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Mar 2023
39m 21s

TikTok Under Fire

The Motley Fool
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The Fed's quarter-percent interest rate hike went as expected. The CEO of TikTok's testimony on Capitol Hill did not.

(0:21) Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss: - Fear of a recession vs. fear of a banking contagion - Whether social media giants like Meta Platforms and Snap stand to benefit from the drama around TikTok - Ford Motor's plan to go from losing billions on EVs to being profitable by the end of 2026 - The latest from Block, KB Home, and Accenture

(19:11) Emily and Ron continue their analysis of the week's big investing stories, including: - Recent struggles from three pet companies: Chewy, Petco, and Trupanion - Apple's plan to spend $1 billion per year on theatrical releases - The latest from Nike, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, and Darden Restaurants - Two stocks on their radar: Globus Medical and Donnelly Financial Solutions

To get your copy of our free report "Top Stocks For Rising Interest Rates" just go to fool.com/interest.

Stocks discussed: SNAP, META, GOOG, SQ, KBH, F, CAN, CHWY, WOOF, TRUP, NKE, OLLI, DRI, SBUX, IMAX, CNK, AMC, AAPL, GMED, DFIN

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross Engineer: Steve Broido

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