Global Trade, Tariffs, AI Efforts
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The markets and companies react to a shift in international trade. And Softbank’s Masayoshi Son co...
What Does Masayoshi Son Want?
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The man behind SoftBank has now teamed up with OpenAI to invest up to $500 billion in American AI in...
DeepSeek Disrupts, Big Tech Responds
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The market was left with more questions than answers about the next era of artificial intelligence. ...
The Hyperscalers Are Hyper-Spending
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meta and Microsoft are now spending roughly 30% of their annual revenues on capital expenditures. Wh...
Starbucks' Slow Drip Recovery
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New CEO Brian Niccol, same struggles at Starbucks – falling comps and foot traffic. (00:14) Ant...
JetBlue Has Jet Lag
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The airline has wasted resources on two failed growth strategies. Can a new plan turn the plane arou...
DeepSeek and AI’s Efficiency Era
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The tech battle between China and the U.S. is heating up – one player just showed the world that A...
How Nvidia Changed the World
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s more to the legendary chipmaker than its tech stack. Tae Kim is a Senior Technology write...
S&P 500: New Highs, Same Valuation Questions
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At new all-time highs, the market’s valuation concerns aren’t going away anytime soon. But they’...
AI Gets Star Power
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
...as if it didn’t have enough already! (00:14) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - The new vent...
Party On Netflix!
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Great earnings push Netflix to new all-time highs. With the leading streamer and the market at high ...
Focus on (Tangible) Value
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, a Trump-backed memecoin was, for a moment, worth over $10 billion. For another mom...
The Future of AI and The Nature of Consciousness
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are more potential moves on a Go board than there are atoms in the universe; the game is unive...
TikTok on the Clock
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
170 million TikTok users in the U.S. might be up for sale. What are they worth? (00:42) Matt Arge...
Big Bank Energy
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2024 was a good – very good – year to be a bank. Wall Street thinks 2025 may be even better. (0...
Investors Check the Label on Retail
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abercrombie and Fitch and Lululemon’s strong holiday previews weren’t good enough to keep the ma...
Steel Bids, TikTok Battles
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fights are unfolding for companies in two very different industries: Steel and social media. (00:21)...
Cloudy With a Chance of Burgers
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sonos, Moderna, and Shake Shack are all staring at some near-term headwinds – can they work throug...
David Gardner, The Case for Rational Optimism
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to look far to find a lot to worry about. But, a long-term bet on negativity is a b...
Amazon and Disney See Ad Dollars
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Disney’s streaming numbers show ad-supported tiers are a hit with consumers, and Amazon takes aim ...
The Future According to Jensen Huang
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Nvidia’s world, and we’re just living in it. (00:14) David Meier and Mary Long discuss Je...
The WWE's Premiere on Netflix
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, Netflix reportedly spent more than $5 billion for a 10 year rights agreement with the WWE...
How To Get Started Investing
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If your resolution involves the word “investing,” you’ve come to the right place. Mary Long t...
Unbundle, Re-Bundle, Sell Ads
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everything old is new again in streaming, and it’s about to get a lot tougher for upstarts to step...
OpenAI’s Magic Number? $100B
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Money is the major milestone for how OpenAI and Microsoft are thinking about the holy grail of artif...
2025 Goals: Invest Better, Budget Smarter
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 70% of Americans have a financial resolution for the New Year. What’s yours? (00:14) Tim Be...
2024’s Winners and Losers
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The S&P 500 finished the year up about 24%, more than double the index’s average annual return. (...
Don't Be a Grinch, Keep Holding
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We set the path for being better investors and friends in 2025. (0:13) Jason Moser and Dylan Le...
Your 2025 Stock Market Preview
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New year, new market? We preview what’s in store for investors in 2025, the companies we’re exci...
The Other Business Stories Catching our Attention
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
See more music, talk to strangers, play more games. Ricky Mulvey, Mary Long, and Asit Sharma take a ...
Everyday Low Prices > Treasure Hunting
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If your company isn’t a growth business, what’s the advantage of being in the public markets? (0...
Best-of Interview: Tom Vice, CEO of Sierra Space
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Vice is the CEO of Sierra Space, a company building an end-to-end business and technology platfo...
Space Internet Comes to Earth
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the most part, our phones work about 95% of the time. But head outside of suburbia, and things g...
AI & You, AI & Reddit
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our annual best-of interviews show, we look at the topic of the year – artificial intelligence...
The Market Takes a Breather
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The S&P 500 is still up about 25% this year, far outpacing historical averages. (00:14) Anthony Schi...
Nissan = Cars with Baggage
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who wants to buy a struggling car company? Honda does! Well, maybe. (00:14) David Meier and Mary Lon...
Young Investors, Root for a Bear Market
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investing is a decades-long game. (00:14) Bill Barker and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The Federal Trade ...
Apple Rethinks the iPhone
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thinner, cheaper, and possibly foldable. Apple engineers are working hard to convince you to buy a n...
Axon President on AI, AR, and Drones as First Responders
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Axon is on a mission to protect life. As the company works to make the bullet obsolete, the stock ha...
2024 in Review: Financials
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a banner year for banks. Even the worst performer among the big players is still up 40% ...
The Year of Concentration, Crypto, China
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 was another stellar year for investors, but a lot of money is piling into the same places in th...
Google’s Quantum Chip
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new Willow chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take a supercomputer 10...
Amazon Enters a New Lane
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As if everything weren’t already enough, Amazon now sells cars. (00:14) Asit Sharma and Mary Long ...
What Do Investors Underrate?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Riding coattails isn’t a bad thing in investing. (00:14) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - T...
The $1 Trillion Ad Opportunity
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Global advertising spend is growing faster than expected and beginning to eat into other ways busine...
Introducing the Dividend Seven
08 Dec 2024
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Motley Fool Senior Analysts Matt Argersinger and Anthony Schiavone join Mary Long to discuss: - H...
2024 in Review: Energy
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not talked about too much, but energy stocks have sneakily been some of the best performers i...
Your “Portfolio Wrapped”
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some stocks defy gravity, others drive Warren Buffett to sell in less than a year. We wade through t...
Bitcoin Breaks $2 Trillion
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The crypto bulls were right. Bitcoin's market cap is now about the size of Alphabet. (00:14) Jason M...
Stop! Please Sign In Again
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Okta achieves profitability; another CEO gets a software lesson from a torn Achilles. (00:14) David ...
Who Won Black Friday, Cyber Monday?
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More shoppers bought from Shopify merchants and foot traffic declined in physical stores. (00:14) Bi...
Intel: 3rd in a Two-Horse Race
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Under Pat Gelsinger, Intel fell behind rivals and was late to the game in AI and its foundry busines...
Dirty Words: Election, Tariffs, Spatchcock
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our annual Thanksgiving multi-course financial meal – we’re serving up humble pie, talkin...
Many Thanks, Mr. Buffett
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett sends us into the season to be thankful with his philanthropic acts and his poignant ...
Stock Floats, Lemonade Flies
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a rough start to the year, investors now seem to think the insurance company's glass is half f...
Oops! $132 Million Disappeared
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Or $154 million could be gone. Macy’s is facing questions from investors after a rogue employee ma...
Fast Fashion’s Unknowns
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you don’t shop on Shein, the fast-fashion retailer may have changed online shopping for yo...
You Can’t Patent LSD
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Long caught up with Motley Fool Contributor Keith Speights to check in on the psychedelic indus...
Expectations Over Results
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The market yawned at Nvidia’s 94% growth and cheered as Williams-Sonoma posted year-over-year decl...
Comcast Spins Out Cable Networks
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comcast is shedding cable networks including MSNBC, USA Network, and CNBC from the parent, and putti...
Target Misses the Mark
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The retailer is trying to be everything for everyone. That’s a pretty tall order. Is Target up for...
Walmart’s Flywheel Keeps Spinning
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
But the retailer’s valuation is giving investors more questions. (00:14) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mul...
Netflix: Show Me the Ad Money
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over 60 million households tuned in to Tyson vs. Paul – Netflix’s first livestreamed sports even...
Charles Duhigg on How Silicon Valley Learned to Lobby
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campaign contributions are just table stakes for companies trying to make legislation in their favor...
Valuation 101
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Price matters. But how do you build a case for what the right price is? Patrick Badolato is a Pro...
Subscribers Drive Spotify and Disney
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that magical time of year before the holidays where you still have time to catch up on retire...
Is ESPN Undisruptable?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The future is growing brighter, and more efficient, for the entertainment giant. (00:13) Jason Moser...
1 Restaurant = $51 Million
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cava stock is up nearly 270% since the start of the year. Does its valuation make any sense? (00:13)...
Shopify’s Comeback Story
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The e-commerce giant is proving that growth can forgive past valuation sins. (00:26) Jim Gillies and...
The Antidote to Euphoria? Normal.
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When companies or crypto go parabolic, force yourself to think: what does normal look like? (00:...
“Pretty soon we’ll all be trillionaires, or whatever.”
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While the storylines in crypto have gone quieter, coin prices have not. Zeke Faux is the author of ...
What’s Exciting About Superintelligence?
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diseases become easier to solve. Bureaucracy is simplified. But what will work look like? OpenAI CEO...
The Election, The Fed, and What’s Next
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The market appreciates certainty – this week it got a clear read on the next political administrat...
Two Growth Stocks Hit a Snag
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Equity analysts in Manhattan have a difficult time imagining the logistics needs in Brazil. (00:21) ...
Markets Love Certainty
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory gave investors a swift and decisive read on America’s next ...
Smart Money ≠ High Returns
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A red hot software company is continuing to impress investors. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and David Meier ...
Breaking Down Berkshire Earnings
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of billions on that balance sheet. What might Buffett want to do with all of it? (00...
Sweetgreen Cofounder on Infinite Kitchens and Food Innovation
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some companies drop new products. sweetgreen drops new vegetables. Nicolas Jammet is the Cofounde...
Stocks To Buy No Matter Who Is President
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When faced with the unknown, what’s a Fool to do? Oftentimes, the answer is simple: Just keep buyi...
Big Tech's AI Spending Spree
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft are doing their part to drive $200B in AI-related capital expenditur...
The Overlooked, Obscure, and... Undervalued?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to find market-beating stocks, sometimes you have to go where few others are. (00:15) Ji...
A Golf Clap for Google
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The company’s cloud segment just got A LOT more efficient. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discus...
PayPal Looks Beyond Payments
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not just a payments company. (00:34) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - PayPal’s move ...
Boeing, Election Betting, Expanded Options
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re digging into financial regulations, advanced financial instruments, and the financing ...
Activision Blizzard: What Microsoft Got for $69 Billion
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, Microsoft closed its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of Warcraft, Call of Duty...
The Great Cacao Shortage
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Odds are this Halloween you’ll see less chocolate being handed out at houses and when you open up ...
Tesla: Full Self-Driving is Safer than Humans
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the EV maker’s latest vehicle safety report, autopilot showed one crash for every 7 million mil...
Starbucks Goes Back to Basics
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The coffee chain drops some bad news early, while General Motors takes a victory lap. (00:21) Kirste...
Do You Need a New Phone?
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The answer is probably no, and that’s impacting telecom companies. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Tim B...
Doomers vs. Dollar-Cost Averaging
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When one of the big names on the market is calling for a collapse, what’s the average investor to ...
The Rise and Fall of Victoria’s Secret
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a retailer falls, it falls quickly. Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez are co-authors of “...
Stocks as FOMO Insurance
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody wants to miss out on the next big thing. But “the next big thing” may, in fact, be nothin...
The Chips are Down (and Up!)
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chipmakers are seeing “extremely robust” AI-demand for chips, so why are industry suppliers like...
Big Tech Goes Nuclear
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
…again. Amazon is the latest hyperscaler to team up with an energy company to power its AI ambitio...
Chip Outlook Gets Cloudier
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Early is not always better. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss the semiconductor supply chain...
Banks, Banks, Banks
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you are the custodian of almost $10 trillion, how much more can you possibly grow? Motley Fool ...
Can a Time Traveler Beat the Market?
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Even knowing the headlines, could you predict which way stocks and treasuries would move? (00:2...
Ex-SoftBank CFO on OpenAI, Bubbles, and When to Sell
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With great swings, come great wins and great losses. Few companies know that better than SoftBank, t...
The Future of Cars and Search
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investors get their first glimpse at Tesla’s robotaxi ambitions and how regulators might be lookin...
Recipes for Sales Growth, Mac and Cheese
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More is not always better. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why the Department of Jus...