The Best One Yet - 🚽 “Lattes & Lavatories” — Starbucks’ policy pivot. LA’s greedy landlords. Planet Fitness’s biggest risk.

Starbucks’ is trying to save “the 3rd place”... by ending their open doors bathroom policy.

Greedy LA landlords are jacking up rents 100%... but there could be a housing market silver lining.

Planet Fitness stock hit an all-time high… but its greatest risk is “a run on the gym”.

Plus, Philadelphia Eagles WR AJ Brown read a book during a playoff game… now it’s #1 on Amazon.


$SBUX $PLNT


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Motley Fool Money - Steel Bids, TikTok Battles

Fights are unfolding for companies in two very different industries: Steel and social media.

(00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss:

- Why so many companies want in on U.S. Steel.

- How to factor CEO personality into potential investments

- TikTok’s potential buyers.

Then, (15:47), Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp tackle the listener mailbag and answer your questions about finding flat-fee financial advisors, trimming in-the-red stocks, and more.


Companies mentioned: X, NPSC.Y, CLF, NUE, META, GOOG, GOOGL, RIVN


Host: Mary Long

Guests: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert “Bro” Brokamp

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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The Best One Yet - 📹 “The Next TikTok” — Whatnot’s $5B shop app. Nvidia’s uranium problem. Sonos’ CEO oopsie.

TikTok will be banned in 5 days… but its replacement is Whatnot: It’s Instagram + eBay + MTV.

Sonos is known for its fancy sounds systems… but the CEO just quit because of 1 big mistake.

Nvidia chips have export restrictions… because in the AI arms race, chips are the new uranium.

Plus, the #1 candy in America was invented by a frog salesman… It’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and it’s the next episode of our weekly deepdive show The Best Idea Yet 🥜


$SONO $NVDA $META


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Motley Fool Money - Cloudy With a Chance of Burgers

Sonos, Moderna, and Shake Shack are all staring at some near-term headwinds – can they work through them?


(00:14) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- Why Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is on his way out, and how the company can restore its status as a premium brand in audio… and maybe more.

- Moderna’s massive revenue adjustment, and how it highlights the company’s need to diversify revenue streams.

- Shake Shack’s new plans to open up 1500 company-owned locations.


(16:53) When an insider at an undervalued company starts buying a bunch of stock should you follow suit? Senior Fool analyst Alicia Alfiere and Ricky Mulvey, look at Progyny, the fertility benefits manager with a notable amount of recent insider activity.


Companies discussed: SONO, MRNA, SHAK, PGNY


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: David Meier, Alicia Alfiere, Ricky Mulvey

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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The Best One Yet - 🧀 “Return of the Rat” — Chuck E. Cheese’s $1B comeback. Hotelification of offices. Disney’s sports streamer airballs.

Chuck E. Cheese is back from bankruptcy… with a brand new babysitter strategy.

Pools, massages, bars… Offices are getting “hotelified” for the 2025 Return-to-Office push.

Disney, Fox, and Warner’s joint sports app, Venu, just shut down… and the NBA tells us why.

Plus, it’s Planuary… Our New Year’s resolution is to plan the whole year this month (we’ll tell ya how).


 $FUN $DIS $WBD


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Motley Fool Money - David Gardner, The Case for Rational Optimism

You don’t have to look far to find a lot to worry about. But, a long-term bet on negativity is a bet against history.

David Gardner is a co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker at The Motley Fool. Ricky Mulvey caught up with David for a conversation about:

- Why buying and holding works.

- Rational optimism.

- The future of space travel.


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Companies discussed: NVDA, SPOT, AMC, META, RKLB


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Motley Fool Money - Amazon and Disney See Ad Dollars

Disney’s streaming numbers show ad-supported tiers are a hit with consumers, and Amazon takes aim at the approach that made Google’s ad business ubiquitous online.


(00:39) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:

- What the December Fed minutes, latest jobs numbers, and final holiday shopping figures say about the big picture.

- The first look at Disney’s ad-supported streaming numbers, Amazon’s plans to come after Google’s ad turf, and Meta’s changes to its content moderation policies.


(19:03) Dave Meyer – head of real estate investing at Bigger Pockets – talks Matt Argersinger through the state of real estate and the markets he’s watching in 2025.


(33:43) Ron and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Paylocity and Gannett.


Listeners, you can become a member of Stock Advisor at Fool.com/signup


Stocks discussed: DAL, DIS, META, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN, ADBE, GCI, PCTY


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Ron Gross, Dave Meyer, Matt Argersinger

Engineers: Rick Engdahl


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Money Girl - Does My Inheritance Count as Taxable Income?

Laura answers a listener's question about paying tax on an inheritance and managing it wisely.

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

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The Best One Yet - 🔥 “LA’s Fire Hero” — Watch Duty’s #1 fire app. Rolls-Royce’s Picasso car. $1T of Gift Returns.

The #1 in the whole App Store is Watch Duty… a hero saving lives in LA’s wildfires.

Rolls-Royce now sells 100% top-to-bottom custom cars… it’s commissioned art, like Picasso.

17% of Christmas gifts get returned… so we invented a solution: “Reverse Logistics”

This Sunday is the biggest day of the year for dating apps… Swiping is about to surge 70%.


$BMWKY $AAPL $LULU


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The Best One Yet - ⛰️ “51st State” — USA’s Greenland deal. Starface’s pimple patch. John Deere’s robo-tractor.

Trump proposed buying Greenland… so we looked into how/if/when it’s possible.

John Deere’s big tech update at CES?... a robo-self-driving tractor to cut your grocery bill.

Starface has become a $100M startup… by putting star stickers on pimples.

Plus, we’re living in the Panda-conomy… because when Pandas are out, sales surge.


$DEER $NVDA $SPY


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