Investors these days aren't bearish or bullish - they're confused. On the Friday Food Fight, the MoneyBeat crew looks at the results of the latest investor sentiment poll, and finds that years of crisis, government half-measures and stagnating economies have left investors thoroughly confused about where to turn next.

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Brean Capital's Peter Tchir joins the Moneybeat crew to discuss what's behind this week's stock market rally, and where it's all headed from here.

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Liz Hoffman and Dana Cimilluca join Paul Vigna and Stephen Grocer to discuss the behind-the-scenes bickering between Anthem and Cigna as they seek out seek regulatory approval for their landmark deal.

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Financial Food Fight: As Fidelity unveils plans to enter the world of "smart beta" exchange-traded funds, Paul Vigna, Stephen Grocer, Spencer Jacob, Chris Dieterich, and Chuck Jaffe decide whether or not it's a wise investment strategy.

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Wall Street Journal reporters Kelsey Gee and Julie Wernau explain how the country has built up a glut of cheese so big that everyone in America would need to eat an extra 3 pounds this year to work it off. Paul Vigna, Erik Holm and the Moneybeat crew attempt to take this to task by eating 3 lbs of cheese in one podcast.

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First, Corrie Driebusch and Maureen Farrell join Paul Vigna and Erik Holm to talk Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and its surprise investment in Apple. Then, with the IPO markets at its worst since 2009, a look at how it will fare for the rest of the year, and why June could prove to be a very important month.

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Financial Food Fight: Despite some growth in retail sales, department stores continue to hold the market back. Is the department store dead? The Moneybeat crew breaks it down.

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On the heels of the Staples-Office Depot merger going south, Liz Hoffman and Dana Cimilluca join Paul Vigna and Stephen Grocer to discuss the fallout and what it means the M&A market in 2016.

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Paul Vigna and Stephen Grocer get the latest insight from Ira Iosebashvili and Chelsey Dulaney on why the the falling dollar has lifted stocks in 2016. Then, John Carney and Aaron Lucchetti discuss what the ousting of LendingClub's CEO means for stocks and the online-lending industry.

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MoneyBeat hosts Paul Vigna and Stephen Grocer chat with MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe about a market roiled by uncertainty. They also talk about a man purporting to be the founder of Bitcoin.

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