After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, the Oracle of Omaha is ready for retirement.
(00:21) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Warren Buffett’s plan to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
- The parallels between Berkshire’s succession planning and Apple’s transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook.
- The available cash, opportunities, and challenges ahead for Greg Abel and team.
Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, AAPL, BAC
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guest: Jim Gillies
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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27:14
Friendshore First, Trade War Second
Economic interdependence is unraveling. What comes next?
Edward Fishman is the author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Fishman teaches at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and has served in the Pentagon and State Department. Mary Long caught up with Fishman to discuss:
- How the US dollar became the most powerful currency in the war.
- Playing defense in a trade war.
- The economic effects from an embargo on Chinese goods.
Host: Mary Long
Guest: Edward Fishman
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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42:31
Taking the Market's Weight
The Gross Domestic Product of the United States fell last quarter by 0.3%. The big tech giants are still growing.
Jason Moser and Asit Sharma join Ricky Mulvey to discuss:
- If the U.S. economy is sliding into a recession.
- Earnings from Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple.
- If investors should mind 20% of the S&P 500’s market cap being tied to four companies.
Then (19:11) Motley Fool Contributor Rick Munnariz joins Mary Long to discuss Universal Studio’s new park, Epic Universe, and the state of the travel industry.
(32:17) Asit and Jason break down two radar stocks: Twilio and Reddit.
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: Jason Moser, Asit Sharma, Mary Long, Rick Munarriz
Engineer: Dan Boyd
Notes: How a millions of dollars worth of NFTs temporarily disappeared: https://www.404media.co/nfts-that-cost-millions-replaced-with-error-message-after-project-downgraded-to-free-cloudflare-plan/
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41:01
The Best Company in Big Tech?
Microsoft just got the market focused on business results again.
(00:21) Nick Sciple and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Microsoft posting double digit growth across five segments and continuing to put cap ex to work on AI and the cloud.
- Meta’s advertising present and AI future.
- Why Microsoft is leading big tech and has the best near-term outlook for the Mag 7 stocks.
(17:33) Yasser el-Shimy and Mary Long continue their conversation about Warner Brothers Discovery and shine a spotlight on David Zaslav – the man tasked with leading the media conglomerate into the future.
Companies discussed: MSFT, META, AAPL, AMZN, WBD
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Tim Beyers, Mary Long, Ryan Henderson
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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29:16
Is Starbucks Serving Up Promise or Peril?
Same-store sales are down at the coffee chain’s US stores. But a successful turnaround isn’t off the menu yet.
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss:
- What to do with two minutes’ extra time.
- Earnings from Starbucks.
- What’s cooking at Wingstop.
Then, (19:30), Yasser el-Shimy joins Mary for a look at Warner Brothers Discovery, in the first of a two-part series about the entertainment conglomerate and its controversial CEO.
Tickers mentioned: SBUX, WING, WBD
Host: Mary Long
Guests: Asit Sharma, Yasser el-Shimy
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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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.
The show is hosted by Dylan Lewis, Ricky Mulvey, and Mary Long.