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Last year, Microsoft closed its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. In the months that followed, interest rates rose, expectations changed, and Microsoft Gaming eliminated 8% of its workforce.
Jason Schreier is the author of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment and a reporter at Bloomberg. Schreier joined Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about:
- The magic that made Blizzard Entertainment.
- The state of the video game industry.
- Why Grand Theft Auto VI is taking so long to develop.
Companies discussed: MSFT, TTWO, OTC: NTDOY
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Jason Schreier
Producer: Mary Long
Engineer: Desireé Jones
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Odds are this Halloween you’ll see less chocolate being handed out at houses and when you open up a candy bar.
(00:44) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:
- Tesla’s return to growth expectations and positive returns for investors in 2024.
- How Southwest and American Airlines are trying to rally from an oversupplied air travel market, and Disney’s succession plans for moving on from Bob Iger.
- Earnings from UPS and Coke, and McDonald’s E.Coli issues.
(19:03) Get ready for Halloween! We preview how cocoa production and the commodities market are shaping what houses will be giving out this October 31st.
(35:15) Ron and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Compass Minerals and Remitly.
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Stocks discussed: TSLA, LUV, AAL, DIS, UPS, KO, MCD, HSY, CMP, RELY
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Jason Moser, Ron Gross
Engineers: Rick Engdahl
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In the EV maker’s latest vehicle safety report, autopilot showed one crash for every 7 million miles driven. The U.S. average is one crash for every 700,000 miles.
(00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss:
- Tesla returning to growth.
- Expectations for full self driving and humanoid robots.
- Peloton’s deal with Costco.
Then, (15:39) Anand Chokkavelu hosts Matt Frankel and Jason Moser on Scoreboard covering Empire State Realty Trust. Scoreboard is available to members of any Motley Fool service at 7:00 pm ET on Motley Fool Live, or any time in the video library.
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Companies discussed: TSLA, PTON, ESRT
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: David Meier, Anand Chokkavelu, Matt Frankel, Jason Moser
Producer: Dylan Lewis
Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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The coffee chain drops some bad news early, while General Motors takes a victory lap.
(00:21) Kirsten Guerra and Mary Long discuss:
- Starbucks’ bitter earnings
- Brian Niccols’ barista-focused turnaround plan
- Surprising beats from an old automaker
Then, (15:52) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss Instacart’s “Caper Cart” technology and advertising business.
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Companies discussed: SBUX, GM, CART
Host: Mary Long
Guests: Kirsten Guerra, Tim Beyers
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl
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The answer is probably no, and that’s impacting telecom companies.
(00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Tim Beyers discuss:
- What a longer hardware upgrade cycle means for Verizon.
- If this delay could impact the PC market, and electronics retailer Best Buy.
- Major League Soccer’s record regular season.
- YouTube’s advantages for streaming sports.
Then, (17:06) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation about the history of Berkshire Hathaway with Motley Fool Senior Analyst Buck Hartzell.
Companies discussed: VZ, AAPL, BBY, GOOG, GOOGL, BRK.A, BRK.B
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: Tim Beyers, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Buck Hartzell
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Desireé Jones, Rick Engdahl
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When one of the big names on the market is calling for a collapse, what’s the average investor to do? Create a peace of mind hedge.
(00:22) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Nassim Taleb’s recent calls for a market drop and why he’s focused on the U.S. dollar, domestic debt, and S&P 500 concentration.
- What investors can learn from someone focused on tail-risk hedging.
- The peace of mind hedges investors can put in place for their own portfolios
(19:35) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss Sonos’s ongoing recovery after rushing to release an app before it was ready for prime time.
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Companies discussed: AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, SONO
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Jason Moser, Mary Long, Asit Sharma
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: RIck Engdahl
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When a retailer falls, it falls quickly.
Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez are co-authors of “Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon.”
- What Les Wexner understood about American consumers.
- The new competition for Victoria’s Secret.
- Lessons for retailers from Abercrombie & Fitch.
Companies discussed: VSCO, ANF
Host: Mary Long
Guests: Lauren Sherman, Chantal Fernandez
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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Nobody wants to miss out on the next big thing. But “the next big thing” may, in fact, be nothing more than a dud. How can investors find the happy medium FOMO and foresight?
Senior Fool Analyst Asit Sharma joins Ricky Mulvey for a conversation on the different reasons why investors buy stocks. They also discuss:
Tickers mentioned: SFT, PLTR, BTC, CRSP, RKLB, USHY
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Asit Sharma
Producer: Mary Long
Engineer: Tim Sparks, Austin Morgan
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Chipmakers are seeing “extremely robust” AI-demand for chips, so why are industry suppliers like ASML missing the mark?
(00:42) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:
- The totally different outlooks for chipmaker Taiwan semi and equipment provider ASML and what it says about demand in the semiconductor market.
- Netflix’s ad-supported offering, and why live sports might keep pushing the company to new all-time highs.
- Uber eying Expedia and air travel, and Amazon reaffirming it wants employees back in the office.
(19:03) What does CEO tenure have to do with shareholder returns? Bob Stark heads up the succession practice for Spencer Stuart – a leadership consulting firm – he’s also the author of The Life Cycle of a CEO. He and his team looked at performance of all chief executives at S&P 500 companies this century – and noticed some trends in company performance.
(33:03) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: SEMRush and JP Morgan.
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Stocks discussed: TSMC, ASML, NFLX, UBER, EXPE, AMZN, PLD, SEMR, JPM,
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Bob Stark
Engineers: Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl
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…again. Amazon is the latest hyperscaler to team up with an energy company to power its AI ambitions.
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss the collaborations laying the groundwork for the coming “Intelligence Age.”
Then (18:38), Sanmeet Deo and Ricky Mulvey debrief Tesla’s “We, Robot” event and take a look at the humanoid landscape.
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Companies discussed: AMZN, D, MSFT, GOOG, GOOGL, CEG, EQT, SMR, TSLA
Host: Mary Long
Guests: Asit Sharma, Sanmeet Deo, Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks
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