Valentines Day: Love, Money, and Stocks
The market plays a love/hate relationship with earnings from Fool stocks, and we talk about the ways you and your partner can be on the same page this Valentine’s Day and for years to come. (00:21) Jason Moser and Emily Flippen break down: - The Trade Desk's 30% post-earnings decline, and why it’s more about the company’s internal structure and execution rather than the long-term ad market opportunity. - Roku's impressive position in streaming and progress in advertising. Airbnb's vision to become the Amazon of travel and living. - Green flags from Dutch Bros, Shopify, and Upstart in their earnings reports. (19:11) Answers crew Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp break down how to talk to your spouse about money and why “money issues” might really be the symptom of other problems in a relationship. (30:00) Emily and Jason offer love letters to their favorite stocks, and two stocks on their radar this week: AAON and Zoetis Stocks discussed: TTD, ROKU, ABNB, BROS, UPST, ZTS, AAON Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jason Moser, Emily Flippen, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Feb 40min
Cyclical Stocks Cycle
Digital ad platform, The Trade Desk, missed its own expectations for the first time in 33 quarters. Its investors were not pleased. (00:21) Alicia Alfiere joined Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - The expectations, and real business performance of The Trade Desk. - Robinhood blowing away expectations, and what its earnings reveal about retail investing trends. - How restaurants are responding to egg shortages. Then, (15:40) Sanmeet Deo joins Ricky for a look at Celsius’s reposition and what the stock needs for a comeback. Companies discussed: TTD, HOOD, CRBL, CELH, PEP Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Alicia Alfiere, Sanmeet Deo Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Feb 28min
Musk Applies For New Job
Now he wants to run OpenAI. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: - Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI - What BYD’s rollout of self-driving technology means for Tesla - Revitalized interest in Upstart’s AI lending platform - Developments in the buy now, pay later space Then, (17:39), Anand Chokkavelu hosts Fool contributors Jason Hall and Rick Munarriz for a Scoreboard episode breaking down Trex, the composite decking company. To become a premium Motley Fool member and gain access to all Scoreboard episodes, go to www.fool.com/signup. Companies mentioned: MSFT, TSLA, BYD, UPST, JPM, AFRM, FIS, TREX Host: Mary Long Guests: Jason Moser, Anand Chokkavelu, Jason Hall, Rick Munarriz Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Michael Schweitzer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Feb 28min
A Shopify Takeover
We’re diving into Shopify’s earnings and long-term vision with President Harley Finkelstein. He joined Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma to discuss: - Shopify as a 100-year company. - What a change in de minimis rules would mean for merchants. - Shopify’s growth levers. Company discussed: SHOP Got a question for the show? Email us at podcasts@fool.com Note: Ricky Mulvey has a position in SHOP Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Asit Sharma, Harley Finkelstein Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Feb 28min
Dunkin', Kendrick on Offense at Super Bowl
The big game didn’t live up to the big billing, but there was plenty to take in during commercial breaks and halftime. (00:14) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss: - HIMS taking a big swing at the weight-loss industry, trying to seize a tight window for acquiring customers that want GLP-1 drugs and shift public opinion on them. - Dunkin’ and Starbucks taking very different approaches for morning coffee drinkers. - McDonald’s lackluster Super Bowl ad and earnings results. WSJ article on HIMS: https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/hims-super-bowl-ad-spotlights-weight-loss-drug-copycats-as-clock-ticks-on-their-business-3a225c5c (21:35) Robert Brokamp and Alison Southwick continue their conversation on 401ks and how you can get yours in better shape. Companies discussed: HIMS, LLY, NVO, SBUX, SKX, MCD Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: David Meier, Robert Brokamp, Alison Southwick Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Feb 30min
What Great Investors Do
The principles of investing are fairly simple to understand. Application requires some intensity. William Green is the author Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Green also hosts a podcast with the same title. Robert Brokamp caught up with him for a conversation about: - What successful investing comes down to. - The personality traits of market beaters. - Investing lessons from Charlie Munger, Howard Marks, and John Templeton. Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, MKL Host: Robert Brokamp Guest: William Green Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Feb 48min
Big Tech’s $300B Spending Spree
DeepSeek hasn’t dissuaded big tech’s on cloud buildout spend. (00:43) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss: - What the Jobs report and the tariff headfake mean for the big macro. - Earnings from Amazon and Alphabet, and big tech’s $300B cap ex plans for 2025. - PayPal’s good quarter/bad reaction, Spotify’s music streaming supremacy, and Chipotle’s plans to burrito the world. (19:03) This year’s Super Bowl offers a rematch from two years ago, a Kendrick Lamar halftime show, and if the NFL regular season’s been any indication – plenty of ads for sports betting Ricky Mulvey caught up with Motley Fool analyst Nick Sciple for the investing angle on legalized sports betting and why parlays are the penny stocks of gambling. (33:46) Ron and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Academy Sports And Outdoors and Uber. Stocks discussed: AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, PYPL, SPOT, CMG, DK, MGM, AOS, UBER Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Ron Gross, Jason Moser, Ricky Mulvey, Nick Sciple Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Feb 40min
Americans Take Weight-Loss Drugs, Eat Salty Snacks
Two things can be true. (00:14) Bill Barker and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Legislation to ban DeepSeek on US government devices. - Hershey’s quarter, and what it reveals about American eating habits. - Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs, and questions about its valuation. Then, (18:26) Ricky continues his conversation with writer Jordan Harper about the challenges of making TV and movies in the streaming era. Companies discussed: NVDA, HSY, LLY Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Bill Barker, Jordan Harper Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Feb 28min
