Teladoc and Livongo join forces in a mega-merger. Airbnb, DoorDash, and Snowflake headline a red-hot IPO market. Jose Andres and Jack Dorsey set a high bar for benevolence. Medtronic shares its design for ventilators with the world. Disney makes a successful pivot to streaming video. And DraftKings and Rollins score big returns for investors. Host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss some of the year’s top stories and explain why Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, and Zoom CEO Eric Yuan get their votes for CEOs of the year. We talk about some of the year’s more questionable investments, including Lululemon’s purchase of Mirror and Viagogo’s purchase of StubHub.  We reflect on two of the year’s big surprises: Bed Bath & Beyond and Cloudflare. And Jason and Ron share two stocks on their radar: Alarm.com and Editas Medicine. Plus, Motley Fool cofounder and CEO Tom Gardner talks with Appian founder and CEO Matt Calkins about the big business of low-code software.
  
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2020 in Review: Best CEOs, Surprising Stocks, and Dumbest Investments

Join hosts Dylan Lewis, Deidre Woollard, Ricky Mulvey, and Mary Long as they cover the day’s top business news and financial headlines with the Motley Fool's team of investment analysts. Tune in on weekends for the greatest investing classes you never got the chance to take in school and perspectives from special guests helping to shape the future.

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Careers

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Shopping

Are little luxuries are still scoring with consumers?

(00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Deidre Woollard discuss:
- How smartphone and EV demand are impacting Taiwan Semiconductor.
- Japan’s place in the tech race.
- More uses for weightloss drugs.

(13:39) Mary Long and Deidre Woollard explore the allure of the treasure hunt economy.

Companies discussed: FIVE, DLTR, DG, TJX, TSM, ASML, LLY, NVO

Host: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Sanmeet Deo, Mary Long
Producers: Ricky Mulvey, Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks

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The Treasure Hunt Economy

The boom is on for chip buyers and sellers, but demand is lighter further up the supply chain. And United results showing the skies look friendly for airline stocks. 

(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- Why ASML’s earnings show a slowdown in investment in chip manufacturing.
- United Airlines’ strong quarterly results, and how the airline is handling fleet issues caused by Boeing.
- What to watch from enterprise software companies as they report later in earnings season. 

(15:19) Deidre Woollard chats up with Steven Jacobs, the president of online commercial real estate exchange Ten-X, about who is actually buying office buildings right now?

Companies discussed: ASML, UAL, BA 

Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Tim Beyers, Deidre Woollard, Steven Jacobs
Engineers: Dan Boyd 

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Reminder: The Chip Biz is Cyclical

Dealmaking is back, and the banks are loving it.

(00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss:
- Why Bank of America’s $1.5 billion in net charge-offs can be forgiven by investors.
- A long comeback for wealth management at Merrill Lynch.
- IMAX’s cash flow story and the future of movie theaters.

Plus, (16:33) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp answer listener questions about tracking investments, leveraged shares, and life insurance.

Stocks/tickers mentioned: BAC, MS, IMAX, AMZU, NVDU, SOXL

Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: Asit Sharma, Robert Brokamp, Alison Southwick
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

Got a question for the show? Email us at podcasts@fool.com.

Podcast episode of “The Town” with IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond: https://www.theringer.com/2024/4/11/24126970/hollywood-imax-dependency-movie-theater-sales
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Big Banks and Big Screens

Retail numbers tell the story of a strong consumer.

(00:21) Bill Barker and Deidre Woollard discuss:
- Retail sales numbers and what people are and aren’t buying.
- What drives good numbers for Goldman Sachs.
- Charles Schwab’s bounce-back quarter.

(14:24) David Meier interviews Fluence Energy CEO Julian Nebreda on opportunities in the energy storage industry.

Companies discussed: FLNC, SCHW, GS, HD, LOW, DNUT, PLAY

Host: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Julian Nebreda, David Meier, Bill Barker
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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The Treat Yourself Economy Rolls On

You know the saying: keep your friends close, keep your … customers … closer.  
Bill Magnuson is the Chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Braze, a customer engagement platform that works with some of Business’s biggest names. Fool Analyst Tim Beyers caught up with Magnuson for a conversation about:

Braze’s origin story.

The power of personalized marketing.

The company’s latest results, and its plans to create even more value in the future.


Companies discussed: BRZE

Host:Tim Beyers
Guest: Bill Magnuson
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks


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2020 in Review: Best CEOs, Surprising Stocks, and Dumbest Investments

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