Last month is was Alphabet. This week Amazon became the latest mega-cap company to announce a 20-for-1 stock split. (0:45) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss how Amazon, without changing their underlying businesses, has found a way to strengthen ties with one of their key stakeholders (employees), as well as:
- DocuSign's strengthening business in the face of a declining share price - Enthusiasm for dating app Bumble - Ulta Beauty continuing to grow same-store sales - Chipotle and Jones Soda launching very different products - The latest from Oracle, Stitch Fix, and Marqeta
(19:00) Tess Vigeland, host of The Wall Street Journal's new podcast "As We Work", talks about the changing dynamics of the workplace, the rise of pay transparency, and the challenge facing companies hoping to retain employees. (35:30) Ron and Jason share two stocks on their radar: Intellia Therapeutics and Apple. Stocks discussed: AMZN, DOCU, ORCL, SFIX, BMBL, MQ, ULTA, CMG, JSDA, NTLA, AAPL You'll find 15 stocks and 5 ETFs in our free Investing Starter Kit: http://fool.com/StarterKit Investing questions? Email podcasts@fool.com Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Ron Gross, Tess Vigeland Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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