Billions in Lost Business
We talk through the estimated $5B in lost activity across banking, travel, and other industries due to Crowdstrike’s faulty update and the $30B shaved off the company’s market cap. (00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - The impact of the global IT outage, where it will show up financially and how Crowdstrike responded. - Why the market is down on Tesla’s profitability - How Spotify’s stellar run is continuing and why dividend investors might want to keep an eye on UPS. (19:11) Motley Fool co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker David Gardner talks with Emily Flippen about his best stock recommendation, some of his best investing lessons and how to make sense of the nascent artificial intelligence space. (31:18) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Twilio and Coupang. Stocks discussed: CRWD, MSFT, TSLA, CMG, SPOT, UPS, NVDA, TWLO, CPNG. Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Matt Argersinger, Jason Moser, David Gardner, Emily Flippen Engineer: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Jul 202440min
This Seat Is Taken
Open seating is coming to an end on Southwest flights. (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Ricky Mulvey break down earnings from Chipotle and Southwest Airlines’ pressure from activist investors. Then (11:04) Asit Sharma joins Ricky to discuss one of Warren Buffett’s favorite metrics. Companies discussed: CMG, LUV, LULU, AMD, NVDA Learn more about the Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.com. Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Sanmeet Deo, Asit Sharma Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Jul 202427min
What Alphabet Wants
…and it’s not getting from Wiz. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long talk about abandoned acquisitions, AI, and robotaxis while looking at earnings from Alphabet and Tesla. Then, (17:53) Matt Frankel and Ricky Mulvey check in on Boston Omaha, a holding company that recently lost half of its CEO team. Companies discussed: GOOG, GOOGL, TTD, PUBM, TSLA, BOC Host: Mary Long Guests: Asit Sharma, Ricky Mulvey, Matt Frankel Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Jul 202428min
A Slow, Expensive Housing Market
Housing supply is slowly rising. So are prices. (00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss the state of home sales and earnings from UPS and Spotify. Then, (14:52) Alison Southwick and Brian Feroldi continue their summer school series with a language arts class for investors. Learn more about the Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.com Companies discussed: UPS, SPOT Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: David Meier, Alison Southwick, Brian Feroldi Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Desiree Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Jul 202425min
:( Your PC Ran Into a Problem
CrowdStrike’s update caused problems and blue screens of death for mission-critical operations across the economy. What does it mean for the cybersecurity company and the access tech providers will have going forward? (00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - The details of the global IT outage over the weekend and CrowdStrike’s response. - CrowdStrike’s unique root access and whether vendors will continue to be allowed such deep access to customer Windows systems. - Whether CrowdStrike is worth buying on the sell-off, or if management has something to prove first. (17:16) President and COO of Kinsale Capital Brian Haney talks Bill Mann through how retail investors can judge financial companies and why insurers have such a tough time in states like Florida. Companies discussed: CRWD, MSFT, KNSL Our conversation with Brian Haney was from FoolFest 2024 – members can catch the full interview and everything from our FoolFest digital pass at foolfest.fool.com. Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Bill Mann, Brian Haney Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Tim Sparks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Jul 202432min
Getting Robbed, Making Millions, and Learning about Risk
What would you do if you had $10 million in cryptocurrency? Nathaniel Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance. The Motley Fool’s Scott Kassing caught up with Eliason for a conversation about: - How Eliason’s journey in crypto affected how he thinks about risk. - Why speculative crypto games were rigged against retail traders. - How fast money corrupts those grabbing for it. Host: Scott Kassing Guest: Nathaniel Eliason Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Tim Sparks, Kyle Carruthers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Jul 202429min
Liz Ann Sonders on Market Concentration and Economic Cycles
Liz Ann Sonders is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab. The Motley Fool’s Bill Mann interviewed Sonders for our member event FoolFest. This show is a cut of that conversation. They discuss: - How a deluge of economic information has changed investing. - What’s happening beneath the surface of broad market indexes. - The Magnificent Seven and the best performers in the S&P 500. Companies mentioned: SCHW, GE, NVDA Host: Bill Mann Guest: Liz Ann Sonders Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Desiree Jones, Kyle Carruthers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Jul 202429min
Small Caps are Back!
After a year and a half of the big names pushing the market forwards, some of the smaller companies are starting to go on a run. (00:21) Bill Mann and Jason Moser discuss: - The Russell 2000s unusual spike, and why it’s a mix of good news and bad news. - The Crowdstrike update that grounded planes and the stock this morning, and what it says about cybersecurity overall. - Earnings updates from Netflix, Domino’s, and Five Below. (19:10) Cava CEO Brett Schulman spoke at FoolFest 2024 this week – we air a portion of his conversation with analyst Kirsten Guerra about his company’s stellar performance so far as a publicly traded company, how they’ll get to 1,000 locations and what he puts in his bowl when he visits the restaurant. (33:56) Jason and Bill break down two stocks on their radar: Danaher and Alphabet. Stocks discussed: CRWD, AAPL, META, NFLX, DPZ, FIVE, DHR, GOOGL, GOOG Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Mann, Jason Moser, Kirsten Guerra, Brett Schulman Engineers: Steve Broido Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Jul 202440min
