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August 18, 2015 Consumer Goods: Nordstrom Builds Its Stable of Billion-Dollar Businesses
Sales growth has stalled out at most department stores in the past couple of years. But that's not true at Nordstrom, where revenue continues to grow at a high single-digit pace. What is Nordstrom's secret to success?
18 min
August 18, 2015 Consumer Goods: Nordstrom Builds Its Stable of Billion-Dollar Businesses
Sales growth has stalled out at most department stores in the past couple of years. But that's not true at Nordstrom, where revenue continues to grow at a high single-digit pace. What is Nordstrom's secret to success?
16 min
August 17, 2015 Financials: The (Sometimes Shady) Business of Making Money
Banks are in a highly competitive industry so they constantly look for advantages -- sometimes illegal ones. Tune in to find out the details!
17 min
August 17, 2015 Financials: The (Sometimes Shady) Business of Making Money
Banks are in a highly competitive industry so they constantly look for advantages -- sometimes illegal ones. Tune in to find out the details!
15 min
August 14, 2015 Technology: Making Sense of Google’s Alphabet Soup
Google’s leadership shocked the market earlier this week when they announced the company would restructure under the holding company “Alphabet”.
It’s a savvy move that should help the tech giant focus operations, increase transparency, and keep valuable talent, but what does it mean for investors?
13 min
August 14, 2015 Technology: Making Sense of Google’s Alphabet Soup
Google’s leadership shocked the market earlier this week when they announced the company would restructure under the holding company “Alphabet”.
It’s a savvy move that should help the tech giant focus operations, increase transparency, and keep valuable talent, but what does it mean for investors?
11 min
August 13, 2015 Energy: Getting Back to the Basics of Oil & Gas
We have a tendency to get deep into the weeds with energy stocks on the show, so this week we decided to give a refresher on the basics of investing in energy. Plus, we tackle the big story of the week, China's currency, and pull a question from the mailbag.
18 min
August 13, 2015 Healthcare: CVS Health Draws A Line In The Sand
Motley Fool's experts weigh in on payer pushback to new cholesterol busting medicine and surging Obamacare penalties in 2016.
15 min
August 13, 2015 Energy: Getting Back to the Basics of Oil & Gas
We have a tendency to get deep into the weeds with energy stocks on the show, so this week we decided to give a refresher on the basics of investing in energy. Plus, we tackle the big story of the week, China's currency, and pull a question from the mailbag.
15 min
August 13, 2015 Healthcare: CVS Health Draws A Line In The Sand
Motley Fool's experts weigh in on payer pushback to new cholesterol busting medicine and surging Obamacare penalties in 2016.
13 min

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