Episode 337: Neal and Toby dive into Meta’s plan to attract younger users back to Facebook with its features such as Marketplace and groups. Then, the once ‘resilient’ US economy shows some signs of losing steam as consumers pullback spending and job openings are low. Also, Poppi soda is being used for skimping on its so-called gut-health benefits. Next, the ... Show More
Oct 2022
Meta’s Mega Loss, & Credit Suisse’s Major Overhaul 10/27/22
<p>Facebook parent <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/meta-stock-falls-23percent-on-earnings-miss-analyst-downgrades.html">Meta reported disappointing quarterly results</a>, prompting a plunge in its stock price. In spite of Wall Street’s doubters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg defen ... Show More
31m 33s
Jul 2011
Motley Fool Money: 07.29.2011
The government reports weaker-than-expected economic growth. The debt ceiling drama continues. Amazon, Starbucks, and Whole Foods serve up big earnings. And Dunkin' Brands serves up a hot IPO. Our analysts discuss those stories and share some stocks on their radar. Plus, we tal ... Show More
39m 10s
Jan 2024
E163: Market rips, Media RIFs, Texas defies Biden, Fintech reckoning, ARkStorm 2.0 & more
(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:37) Markets rip on strong economic data (17:05) Media's broken business model, death spiral (35:47) Texas defies the Biden Admin on the Southern Border after SCOTUS votes in favor of the federal government (1:04:18) Ethics of publishing non-public financi ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 2023
E137: Inflation cools, market rips, Ripple/MSFT beat regulators, NATO summit, cocktails of youth
(0:00) Addressing the podcast hack (2:55) Macro picture: inflation cools, what happens to rates, market sentiment, soft landing, tech run-up (20:34) Consumer sentiment: demand crash coming? (30:31) BREAKING: Ripple gets big win in SEC case, token rips (36:33) Lina Khan's losing s ... Show More
1h 28m
Aug 2022
E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI
0:00 Bestie intros 3:02 Where Masa and SoftBank went wrong, why VC isn't scaleable, Vision Fund impact 27:59 Metrics that signify a bubble or the top of a market 36:46 US macroeconomic picture 50:45 FBI raids Mar-a-Lago, Trump back in news Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/ ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2023
E114: Markets update: whipsaw macro picture, big tech, startup mass extinction event, VC reckoning
(0:00) Bestie intro! (1:15) Macro picture update: 0.25% raise, jobs rip up, wage growth continues to slow (17:52) Interest rates impact on mega-cap company creation (33:58) Mass extinction event coming to startups, reckoning for VCs, venture debt issues (1:02:33) Adani's potentia ... Show More
1h 12m
May 2025
Taking the Market's Weight
The Gross Domestic Product of the United States fell last quarter by 0.3%. The big tech giants are still growing. Jason Moser and Asit Sharma join Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - If the U.S. economy is sliding into a recession. - Earnings from Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple. - If ... Show More
41m 31s