Michilin) getting into travel guides is one of the great stories of marketing history. 

To make AI happen, Meta launched 26 celebrity-based chatbots who look and interact like real people — Zuck paid the celebs millions, proving that AI fortunes favor the huge.

And ExxonMobil is reportedly planning its biggest acquisition since… Exxon acquired Mobil — The $60B deal would make ExxonMobil the 4th biggest oil-producing (country) on Earth.


 $MGDDY $XOM $META


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Motley Fool Money - Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a serial monotasker. He’s also obsessed with risk. What makes him tick? 

Ricky Mulvey caught up with Walter Isaacson to talk about the force that is Elon Musk. They also discuss: The importance of the letter X How to craft a “cocktail of a fanatical risk taker”  And Musk’s latest endeavor into “real world artificial intelligence” 

Tickers discussed: TSLA, GOOG, GOOGL

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Motley Fool Money - EVs and Inside Elon Musk’s Mind

BYD is on Tesla’s heels, but we all know Elon Musk loves a challenge. 

(00:21) Ron Gross and Bill Mann discuss: - The jobs report, and why they’re paying attention to mortgage rates, credit card delinquencies and inventory levels heading into earnings season. - Meta’s plans to offer a monthly subscription to users in the EU. - Cyberattacks hitting Clorox, MGM, and Caesar’s. - China’s BYD heating up the race in EVs.

(19:11) Elon Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson explains Musk’s fascination with X and how his fixation on mission fuels his innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. .

(33:00) Bill and Ron break down two stocks on their radar: Chevron and Burford Capital.

Stocks discussed: META, CLX, MGM, CZR, TSLA, KVUE, ASR

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Mann, Ron Gross, Ricky Mulvey, Walter Isaacson Engineers: Dan Boyd 

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The Best One Yet - 🥤 “Huge Millennial Water Bottle” — Stanley’s tumbler surge. The Ozempic Effect. Shrek’s music stock.

The #1 trending water bottle right now? It’s not Swell, Nalgene, or Klean Kanteen. It’s Stanley — Stanley sales are up 275% because of one “minnovation”.

Ozempic is already being used by a shocking number of people — It’s not just a weight loss drug. It’s changing the entire economy.

And you can now buy stock in Shrek (literally the music from the movie Shrek) — It’s financial memorabilia for which we’re happy to pay an emotional premium.


$NVO $HPGSF


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