Greed is Short

Fed Chief Bernanke says the recession is "very likely over."  Warren Buffett says he's buying stocks.  Facebook reports a profit.  And France wants happiness to count as part of GDP.  We'll tackle those stories, debate the relative merits of mega-author Dan Brown, and share three stock ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Syys 200916min

What role did the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy play in the financial crisis? Is the Yahoo! CEO a shrewd negotiator or serious distraction? Is the latest from Apple much ado about nothing? We tackle those questions and share three stocks on our radar.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Syys 200914min

Is commercial real estate the next big hurdle for the U.S. economy? Will Disney’s purchase of Marvel mean superhero-sized returns for shareholders? And was eBay & Skype the worst corporate pairing since AOL & TimeWarner? We answer those questions and more, and share three stocks on our radar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Syys 200918min

Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Yahoo! team up against a tech rival.  Starbucks announces that it's raising and lowering prices.  And the Fed Chief expresses some optimism about the near term.  In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we discuss those stories, share three stock ideas, and play a spirited game of "Which S&P 500 stocks have outperformed Google since Google went public five years ago?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Elo 200916min

Does optimism from the Fed spell better times ahead for investors? Will the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf drive big profits? What’s in store for retailers like Costco, Wal-mart, and Target? Will JetBlue’s pricing experiment help its stock takeoff? In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we tackle those questions, share three stock ideas, and debate the relative merits of Fiji bottled water.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Elo 200918min

Existing home sales rise for the third straight month. The Dow crosses 9,000 for the first time since January. And Amazon, Apple, Chipotle, eBay, Ford, JP Morgan, McDonald’s and Microsoft report earnings. So what does the week’s big business news mean for investors? In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we’ll give our take, offer up 3 stock ideas, and talk about the relative merits of buying shoes online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Heinä 200914min

GM reemerges from bankruptcy. Google announces plans for a new operating system. Amazon cuts the price of the Kindle 2. The SEC continues to examine Apple’s disclosure about Steve Jobs’ health. We'll talk about what it all means for investors, share some investment ideas, and debate Levi Johnston’s value if he were a stock.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Heinä 200916min

The unemployment rate hits a 26 year high. Bernie Madoff gets hit with a 150 year sentence. And Wal-mart takes some hits for its support of employer mandated health coverage. So what does it all mean for investors? In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we tackle those stories, debate the relative merits of Home Depot and Lowe’s, and get under the hood of high-tech car safety company AutoLiv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Heinä 200917min