Episode 168: Neal and Toby discuss Exxon's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer to become the top oil dog in the US. Plus, why some companies want to blacklist certain college students for hire in the fallout of the Israel-Hamas war and why Birkenstock's stock price tanked after going public. Neal shares his favorite numbers and what brands does Gen Z love the mo ... Show More
Jun 2018
The Knock-On Effect #3 - Crude Oil Boom, Craft Beer Gloom
Why will higher oil prices result in disappointed craft beer drinkers? Justine and Alex discuss. Plus, Alex delves into the world of academia, and discusses an interesting finding about the way stocks react to earnings announcements.
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34m 29s
Dec 2019
Lulu tries to become Nike — How Saudi Aramco makes $90B in profits/year — Away’s drama arrives
Oil legend Saudi Aramco is the most valuable company in the world and it just IPO’d, but how does it make money? Luggage brandicorn Away went through a week worse than your worst travel trip, so we’re looking at what actually went wrong. And Lululemon reported earnings, but we’re ... Show More
17m 49s
May 2019
Earnings-Palooza and a Meaty IPO
Apple surprises. Alphabet stumbles. Berkshire Hathaway loads up on Amazon. And Beyond Meat serves up a big IPO. Analysts Andy Cross, Ron Gross, and Jason Moser discuss these stories and dig into the latest earnings from Arista Networks, CBS, Mastercard, Shake Shack, Shopify, Spot ... Show More
39m 10s
Jan 2025
Imagining a Musk-Led TikTok; Israel and Hamas Agree to Ceasefire
On today's episode, we explore what an Elon Musk acquisition of TikTok's US operations would look like with Catherine Thorbecke, Bloomberg Opinion Tech Columnist in Tokyo. Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, shares his thoughts on news of an ... Show More
24m 19s
Oct 2021
🍷 “Hey Alexa, pour Pinot” — Napa’s audio wine. Twitter’s tipping. Oil’s $5 per gallo
Duckhorn Vineyards just IPO’d as a pure-play pinot stock, but its latest move isn’t drinking wine, it’s listening to wine. Oil prices just hit record highs worldwide — and that’s really a tax on the entire economy. And while Facebook was down Monday, Twitter wasn’t. But we’re foc ... Show More
19m 13s