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Jun 2022
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“There’s Always Money in the Banana Stan...

The Motley Fool
About this episode

It’s not easy being a public company. Zendesk looks to go private, while acquisition battles continue to heat up.

(:21) Deidre Woollard and Jason Moser discuss:

- Stocks that could be prime acquisition targets. - JetBlue’s offer for Spirit Airlines.

- Venture capital drying up, and what that means for technology innovation.  

Plus, (14:46) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their series on past market declines with Morgan Housel, this time covering the dot-com bubble, and the lessons investors can pull two decades later.

Stocks mentioned: ZEN, SAVE,  JBLU, ULCC, CSCO, OTLY, PTON, MSFT, IBM

Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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