The Best One Yet - 🧘 “Leggings. Latte. Pilates. Repeat” — Alo Yoga’s sanctuary strategy. Cruises’ 104% full problem. Lucid’s EV trust fund.

0:00 - Intro

1:23 - Highest Paid Mascot

3:45 - Alo Sanctuary: The fastest-growing athleisure brand in America is now Alo Yoga — Because Alo didn’t build stores, it built sanctuaries. 

8:10 - Lucid Fund Raise: Lucid, the $130K electric car with 500-mile range, has a trust fund… and it’s the Saudi Arabian royal fam.

13:01 - Cruise Lines Over Booked: Cruise lines are officially the comeback players of the pandemic: Their boats are more than 100% full, but why aren’t their stocks?

16:57 - Takeaways

17:29 - Best Fact Yet

19:19 - Shoutouts This week’s 1-minute pop-biz pop-quiz: go.tboypod.com Visit Framebridge.com to support the show

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Motley Fool Money - Is AI Taking Tech To The Top?

With the Nasdaq up nearly 6% in May, tech seems to be soaring. Will earnings from CrowdStrike and Salesforce add to the AI hype?

(00:21) Tim Beyers discusses: - If happy days are here again for the world of tech. - Why the market might be missing the greatness in CrowdStrike’s earnings. - How Marc Benioff found religion when it comes to cutting costs at Salesforce.

(19:29) The war on cash is evolving. Jason Moser explains how the financial times keep changing and what it means for fintech.

Companies discussed: CRWD, CRM, AAPL, MA, SQ, PYPL, V

Host: Deidre Woollard Guests:Tim Beyers, Jason Moser, Alex Friedman Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The Best One Yet - 🦾 “Paper menu, please!” — QR Codes’ failure. Delta’s greenwashing lawsuit. Elon’s Chinese feast.

Restaurants replaced physical menus with QR Codes during the pandemic, but now their use is plummeting — Because this innovation is not solving a problem.

America’s two most important businessmen were in China to pursue profits — but with profits, comes peace.

And Delta Airlines was supposed to be the 1st carbon neutral airline, but it just got sued for greenwashing.

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Motley Fool Money - The House’s Cut is Going Up

It’s tough facing the house, whether you’re playing it or trying to pay for one.

(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:

The latest housing data, showing high rates are affecting mortgage and refinance applications. The broader economic strength we’re continuing to see in spite of high rates How Las Vegas strip operators are tweaking their businesses to grow. 

(12:22) Dana Corl and Keith Speights talk about big pharma’s focus on the weight-loss space. 

Companies discussed: MGM, CZR, LLY, NVO, WW

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Asit Sharma, Dana Corl, Keith Speights Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks

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Money Girl - Understanding Your Social Security Retirement Benefits

Laura reviews how the Social Security retirement benefit works, including how you qualify, how much you receive, and six common myths. Even if you’re nowhere near retirement age, getting familiar with the program is critical for sound financial planning.

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

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The Best One Yet - 👑 “We analyze Waystar Royco” — Succession’s fictional reality. The Debt Ceiling deal. Casinos’ Blackjack tweak.

Even in fiction, there are real business takeaways — So we jumped in TBOY-style to Succession’s Waystar Royco (FYI no spoilers). The President and Speaker reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling — short term crisis avoided, but long term damage done. And Las Vegas casinos just had their most profitable year for gambling ever thanks to one sneaky move: Tweaking Blackjack to create scarcity.

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Motley Fool Money - Debt Ceiling Drama, AI’s Peak, and Expired Coffee

What kind of day has it been? (00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - The stock market reacting positively (or not) to the latest narrative around the debt ceiling debate - Nvidia's new all-time high and why we haven't reached "peak AI" yet - Listener feedback over the years and the concept of "playing to the back of the room" - A surprise guest (via audio) (20:28) Chris Hill wraps up his final episode hosting the show a salute to The Motley Fool's history and founders, the self-driven mentality of the audience, and advice from the late musician Kevin Gilbert. Companies discussed: NVDA Host: Chris Hill Guest: Bill Barker Engineers: Dan Boyd

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The Best One Yet - 🍜 “Gastrodiplomacy 101” — Korea’s kimchi capitalism. Gmail’s blue checkmark. Clear’s looooong line challenge.

Fourteen years ago, South Korea’s government made a strategic decision that would change the future of its economy: Encourage Koreans living abroad to open Korean restaurants… aka “Gastrodiplomacy.” Notice something new in your inbox? Gmail has zucked Twitter’s blue checkmark. And since you finished the 3-day weekend in traffic or on the tarmac, we’ve got to look at Clear Secure — Because Clear’s greatest challenge is its own success. $ME $GOOG $META Recorded at Spotify Studios LA  Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Motley Fool Money - Peter Zeihan on China, Apple, and Europe

Who has the upper hand when Apple’s CEO walks into a room with the President of the People’s Republic of China?

Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist and the author of “The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization.” Bill Mann caught up with Zeihan to discuss:

- Why Apple is diversifying production away from China - What an aging population means for the United States economy - Why de-dollarization is less likely than many think

Company discussed: APPL

Host: Bill Mann Guest: Peter Zeihan Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd

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Motley Fool Money - Apropos of Something

Chris Hill loves coffee, curiosity, and people. To celebrate his run as the host of Motley Fool Money, Mary Long rounded up a few Fools to talk about what they’ve learned from Chris as an investor, colleague, and friend. They discuss:

  • Why it pays dividends to ask good questions
  • Why timing matters in the studio, but not so much in the market
  • The importance of investing in people

Companies mentioned: SBUX, V, MA, PYPL, SQ

Host: Mary Long Guests: Ron Gross, Steve Broido, Alison Southwick, Bill Mann, Mac Greer, Bill Barker, Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Chris Harris, Dan Boyd Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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