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Mary Long caught up with Motley Fool Contributor Keith Speights to check in on the psychedelic industry. They discuss:   - Advice to investors looking at a highly speculative industry. - The cash and regulatory questions for these companies.  - Key differences between the cannabis market and psychedelic stocks. - The challenges of doing a double-blind test on psychedelic compounds. Companies discu...

The market yawned at Nvidia’s 94% growth and cheered as Williams-Sonoma posted year-over-year declines. It’s all about expectations.  (00:55) Jason Moser and Emily Flippen discuss: - How Walmart is thriving while Target struggles with “decelerating discretionary demand.” - Market expectations affecting the reactions to Nvidia’s strong quarter and Williams-Sonoma’s seemingly weak one.  - Snowflake’...

Comcast is shedding cable networks including MSNBC, USA Network, and CNBC from the parent, and putting them in a new company, temporarily called SpinCo. (00:14) Bill Barker and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Nvidia’s quarter and data center growth. - Why Comcast is spinning off its cable assets. - Microstrategy’s unusual bond offering. Then, (17:04) a replay of Scoreboard, hosted by Anand Chokkavelu. Mat...

The retailer is trying to be everything for everyone. That’s a pretty tall order. Is Target up for the task? (00:14) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss earnings from Target and TJX, plus: - The state of the consumer heading into the holiday shopping season. - What it takes to build out a true omnichannel operation. - How management teams land on forward guidance. Then, (14:45) Yasser el-Shimy and R...

But the retailer’s valuation is giving investors more questions. (00:14) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Highlights from Walmart’s quarter. - What shoppers want from mac and cheese. - Why nicotine pouches may be “the biggest consumer product story this decade.” Then, (17:04) Robert Brokamp kicks off a two-part series with Christine Benz, Morningstar’s Director of Personal Finance and the a...

Over 60 million households tuned in to Tyson vs. Paul – Netflix’s first livestreamed sports event – we unpack what went well, what didn’t, and how it fits into the company’s new hybrid monetization model. (00:15) Seth Jayson and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Netflix’s foray into live sports with the Paul vs. Tyson fight, how technical issues didn’t prevent the audience numbers from hitting staggering lev...

Campaign contributions are just table stakes for companies trying to make legislation in their favor. Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and the author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit. Mary Long caught up with Duhigg to talk about his latest article in The New Yorker. They discuss: - How Airbnb mobilized voters in San Francisco. - The battle to regulate artificial...

Price matters. But how do you build a case for what the right price is?  Patrick Badolato is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. He joined Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about how to value companies. They also discuss: - How to put P/E ratios in context – and how to look beyond that metric.  - Levers Walmart could pull to double its earnings....

It’s that magical time of year before the holidays where you still have time to catch up on retirement contributions for 2024 and get yourself ready for the new year ahead.  (00:15) Andy Cross and Matt Argersinger discuss: - Disney’s newfound strength at the box office and in streaming, Spotify’s subscription strength and advertising opportunity, and Shopify’s return to its winning ways.  - Why Ca...

The future is growing brighter, and more efficient, for the entertainment giant. (00:13) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Highlights from Disney’s quarter. - The future of ESPN. - Amazon’s new discount shopping venture, Haul. Then, (17:36) Motley Fool Senior Analyst Yasser El-Shimy joins Ricky for a look at Rocket Lab, why investors are getting “euphoric” about the company and risks to watc...

Cava stock is up nearly 270% since the start of the year. Does its valuation make any sense? (00:13) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss: - The difficulties in valuing Cava. - Why the fast casual restaurant doesn’t want to lean too far into digital channels. - How Toast is able to keep growing despite macro headwinds. Then, (17:40) Fool Contributor Rick Munarriz joins to check in on movie theater sto...

The e-commerce giant is proving that growth can forgive past valuation sins. (00:26) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why investors are cheering Shopify’s latest results. - An automotive supplier that can provide a ballast for portfolios. - Why excitement about the market right now isn’t quite a mania. Then, (16:24) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp answer listener questions about allocat...

When companies or crypto go parabolic, force yourself to think: what does normal look like?   (00:13) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Bitcoin blowing past $800 and setting fresh all-time highs, and how investors should manage the expectations being built into crypto and companies like Robinhood and Coinbase.  - Axon also feeling the euphoria – up 40% post-earnings – and why the company’s rec...

While the storylines in crypto have gone quieter, coin prices have not. Zeke Faux is the author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall”. Mary Long caught up with Faux for a conversation about: - The most genuine argument for crypto adoption. - Why more politicians have warmed up to the space. - What you have to believe, to be a Bitcoin maximalist. - A shoestring crypto ope...

Diseases become easier to solve. Bureaucracy is simplified. But what will work look like? OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, and Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, released essays about their visions of what artificial intelligence will bring humanity. Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Asit Sharma, joined Mary Long for a book club style conversation about these visions. They discuss: - If building general intelligence i...

The market appreciates certainty – this week it got a clear read on the next political administration and the near-term interest rate outlook. We break it all down, and give you a little reset from all the big picture talk.  (00:40) Jason Moser and Bill Mann discuss: - The market’s reaction to the 2024 election and some of the sectors that might benefit from the policies of the Trump administratio...

Equity analysts in Manhattan have a difficult time imagining the logistics needs in Brazil. (00:21) Bill Mann and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Earnings from MercadoLibre and Celsius. - The difficult market for energy drink makers. - Schwab opening up 24 hour trading for stocks. Companies discussed: MELI, CELH, MNST, SCHW Get a two week free trial of 1Password at www.1password.com/MOTLEYFOOL Host: Ricky...

Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory gave investors a swift and decisive read on America’s next president. We sort through the reaction and everything else going on in the market this week.   (00:20) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: - The reactions to Donald’s Trump’s 2024 Presidential victory across the crypto, currency, and stock markets. And a reminder as you see Trump Trade headlines for s...

A red hot software company is continuing to impress investors. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and David Meier offer up some counter programming for election night. They discuss: - Palantir’s impressive results. - Harvard’s “just ok” endowment returns. - Why individuals have advantages over institutional investors. - Stories causing them to be rationally optimistic. Companies discussed: PLTR, ACN, CTSH, VRTX...

There are a lot of billions on that balance sheet. What might Buffett want to do with all of it? (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: - What to make of Berkshire’s latest sells. - Turnaround ideas for TGI Friday’s. - Uber’s expanding network. Learn more about the Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.com Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, CAVA, UBER, EXPE, TWLO Host: Mary Long Guest: Jason M...

Some companies drop new products. sweetgreen drops new vegetables.  Nicolas Jammet is the Cofounder and Chief Concept Officer of sweetgreen, a health-minded fast casual chain with more than 200 locations. Jammet joined Mary Long for a conversation about:  - The future of automation and eating. - Creating an “Apple-like” retail experience at a restaurant. - sweetgreen’s balance between value and gr...

When faced with the unknown, what’s a Fool to do? Oftentimes, the answer is simple: Just keep buying.  Ricky Mulvey talks with Fool analysts Matt Argersinger and Alicia Alfiere about: What to do when you’re on edge – about investments and life. Whether politics matter in investing. Stocks they’re buying regardless of who’s in the White House. The note by Tom Engle that is read at the end of the sh...

Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft are doing their part to drive $200B in AI-related capital expenditures for 2024. They’ll get some of that back in generative AI cloud workloads, but they’ve got a ways to go.  (00:42) Bill Mann and Matt Argersinger discuss: - How AI demand is refueling cloud growth at Amazon and Alphabet, but why there’s still some reason to be concerned about the sustainability of...

If you want to find market-beating stocks, sometimes you have to go where few others are. (00:15) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why the market may be overreacting to Boot Barn’s CEO departure. - A niche-grocer that’s seen its stock 2x in the past year. - Finding “growth at a reasonable price.” Then, (16:44) Larry the Werewolf joins Ricky to take a look at Hershey and offer up his top thr...

The company’s cloud segment just got A LOT more efficient. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss: - The transition from “search engines” to “answer engines.” - Google’s fast-improving position within the cloud computing market. - Lessons learned from SuperMicro’s steep rise and sharp fall. Then, (16:14) Ricky Mulvey and Bill Mann take a look at retail cycles and an investment idea that came abo...