Industry Focus Transcripts

We run through Microsoft’s $26 billion purchase of LinkedIn, explaining the details of the deal and whether or not it makes sense.

A pack of hand-picked financials-related questions from the interns at The Motley Fool.

The emissions scandal put a real crimp in VW's stock price, but even though it's becoming clearer just how much it will cost the automaker, there are reasons investors should remain wary.

Volkswagen’s price tag to settle its emissions cheating scandal are now over $15 billion, but is it possible that the worst is behind the German auto maker?

We break down the biggest tech public offering so far in 2016, East Asian messaging service Line, and discuss why it’s such an interesting IPO.

We talk value investing in tech to follow up our P/E episode on growth investing. Analyst John Rotonti explains some key metrics and discusses a few companies he really likes in the tech space.

The City of Sin is putting on a clean suit and shifting some of its focus to family-friendly entertainment.

Things are looking rough.

Government investigations, Forbes articles, and Twitter arguments abound -- but what do Tesla's competitors think of the fateful accident?

A look at the complicated and emotionally fraught world of pharmaceutical drug marketing.

Digesting how the U.K. decision to exit the EU could affect healthcare stocks here and abroad.

We wrap up "Interns Ask" week with a question Peter Lynch would love and a discussion of how to invest in what you know.

Is Sin City losing its edge? Special guest Seth McNew gives us a firsthand account of the evolving economy and landscape in Las Vegas as companies look to opportunities outside the smoky casino floor.

This week, the Industry Focus team is answering our interns’ most cogent investment questions. In this episode, they sent us digging into what's making healthcare tick now, and where the risks are for the industry looking ahead.

Volkswagen’s price tag to settle its emissions cheating scandal is now more than $15 billion, but is it possible that the worst is behind the German automaker?

How Bank of America got where it is, where it might go, and why investors might not want to dismiss the company outright.

Tesla’s sky-high valuation prices the company for perfection. Is this warranted, or should investors beware?

Big changes are happening in the world of entertainment and coffee consumption; here’s how investors can position their portfolios.

We discuss stock splits, the strategy behind them, and why Facebook announced it wants to use C shares to offer investors a 3-to-1 split.

If Tesla's plans for growth and its new Model 3 weren't ambitious enough, it now wants to make it all happen by 2018. Plus, earnings from Royal Dutch Shell, BHP Billiton, and Vale's nightmare situation, and we dip into the mailbag.