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...
Starbucks > Pepsi > Coke
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For investors who are after steady, mature companies, beverage companies might be a good place to st...
Are Insurers Ready for Hurricane Milton?
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Analysts at Jeffries estimate that Hurricane Milton will do $50-to-$175 billion in damage. (00:21) M...
The GDP Growth Myth
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some economic measures are indicators for investors, others are red herrings. We unpack why gross do...
Restaurants Play Value Games
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Henkes is a Senior Principal for Technomic and a global food and beverage trendwatcher. Henkes...
The Commercial Real Estate Revival
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third quarter, real estate was one of the best-performing sectors in the stock market, second...
An AI IPO, 20 Years of RB
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cerebras is approaching chipmaking differently, can it carve out a space for itself in an industry o...
Open Checks, Corked Bottles
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI is projected to lose $5 billion this year. And, yet: it just keeps raising money. (00:21) Jim...
Nike’s Long Walk
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new CEO is hoping to turn the iconic brand around, but he’s not there yet. (00:21) Jason Moser a...
Ports On Strike
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
About half of U.S. imports go through the ports where dock workers just went on strike. (00:25) Davi...
CVS Gets an Activist Check-Up
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rates going down are good for homebuyers and car shoppers, right? And after five flat years, can CVS...
Quantum Is the New Silicon
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
$2 trillion. That’s how much value McKinsey estimates quantum technology will generate in the next...
Autonomous Vehicles Have No Room for Error
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Driverless vehicles are already here, even if they’ve made some wrong terms. Motley Fool Contrib...
AI Bookings, Marketing Tools, Drama
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence continues to drive valuations and headlines – we check in on the latest co...
Meta's New Specs
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta’s Reality Labs division burns about a billion dollars per month. One result is Orion, augment...
Can Stitch Fix Get Fixed?
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fashion company has a lot to offer its customers, but StitchFix is struggling to keep those cust...
What Makes a Turnaround Work
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Usually, you don’t want to run toward a company that cut its dividend. (00:28) Jim Gillies and Ric...
What’s the Outlook on Spices?
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
McCormick’s been a laggard over the past few years, does it have some growth levers to get back on...
Two Sides of Airbnb
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The “Airbnbust” has not arrived, but Airbnb is no longer at peak expectations. Mary Long host...
Reddit CEO on Ads, AI, and Search Engines
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Reddit” was one of the top ten most searched words on Google over the past twelve months in the...
Rates Go Down, Market Goes Up
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Low rates are great for stocks, as long as we’re looking at a soft landing. (00:21) Ron Gross and...
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Half-Point Rate Cut)
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Markets, you got what you wanted. (00:21) Bill Mann and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The rate cut from t...
Celebs, CRMS, and Avocado Robots
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Salesforce throws a party, while Chipotle streamlines guacamole prep. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary ...
Signs Intel’s Foundry is Heating Up
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intel investors have been looking for signs of life with its foundry business – a couple billion d...
The Next AI Investment Story: Power
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One query on ChatGPT takes 10x the amount of electricity as a Google search. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey a...
Stocks for the Road
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re looking for a stock that’s been a multi-bagger over the past five years, then check th...
Amazon Can’t Be Contained
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
40% of everything sold online in the United States is through Amazon. Its web services division owns...
Rich Signals from Berkshire
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Normally people love reaching a milestone – but Berkshire Hathaway hitting $1T might’ve triggere...
Easy Money Returns
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The European Central Bank cut rates this week and the Fed is expected to cut rates next week. When m...
Southwest Changes Seats
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The airline is keeping its CEO, but losing a large chunk of its board. In the fight with Elliott Man...
How Starbucks Can Turn Around
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Niccol, the former CEO of Chipotle, began leading Starbucks earlier this week. Transforming th...
Apple’s “Glowtime” Event, AI Ambitions
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big tech takes center stage with Apple’s annual iPhone event and Google’s latest anti-trust case...
Mailbag with Tom Gardner
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s show is a cut of our members-only podcast, Stock Advisor Roundtable. Motley Fool co-founde...
Knife Juggling, Bottle Rockets, and Small Cap Investing
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fewer eyes on a market, the less efficient it’s going to be. Bill Mann is the Director of S...
Kickoff for Private Equity Investors
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NFL owners approved private equity firms investing in teams this season, we talk about the soaring f...
Can AI Build Moats?
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It takes more than a buncha buzzwords to build a company. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss:...
$279 Billion Lost In A Day
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Justice has some questions about Nvidia’s business. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ric...
Dow Loses Chips, Boeing Loses Money
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intel, Southwest, and Boeing, have all had brutal starts to 2024 – can any of them turn it around?...
Missing Piece of the AI Spend Puzzle
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia continues its streak of triple-digit growth, but we shouldn’t be so surprised. (1:08) Ja...
How to Analyze a Balance Sheet
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“If you thought we were in the weeds, now we’re about to start tunneling.” Jim Gillies joins ...
The State of the AI Arms Race
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, it was the first – and only – exposure most of the world had...
Nvidia’s “Burn the Ships” Moment
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the chip designer spending $50 billion on share buybacks? (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey...
How Banned Chips Get to China
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. has tried to prevent advanced microchips from getting into the hands of its military rivals...
Is Nvidia a Vibe Stock?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In less than two years one company became the driving force of the S&P 500. That rise is unprecedent...
Stationary Bikes are Difficult to Turn
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another set of tariffs might stall BYD’s international expansion in EVs, and it still isn’t clea...
Meet the Fool: Tim Beyers
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To become an expert, you may not always need expertise. You may just need to start asking better que...
Sam Altman’s Nuclear Bet
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You probably know Sam Altman’s AI organization, but he’s also the chairman of Oklo, an advanced ...
Rates Going Down, Cava Keeps Climbing
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The market heard the eight magic words from Fed Chair Jerome Powell: “the time has come for policy...
Can Zoom be More than Zoom?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zoom is great, but it needs to find something outside video conferencing to get investors and the ma...
One Lifetime of Ads = $22,000
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stock prices are up, but consumers are squeezed. This puts advertisers in an unusual spot. Ricky Mul...
The Silicon, Software, and Systems
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AMD’s latest acquisition is about building out an ecosystem and doing what it can to offer custome...
Meet the Fool: Bill Mann
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To get outsized returns, it can pay to find a pond where fewer people are fishing. Bill Mann is t...
Dividends = Discipline
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, the S&P 500 is paying a paltry 1.3% dividend yield. The only time it’s been lower than ...
The Market's Coiled Spring
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The macro picture might be putting a damper on guidance for some companies, but depressed valuations...
Walmart Wins Bargain Games
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s largest retailer is crushing the market. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss...
What Happens if Alphabet Breaks Up?
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s why investors could win. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss the lawsuit against Goog...
Chipotle CEO Orders Coffee
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Starbucks wants Chipotle’s CEO. - What Home De...
All Eyes on the Attention Economy
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two quarters in, Reddit’s looking pretty good. And big box office numbers and streaming profits ca...
Nate Silver on Gambling, VCs, and AI
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can we learn from the people who put everything on the line? Nate Silver talked to just about e...
Big Trouble or Business as Usual?
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Yen carry trade sent markets down across the world this week, but the rebound was swift – is t...
Two Growth Stories
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street may be missing something about Toast. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Tim Beyers discuss: - To...
Another Wild Day in the Market
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(00:21) Kirsten Guerra and Mary Long discuss: - Why SuperMicro stock is down bad after boasting near...
“Since When Has The Fed Known Anything about The Economy?”
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Siegel, a professor at Wharton and the author of Stocks for the Long Run is ready for an emer...
The Carry Trade, Nikkei, and Your Portfolio
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was a lot of red across the market today, and very little of it had to do with the performance...
Where Marvel Goes Next
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After last weekend, Marvel movies have grossed over $30 billion worldwide. Where does the franchise ...
Unit X and the Future of Defense
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Within the Pentagon, there’s an elite unit dedicated to bringing Silicon Valley innovation to slow...
Big Tech Bets on “Overinvesting”
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta are all spending a ton of money to build out cloud capabilitie...
Chips, Glorious Chips!
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Someone’s gotta make ‘em, and someone’s gotta buy ‘em. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long lo...
“Here’s Your Unicorn Drink. Now Get Out.”
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is efficiency everything? Starbucks certainly seems to think so. (00:21) Bill Mann and Mary Long di...
The Madden Curse for Investors
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you get to be a famous investor, it is harder to generate market-beating returns. (00:21) Jaso...
McDonald’s Returns to Value
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eaters and investors are both happy to see the $5 value meal on the menu. (00:21) Asit Sharma and D...
Morgan Housel on Market History and Wild Minds
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every stock market valuation is a number from today multiplied by a story about tomorrow. Morgan H...
The Investing Mosaic
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you determine what a company’s worth? You pull a lot of information from a lot of different...
Billions in Lost Business
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk through the estimated $5B in lost activity across banking, travel, and other industries due ...
This Seat Is Taken
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Open seating is coming to an end on Southwest flights. (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Ricky Mulvey break d...
What Alphabet Wants
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
…and it’s not getting from Wiz. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long talk about abandoned acquisit...
A Slow, Expensive Housing Market
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Housing supply is slowly rising. So are prices. (00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss the st...
:( Your PC Ran Into a Problem
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CrowdStrike’s update caused problems and blue screens of death for mission-critical operations acr...
Getting Robbed, Making Millions, and Learning about Risk
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if you had $10 million in cryptocurrency? Nathaniel Eliason is the author of Cryp...
Liz Ann Sonders on Market Concentration and Economic Cycles
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Ann Sonders is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab. The Motley...
Small Caps are Back!
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a year and a half of the big names pushing the market forwards, some of the smaller companies ...
Big Banks Roll On
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The traders are making money and credit card delinquencies are hopefully plateauing. (00:21) Matt F...
Alphabet’s Next Act in Cybersecurity
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alphabet eyes its biggest acquisition of all time in Wiz, and a struggling retailer’s outlook gets...
The CEO Draft
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re picking CEOs for investors to watch. (1:01) Recorded live at FoolFest 2024, Bill Mann, Asit ...
Live from FoolFest 2024!
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re on with members in Washington DC looking ahead at some of the major themes of the market in ...
Ryan Holiday on Decision-Making, Stoicism, and Comfort Zones
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jobs was famous for his micromanagement, but he never visited Apple’s manufacturing plants i...
A Sea Change of Mass Cognition
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Maples is a co-founding partner at the venture capital firm, Floodgate. He’s also the author ...
The Big Macro Gets Bigger
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Fed and big players in the market are keeping an eye on unemployment and the federal deficit too...
The Other Risk Powell Is Watching
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is keeping tabs on commercial real estate. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mu...
"Two Things Can Be True"
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The market may be overvalued, but some stocks are underpriced. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long tal...
Paramount Has a Buyer
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago, Skydance Media’s offer to buy Paramount looked like it was dead. Now, both ...
Americans are Flying, Airline Stocks are Not
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: - How the airline industry’s focus on capacity and b...
Axios CEO on Media’s Existential Crisis, Entrepreneurship, and Luck
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to a publisher when an AI personal assistant can just give you the news? Jim VandeHei i...
How US Presidents Manage Money
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reagan knew how to budget. Jefferson knew how to party. Megan Gorman is the author of the upcoming b...
2024: Top-Heavy, AI-Fueled, Supply-Constrained
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our mid-year review show! We talk through the market’s strong start in 2024, how it’s bei...
What’s Upflation?
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t know, what’s up with you? Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss Tesla’s delivery numbers,...
Chewy’s New Kitten
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This investor is not a cat, though. Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss Chewy becoming a meme stock...
Canada's Market: Apathy Means Opportunity
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Canada Day! We celebrate our neighbor to the north with a mid-year check on the state of Cana...