Factory to Your Front Door: Inside the Global Supply Chain

Factory to Your Front Door: Inside the Global Supply Chain

At some point in their journey, 90% of the world's goods travel by ship. Ordering something on Amazon may be simple, but getting to your front door is anything but. It's a topic that Christopher Mims, technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, covers in his book Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. In this episode producer Ricky Mulvey talks with Mims about his book, covering topics including: - The roots of the microchip shortage - Why Uber had a difficult time disrupting the trucking industry. - What it’s like to work in an Amazon fulfillment center - How to explain the metaverse to your mom You can follow Christopher Mims on Twitter @mims. Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Christopher Mims Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bank Profits Rise Amid Credit Card Uncertainty

Bank Profits Rise Amid Credit Card Uncertainty

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Google’s Hot Start to 2026

Google’s Hot Start to 2026

When ChatGPT was released, the company most impacted was supposed to be Google. But over the past year Google has surpassed OpenAI’s models and Gemini is gaining market share. This week, the company a...

14 Jan 23min

For Data Centers, Power is the New Real Estate (Literally)

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Data centers are still the headline, but the real pinch points are power and real estate. Emily Flippen is joined by Motley Fool analysts Anders Bylund and Dan Caplinger to map the data center buildou...

13 Jan 23min

 Intel Hits a 52-Week High: Time to Buy?

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On Friday, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) hit a fresh 52-week high. Are higher highs in the forecast? We look at the U.S. government's backing of the business and what it might mean for future returns. Asit ...

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Interview with Zack Kass: The Next Renaissance

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Zach Kass is a global AI advisor and former head of go-to-market at OpenAI, where he led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships and customer success. He was at OpenAI when the company launched ...

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Is the Retirement Safe Withdrawal Rate Below 4% or Almost 6%?

Is the Retirement Safe Withdrawal Rate Below 4% or Almost 6%?

The No. 1 financial goal for most Americans is retirement. Once they retire, their primary goal becomes not running out of money. Host Robert Brokamp discusses the pros, cons, and tradeoffs of various...

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Wall Street’s Wild Week to Start 2026

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The stock market was all over the map this week but the biggest news was the U.S. government potential spending $1.5 trillion on defense. Of course, there are strings attached, which investors don’t l...

9 Jan 42min

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