Motley Fool Money

Motley Fool Money is a daily podcast for stock investors.

Weekday episodes offer a long-term perspective on business news with The Motley Fool's investment analysts. Weekend shows are a mix of investing classes and longer-form interviews.

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Writers Strike & The Future of Streaming
The last writers strike lasted 100 days. How long will this one last and what will it mean for entertainment businesses? (00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - The latest inflation data putting a smile on Wall Street's face - Pricing data for gasoline and...
18 min
777
Guidance Trumps Results...Again
Sometimes it really doesn't matter if your quarterly profits were higher than Wall Street was expecting. (00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - Shares of PayPal falling close to a 5-year low after guidance for the current quarter was low - How PayPal's CEO...
24 min
778
Buffett on Apple, Banks, and Value Investing
When Warren Buffett speaks, investors and Wall Street tend to listen. (00:21) Jason Moser discusses: - Berkshire Hathaway's 1st-quarter results and highlights from the annual meeting - Buffett's comments about Apple and the banking industry - Charlie...
21 min
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The Power of Optionality
The pessimist believes that setbacks become one’s identity. The optimist believes something else.  Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of “Wired” magazine and the author of “Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known...
31 min
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2 High-Growth Companies to Watch
Just because a stock is down 50% doesn’t mean that the business is broken. (Or does it?) Ricky Mulvey caught up with Motley Fool Senior Analyst Yasser El-Shimy to talk about some higher growth companies whose stocks have taken a hit. They...
24 min
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Apple's Approaching $3T
The biggest company in American led a packed week of earnings and macro data. (0:21) Andy Cross and Ron Gross discuss: - The Fed's latest rate hike, April's jobs report, and the latest banking drama - Apple's surprising 2nd-quarter results and $90...
39 min
782
Burgers > Exercise
For one day in the stock market, investors voted with their stomachs. (00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - The Federal Reserve meeting expectations - Paramount Global slashing its dividend 80% - Peloton struggling with its turnaround - Shake Shack posting...
29 min
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Berkshire Hathaway Meeting Preview
Investing’s biggest weekend is almost here. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma discuss:  - Johnson & Johnson’s spin-off of its consumer health company, Kenvue.  - If Darden Restaurants is getting a good deal on its acquisition of...
23 min
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The "New Normal" in Silicon Valley
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...
23 min
785
Another Bank Seized & Sold
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...
25 min
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Private Equity’s Opaque World
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,...
27 min
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Investing Lessons from “Succession”
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...
28 min
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Big Tech, Big Payments, Big Burrito
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...
39 min
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Meta's Big Pop, Google's New Threat
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 -...
21 min
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Microsoft-Activision Deal Blocked. Now What?
How hard will Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard fight to appeal the decision by UK regulators? (00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - Microsoft's strong 3rd-quarter results being overshadowed - The $3 billion breakup fee Microsoft is now likely to have to...
26 min
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1 New Low, 1 New High
First Republic Bank and Pepsi are very different businesses with stocks moving in very different directions. (00:21) Jim Gillies discusses: - First Republic Bank shares plummeting after terrible quarterly results and a surprisingly brief conference...
27 min
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"It's a landscape in chaos right now."
Streaming video was an industry in flux even before this weekend's surprise news. (00:21) Jason Moser discusses: - Ripple effects for Peacock in the wake of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell resigning - Disney, and the fate of NBCUniversal's minority stake...
26 min
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Doomberg on EU's Energy Crisis, Coal’s Future, ...
If a country can’t get natural gas to power its needs, where does it turn next? Doomberg is an anonymous team of energy writers working on the number one financial publication on Substack. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Nick Sciple caught up with...
28 min
794
Boring Companies, Exciting Returns
 “A company that does boring things is almost as good as a company that has a boring name, and both together is terrific.” --- Peter Lynch  Sierra Baldwin and Motley Fool Senior Analyst Sanmeet Deo discuss: - Boring, but effective ways...
19 min
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Netflix, Tesla, China's Growing Auto Industry, ...
As earnings season heats up in the U.S., investors had good reasons to keep their eyes on China and India. (0:21) Andy Cross and Jason Moser discuss: - Tesla's challenge with margin pressure - Intuitive Surgical's stock rising on strong...
39 min
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Another SPAC Bites The Dust
Buzzfeed was in a rough spot even before the ad market softened. (00:21) Dylan Lewis discusses: - The shuttering of Buzzfeed News, the award-winning journalism part of Buzzfeed's business - What the ripple effects are for all investors (not just...
22 min
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Monster Beverage = Monster Stock
What does it take to deliver huge returns over a two-decade time frame? (00:21) Tim Beyers discusses: - Netflix's 1st-quarter results - Why he believes the new ad-tier model is off to a strong start - What Ted Sarandos said on the call that many...
27 min
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"It's the vanilla ice cream of the banking sect...
Now that all of the Big Banks have reported earnings, what stands out? (00:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Warren Buffett's recent comments about holding Bank of America - CEO Brian Moynihan's persistence - Johnson & Johnson's dividend hike and guidance...
26 min
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Advice to a Young(er) Investor
What do you wish you knew when you were just starting out investing? (00:21) Jason Moser discusses: - Roblox sharing its last batch of monthly metrics - Why the company still has a "glass half-full valuation" - Thoughts for a relatively new investor...
26 min
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Ramit Sethi on Spending, Renting, and Financial...
Money is often thought of on a transactional or restrictive basis. But, what if it could be a source of joy? Ramit Sethi is a best-selling author and the host of the Netflix series “How to Get Rich.” Alex Friedman caught up with him to discuss: -...
25 min