Send us Fan Mail Dr. Pepper is making an $18 billion play in the global coffee market, acquiring Dutch giant JDE Peet’s and splitting into two standalone companies. The deal creates a new coffee contender set to rival Nestlé. Jenny Rae and Namaan break down why Dr. Pepper is betting big, what the move says about synergies and strategy, and why investors sent ... Show More
Jul 2025
169. Spin-Offs, Reverse M&A, and Wellness: The Logic of Recent Consumer M&A Deals (Fererro Buying Kellogg and Kraft Heinz Breakup)
Send us Fan Mail This week on The Skinny On, Kristen and Jen power through illness, time zone chaos, and toddler wrangling to bring you a jam-packed episode to break down two major consumer deals: Ferrero’s $3.1B offer for Kellogg and the possible Heinz Kraft breakup. They explai ... Show More
37m 7s
Mar 2025
Pepsi, Poppi, and the Creosote Bush
To stay on top, the consumer giants need a player in every potential market.
(00:21) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- February retail numbers showing continued consumer struggles, and why this upcoming retail earnings season will be a key read on the economy.
- Pepsi’s $2 ... Show More
25m 43s
May 2025
158. Is the Fed Secretly Stimulating Markets? Plus Exciting Announcement!
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Kristen and Jen kick announce the launch of their long-awaited M&A course, part of their dynamic, story-driven finance curriculum. They discuss how the course, two years in the making, blends real-world technicals with t ... Show More
43m 6s
Aug 2025
174. Canaries in the Coal Mine? Perplexity's $34bn bid for Chrome; Fed Cut Fallout, and Private Credit PIK Concerns
Send us Fan Mail This week, Kristen and Jen dive straight into the finance headlines with a M&A story: Perplexity, an AI startup valued at $18 billion, has made a $34 billion all-cash bid for Google Chrome. Kristen unpacks why this is virtually unprecedented in dealmaking, explai ... Show More
54m 35s
Aug 2009
Motley Fool Money: 08.21.2009
Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Yahoo! team up against a tech rival. Starbucks announces that it's raising and lowering prices. And the Fed Chief expresses some optimism about the near term. In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we discuss those stories, share three stock ideas ... Show More
16m 5s