Industry Focus Transcripts

Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel are two of the most successful tech investors around. Tune in to learn their secrets.

From the apparel industry to your local grocery store, metrics like inventory turnover can tell investors a lot about a company and its operations. But in the words of one of the most well-run retailers today, should management treat inventory as “fundamentally evil”?

Peter Lynch once said, “Never invest in any idea you can’t illustrate with a crayon.” Does that hold true in the highly scientific world of biopharma?

Inspired by a Seinfeld clip, we dive into the topic of write-offs and the different forms they take.

After a very difficult first quarter, it’s time to reevaluate the online marketplace model.

What cancer drug companies came out ahead at this weekend's ASCO conference and a closer look at Biogen's recent disappointment.

Elon Musk’s pet project, SpaceX, is still a private company -- but would you invest in it if you could?

The video game industry is booming thanks to strong consumer demand, the rise of eSports, and the franchise extensions into other forms of media. The Motley Fool's Dylan Lewis and David Kretzman talk about some trends to watch and identify a company to watch in the space.

We look at three new bankruptcies in energy, the Canadian wildfires, Shell’s possible spinoff, and more.

It’s found in the ground and winds up in your gas tank, but who makes money making this process happen?

Understanding the ins and outs of individual retirement accounts can give your retirement savings a jump-start.

With massive, multi-billion dollar valuations, these two start-ups are locked in an intense, sometimes controversial, race to become the ride of choice for users all over the world.

Premium analyst Simon Erickson joins Industry Focus to explain how some Fools’ mentality towards the P/E ratio differs from other investors.

Tune in to hear why Petrobras and Vale, two Brazilian energy companies that seem to be bottoming out, might not be worth the potential upside amidst seemingly endless corruption scandals.

Bestselling author and historian Roger Lowenstein joins Industry Focus to talk about what the Federal Reserve does, why we need it, and why the U.S. has had such a strong push against it for so long.

We examine the online-dating space, and its market-share leader, Match Group.

The Industry Focus team compares Biogen's and Celgene's current valuations and considers what might be in store for Gilead Sciences now that its new hepatitis C drug is approved.

We welcome Seth McNew to detail his experience at the opening ceremony and tour of Under Armour's newest facility, which features some of the high-tech initiatives that Kevin Plank believes will lay the foundation for his company’s future success.

Where Wynn is in Vegas today, and how it’s shifting into the “integrated resorts” market of tomorrow.

This week brings our summer interns into the studio to learn more about different industries and companies. Minashsha Lamisa wants to know: “What are the potential effects of the recent Orlando tragedy on the gun industry?”