The Next Priceline?

Most restaurant businesses operate in a single category, but not Darden Restaurants. (0:25) Jason Moser discusses: - Olive Garden driving the bulk of revenue - A comeback by Darden's fine dining segment - Capital decisions that we like (dividend increase!) and don't like (share buyback plan) - Rite Aid's stock pop and raised guidance still not being enough to get us interested in buying shares (14:41) With shares down nearly 70% over the past year, is Zoom Video a screaming buy or past its prime? Jason Hall and Ryan Henderson debate bull vs. bear! Stocks discussed: DRI, RAD, CVS, WBA, ZM, MSFT Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Jason Hall, Ryan Henderson Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Jun 202225min

The FDA is preparing to order Juul Labs to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S. (0:25) Bill Mann discusses: - Shares of Altria Group, owner of a 35% stake in Juul, getting hit on the news - Why one of Altria's main competitors is unaffected - How he thinks about "sin stocks" as a category of investing (10:00) Ricky Mulvey talks with Bill about the billions of dollars of Bitcoin on MicroStrategy's balance sheet affects the view of the business, and what a potential margin call means for its shareholders. Stocks discussed: MO, BTI, MSTR, META, NVDA Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Jun 202220min

Kellogg is planning to split into three separate companies, while DocuSign's CEO is just splitting. (0:25) Bill Mann discusses: - Why DocuSign's falling stock price is probably not the reason CEO Dan Springer is leaving immediately - The relative attractiveness of running DocuSign - Kellogg's plan to split into three companies (snacks, breakfast cereal, plant-based foods) and how long its going to take - Mondelez buying Clif Bar for $2.9 billion - His belief that more acquisitions are on the way and the reasons why (13:30) Morgan Housel joins Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp to discuss how the economic challenges of the 1970s offer lessons for investors today. Stocks discussed: DOCU, K, MDZ Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Chris Hill Motley Fool Money http://motleyfoolmoney.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Jun 202228min

Upstart Holdings is a lending platform, powered by artificial intelligence. Shares are down more than 70% year-to-date. It’s down, but not out. CEO Dave Girouard joined Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner to discuss: - How Upstart is using its balance sheet now - Growth opportunities in auto lending - One stock idea (that’s not his own company) Stocks mentioned: UPST, AMZN, AAPL, ZM, GOOG, GOOGL Host: Tom Gardner Guest: Dave Girouard Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd, Adam Landfair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Jun 202231min

We’ve got a lot of space. And a whole lot of it is unused in office buildings, city centers, and shopping malls. We also need a lot of space for multifamily housing, data centers, and warehouses. Is there some opportunity in the middle for investors? Deidre Woollard and Matt Argersinger discuss: - The complexities in transforming an office building into apartments - Commercial real estate trends catching their attention - Ideas for investors who like dividends. Stocks/REITs mentioned: BX, AMZN, HHC, PLD, SRG, STAG, DRE, ARE, MAA, VICI, EPR Host: Deidre Woollard Guest: Matt Argersinger Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Jun 202227min

The Fed raises interest rates as the S&P 500 heads for its worst week since March 2020. (0:30) Ron Gross and Maria Gallagher discuss: - Stocks rallying on Wednesday afternoon only to fall on Thursday - Adobe's latest results being outweighed by guidance - Roku's new partnership with Walmart - Winners and losers from the trend of people returning to restaurants - The latest from Kroger, Oracle, and Chewy (19:00) Senior analyst Auri Hughes and CEO Tom Gardner talk with Rimini Street CEO Seth Ravin about his company's unique opportunity and its legal battle with Oracle. (35:10) Maria and Ron share two stocks on their radar: Rover Group and Sportradar Group. Our free investing starter kit includes research on 15 stocks and 5 ETFs. Get a copy simply by going to http://fool.com/starterkit Stocks discussed on the show: KR, ADBE, NFLX, ROKU, WMT, YELP, DASH, KO, PEP, ORCL, CHWY, RMNI, ROVR, SRAD Host: Chris Hill Guests: Maria Gallagher, Ron Gross, Auri Hughes, Tom Gardner, Seth Ravin Engineer: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Jun 202239min

"Who has pricing power?" may be a less relevant question these days. (0:25) Jason Moser discusses: - The strength of a company's balance sheet becoming more important - Increasing data that customers are starting to spend less - Shrinkflation being a tool some (but not all) companies can employ - Net expansion being a key metric to watch (14:45) Sanmeet Deo joins Jason to talk about the potential applications for VR in the healthcare industry and a mid-cap company that may have advantages over the tech giants in the space. Stocks discussed: KR, ZM, CRM, MSFT, OKTA, META AAPL, PEN Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Sanmeet Deo Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Jun 202226min

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates three-quarters of a percent, the biggest hike since 1994. (0:25) Ron Gross discusses: - The positive reaction in the stock market - Prospects for much lower inflation in 2023 - Borrowing costs going higher - Expectations for more rate hikes later this year (11:40) Asit Sharma talks with Pubmatic CEO Rajeev Goel about why his company is becoming more predictably profitable, and the growing opportunity in connected TV. Got a question? Drop an email to podcasts@fool.com! Stocks discussed: PUBM, PG, WPP Host: Chris Hill Guests: Ron Gross, Asit Sharma, Rajeev Goel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Brandon Gentry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jun 202222min