Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 07.18.2014

Microsoft cuts 18,000 jobs.  Mattel slips on Barbie bearishness.   And Google climbs on stronger-than-expected revenues.  Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar.   And just how did LEGO go from near-bankruptcy to Everything is Awesome?   Chris talks with Wharton Professor David Robertson, author of Brick by Brick:  How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry.

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Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 07.11.2014

The Fed's bond buying will end in October. Earnings season starts with a bang for Alcoa, but a thud for The Container Store and Lumber Liquidators.  We analyze an upcoming merger for Big Tobacco and an upcoming makeover for one restaurant chain.  Plus, portfolio manager Bill Mann discusses European banks, the best way for companies to use cash, and why he's heading to Japan.

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