Category: 3-PersonalFinanceDaily

As loans get more expensive, what are the ripple effects for start-up companies in the tech industry?

(00:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Uber's 1st-quarter results and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's declaration of profitability in 2023 - Pfizer's results beating expectations despite demand for its Covid vaccine is falling - Why he's more interested in the Federal Reserve on Wednesday than the jobs report on Friday

(10:49) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation with Bill Mann about how the "new normal" is affecting the tech industry in Silicon Valley.

Investments discussed: UBER, PFE, MRK, AAPL

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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The final episode of the Late Late Show with James Corden just aired because the business model of the late night talk show isn’t working. J.P. Morgan just acquired First Republic Bank, because the government needed it to. And the fastest-growing soda in the US is a soda that hates soda… Olipop soda. Vote for the best onesie yet: https://forms.gle/9auDWyBjpHBP15jg8 $PARA $JPM $FRB $PEP $KO 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.

Three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history have happened in the past two months.

(00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - Regulators seizing First Republic Bank and selling it to JP Morgan Chase - CEO Jamie Dimon's comments about the state of play in banking - Norwegian Cruise Line beating low expectations in the 1st quarter - A plot point in last night's episode of "Succession"

(15:16) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation with Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann about the "new normal" of investing in China.

Investments discussed: JPM, NCLH, CCL, DIS, PG, AAPL, BABA, VTI, VWO, FRDM

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Barker, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Bill Mann Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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Las Vegas has pulled off an epic pivot: From sin city to family fiestas. First Republic Bank’s stock has plummeted 99%, and all the options to handle the crisis are bad. And Wendy’s is bringing its chili to aisle 6 because grocery stores have become the Garden of Eden of American Capitalism. $FRB $LVS $WEN 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.

If you want to maximize the value of your home for decades, you might update the kitchen. But if your time frame is one week, then you might burn down the house. Brendan Ballou is a federal prosecutor and special counsel at the Department of Justice, where he led the antitrust division’s work on private equity. He's also authored a new book, “Plunder, Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America.” Ricky Mulvey caught up with him to talk about: - The techniques many private equity companies use to generate short-term returns - A key misunderstanding about the fall of in-person retailers - Private equity’s impact on medical billing, bakeries, and insurance Companies discussed: CG, KKR, BX Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Brendan Ballou Engineer: Tim Sparks

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You can’t buy shares of Waystar RoyCo, but investors can still find helpful takeaways from the award-winning HBO series and the fictional company’s leadership.

Ricky Mulvey talks with Motley Fool senior analyst Jim Gillies about: - Whether CEO succession plans are worth investor attention - “Succession” storylines that rhyme with real ones - Questions about Berkshire Hathaway’s next stage - One bold prediction about the end of “Succession”

SPOILER ALERT: This episode discusses plot points for “Succession” through season 4 , episode 5.

Companies discussed: WAYA, GOJO, BRK.A, BRK.B, DIS, AAPL, LMVUY, GE

Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Jim Gillies

Production Assist: Mark Underwood Engineer: Dan Boyd

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A huge week for earnings reveals a theme for investors: bigger is better

(0:21) Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser discuss: - Amazon's 1st-quarter revenue impressed but questions remain about AWS - Alphabet's $70 billion share buyback plan (and 1st-quarter results) - Visa and Mastercard beating Wall Street's expectations and providing insight into consumer spending - The latest from Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Chipotle

(19:11) Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers talks with Jay Chaudhry, CEO of the cloud cybersecurity company Zscaler, about "zero trust" security, under-the-radar threats, and Zscaler's growing opportunity in federal government contracting.

(31:17) Matt and Jason share thoughts on UPS, advice for NFL draftees, and two stocks on their radar: Activision Blizzard and Cloudflare.

Stocks discussed: MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, META, V, MA, CMG, ZS, UPS, ATVI, NET

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Tim Beyers, Jay Chaudhry Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The number of Americans playing chess has shockingly doubled in just 6 months — and it’s all because of one website’s wild strategy. Meta surged 14% after its earnings because tech has a new favorite “word du jour.” And sports apparel giant Fanatics has 90M users, but it’s making a major pivot before its IPO: From t-shirts to sports bets. $META $GOOG $MSFT Take our weekly pop-biz pop-quiz at go.tboypod.com  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.

For the first time in a while, Facebook's parent company gave shareholders reason to smile.

(00:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Meta Platforms starting the fiscal year with a bang - The Reality Labs division posting an operating loss of (gulp) $4 billion - The current state of regional banks and the magic word he's seeing appear in the financial media

(14:25) How much of a threat is ChatGPT to Google's business? In this excerpt from the most recent episode of the Stock Advisor Roundtable podcast, Brian Stoffel talks with artificial intelligence expert Hamza Lebbar and Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner. 

To hear the entire new episode of Stock Advisor Roundtable, click here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MWIz55NW99Av1l7w9FrXU?si=05100b2801f84f63&nd=1

Companies discussed: META, GOOG, GOOGL

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Brian Stoffel, Hamza Lebbar, Tom Gardner Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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Remember when we told you 2 out of 3 acquisitions fail? Well we found one that didn’t: Insinkerator and Whirlpool. Chipotle stock just hit an all-time high because they raised prices on your burrito… but you ate it anyway (we call it “Love-flation”). And Microsoft was about to make the biggest deal in its entire history for video games… but then someone pulled the power cord. $WHR $CMG $MSFT $ATVI 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.