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May 2023
24m 40s

Guidance Trumps Results...Again

The Motley Fool
About this episode

Sometimes it really doesn't matter if your quarterly profits were higher than Wall Street was expecting.

(00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - Shares of PayPal falling close to a 5-year low after guidance for the current quarter was low - How PayPal's CEO search is affecting shareholders - Under Armour's continued struggles and less-than-impressive record of share buybacks

(14:40) If college tuition payments are in your future, are you ready? Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp talk with Megan Brinsfield of Motley Fool Wealth Management about different scenarios for paying for college.

Companies discussed: PYPL, UA, UAA

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Barker, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Megan Brinsfield Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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