Industry Focus

Industry Focus

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Industry Focus episodes

  • CG: Investment Opportunities that are “Out of this World!”

    Join Host Emily Flippen as she dives into the universe of investing in the “global space economy” with the co-Founder and CEO of ProcureAM, Andrew Chanin. ProcureAM is the issuer behind the world’s first pure-play space ETF, UFO, that aims to help investors get diversified exposure to one of the fastest growing and disruptive industries available today.

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    29 min
  • Financials: What We Learned From Berkshire Hathaway's Annual Meeting

    Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) Vice Chairman Greg Abel held the company's first-ever virtual annual meeting on Saturday, and we also got a look at Berkshire's first quarter earnings report. In this episode of Industry Focus, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP discuss the key takeaways from the meeting and earnings, and give their take on Buffett's decision to sell all of Berkshire's airline stocks. Then, Frankel discusses why he's got his eye on Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) despite Buffett's airline sales and Moser talks about why he's watching PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) ahead of the company's earnings report.

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    29 min
  • Tech: Apple & Spotify Earnings
    In the midst of this pandemic, companies still have to report earnings. We check in on Spotify and Apple's quarterly figures and how both companies managed to put up pretty good numbers even with everything that's going on in the world.   Stocks: AAPL, SPOT

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    31 min
  • Energy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the United Technologies Spinoffs

    Earlier this month, United Technologies completed its merger with Raytheon, creating the new Raytheon Technologies and spinning out its Carrier air conditioning and OTIS elevator businesses. Motley Fool contributor Lou Whiteman joins the show to discuss investing in spinoffs and the good, the bad, and the ugly of the United Technologies spinoff companies. 

    Stocks Mentioned: OTIS, CARR, RTX, HWM

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    34 min
  • Wildcard: Everything VR & AR Podcast Mashup!

    On this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard Wednesday it's a podcast mashup as host Jason Moser joins the Everything VR & AR podcast with Brightline Interactive's Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha to talk about investing in immersive technology, the upcoming implications of 5G and a whole lot more. The Everything VR & AR podcast is available on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher and Google Play or you can find it right here: https://www.thevrara.com/podcast

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    52 min
  • CG: Diving Deep into the Business of Disney

    Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline joins host Emily Flippen to take a dive into the deep end on one of the biggest consumer discretionary entertainment companies in the world: Disney. Disney has long been a cornerstone of culture for kids and adults alike, but as COVID-19 has taken over the world, will this giant manage to hold up?

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    23 min
  • Financials: 2 Smaller Banks to Watch and the COVID-19 Impact on Insurance
    In this week's installment of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP take a deep dive into the latest earnings from Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE: LOB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ: ABCB), and then take a closer look at Travelers Insurance (NYSE: TRV) and how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the insurance industry. Finally, Moser and Frankel discuss why Markel (NYSE: MKL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) are on their radar this week.    To get 50% off our Stock Advisor service, go to https://IF.Fool.com.

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    27 min
  • Tech: 3 Fast-Growing Big Tech Cos

    Mirror mirror on the wall, who are the fastest growing tech companies of them all? We dig into Uber, Shopify, and The Trade Desk and talk about the ludicrous growth each business has posted over the past 5 years. And we take a listener question about insider selling.Stocks: UBER, TTD, SHOP

    41 min
  • Energy: Oil Goes Negative For The First Time Ever

    On Monday, West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices for May delivery fell from almost $18 a barrel to NEGATIVE $37. What caused it and what does it mean for the oil market? Motley Fool Contributor Jason Hall joins the show to break it all down.

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    38 min
  • Wildcard: The Ins and Outs of International Fishing… and Investing

    Host Emily Flippen is joined by Motley Fool advisor Bill Mann to discuss an opportunity that prudent investors should be considering: international stocks. Bill breaks down the risks and rewards of the decision to make investments in countries other than the United States and what investors should be on the lookout for when evaluating their salmon.

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    25 min

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