Ahead of earnings at Paramount, potential deals and rumors are flying.

At 00:21, Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss what’s happening at Paramount as well as strong earnings from Domino’s Pizza and SoFi.

At 16:58, Invitation Homes CEO Dallas Tanner shares his vision for housing’s future.

Companies discussed: SOFI, INVH, DPZ, PARA

Host: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Jason Moser, Dallas Tanner
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Chace Pryzlepa, Dan Boyd
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Big Drama At Paramount

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The show is hosted by Dylan Lewis, Ricky Mulvey, and Mary Long.

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Step aside, Siri. A new generation of AI voice assistants has arrived.

First, (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long dive into today’s inflation report and talk through the latest AI offerings from Alphabet and OpenAI.

Then, (TIME STAMP) Ricky Mulvey asks Jason Hall whether co-CEOS are ever a good idea.

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Companies/Tickers discussed: GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, BOC, SKYH

Host: Mary Long
Guests: Asit Sharma, Ricky Mulvey, Jason Hall
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Heather Horton
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Google Speaks, OpenAI Listens

One tweet is all it takes to add a few billion dollars in market cap.

First, (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss the surge in short term speculation over meme stocks, and the long-term investment story at Home Depot.

Then, (19:05) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss how investors can evaluate exchange traded funds.

Companies/Tickers discussed: GME, AMC, HD, SPY, VOO, IJR, VB, SPY, GRMAX

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Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: Jim Gillies, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Desiree Jones
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The Meme Casino Reopens

Private equity has $2.6 trillion in dry powder to put to work, is Squarespace at the top of a long shopping list?

(00:21) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- Permira private equity’s plans to take website-builder Squarespace private at $6.9B.
- The Biden administration’s reported plans to raise tariffs on EVs, solar equipment, and medical supplies, and why automakers in China aren’t too concerned.

(14:54) The internet economy is all about eyeballs. Fool analyst Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey take a look at Pubmatic, an advertising company creating trillions of impressions per quarter and facing off against some trillion dollar companies.

Companies discussed: SQSP, SCHW, PUBM, TTD, MSFT, NFLX

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Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Jason Moser, Asit Sharma, Ricky Mulvey,
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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Squarespace’s $6.9B Takeover, First of Many?

“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.”
Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particular problem: people.
Ricky Mulvey caught up with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, to discuss what public investors can learn from the people problems that plague startups… and any other organization. They discuss:

How to spot strong leaders.

The downside of overconfidence.

How company culture affects stock returns.


Companies discussed: SPOT
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Martin Gonzalez
Producer: Mary Long
Engineer: Dez Jones
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Lessons From Startups

Sure, the Apple Vision Pro has some flaws, but it’s incredible to be in a recording studio with Alicia Keys. Mary Long and Jason Moser checked out the new headset and discuss:

- The training and educational use cases for spatial computing. 
- How Apple and Meta products stack up against each other.
- Meta’s virtual reality strategy. 
- The strong value proposition for VR training in healthcare.

Companies discussed: AAPL, META, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, PCOR, ADSK, AXON, ISGR, GMED

Host: Mary Long
Guest: Jason Moser
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Tim Sparks
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Big Drama At Paramount

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