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As earnings season winds to a close, the team discusses what we learned this quarter and why a new jobs report may actually be good for the market. Plus, we discuss The Trade Desk’s bad week, Google’s brain drain, and the stocks on our radar.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Jobs Report

- Earnings Season Recap

- The Trade Desk

- Value or Trap?

- Google’s Brain Drain

- Stocks on our Radar

Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), The Trade Desk (TTD), Shift4 (FOUR), Micron (MU), Salesforce (CRM), Adobe (ADBE), GM (GM), Symbotic (SYM), ServiceNow (NOW), .

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The amount of stocks moving 10% or more in either direction this most recent quarter has been staggering. Even companies that post decent, even some might call good, results are dropping double digits or more. Today, Jon, Travis, and Tyler dissect earnings results from several Motley Fool favorites that are moving double digits today to try and make sense of these sharp stock moves.

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Tyler Crowe, Travis Hoium, and Jon Quast discuss:

- MercadoLibre’s rapid revenue growth and contracting margins

- Has Unity Software finally turned the corner?

- The changing strategy for Celsius Holdings

- Applovin’s revenue continues to decelerate

Companies discussed: MELI, AMZN, U, APP, CELH

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Travis Hoium, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Earnings season continues to give strong results, but that doesn’t mean each stock is rising on the news. Today, we saw Shopify jump and Uber fall after earnings that both showed strong adoption for their products. In addition, we discuss Disney and its growing reliance on the parks business to drive results.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- Uber’s Results

- Why Shares Fell

- Disney’s Parks Growth

- Where Does ESPN Go?

- Shopify’s Blowout

- Can Growth Sustain?

Companies discussed: Uber (UBER), Disney (DIS), Shopify (SHOP).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Shares of Palantir had an stellar day after reporting even more stellar earnings results. Many of the questions about getting commercial customers into its ecosystem appear to have been answered, and CEO Alex Karp made the case that Palantir’s offerings posed fewer risks than the AI models coming out today. Travis, Lou, and Tyler break down its earnings, plus a blowout quarter for Caterpillar and what to make of Spotify’s mixed earnings results

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Tyler Crowe, Travis Hoium, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Palantir’s earnings and guidance

- The case for model-agnostic AI

-Caterpillar’s incredible quarter

-Is Spotify a growth stock or a value stock

Companies discussed: PLTR, CAT, DE, SPOT, NFLX

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Mergers could be back in 2026 as companies try to get deals done while regulators allow them. But are buyouts always a good idea? We discuss a potential deal in pharma today, plus we go over the latest in interest rates and what we’re watching this week.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- AstraZeneca + BMS?

- Why Merge Now?

- Rising Interest Rates?

- The Market’s Reaction

- SpaceX Earnings Ahead

- Can Uber Impress?

Companies discussed: AstraZeneca (AZN), Bristol-Meyers Squibb (BMY), Uber (UBER), SpaceX (SPCX).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Bethany McLean, veteran investigative journalist and co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room, saw the end of Enron coming, and is now watching the AI trade very carefully. She has questions the market isn't asking. Motley Fool analyst Rachel Warren continues her conversation with Bethany, turning the lens on the market right now. She discusses why the free cash flow of the Magnificent Seven is quietly turning negative, why the circular financing inside the AI ecosystem makes it nearly impossible to see what's really going on, and why the S&P 500 index fund you think is keeping you diversified is actually one of the most concentrated AI bets you can make. 

Host: Rachel Warren 

Guest: Bethany McLean 

Producers: Bart Shannon, Lauren Budabin 

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It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for the next installment of our 2026 Financial Planning Challenge. We’ve spent most of this year discussing how to accumulate and manage wealth. This month, we’re going to talk about how to protect it. Yes, we’re talking about insurance. Host Robert Brokamp is joined by Foolish colleague Amanda Kish to discuss:-The types of insurance every person should consider-How to determine the right amounts of coverage-Considerations when buying a new policy or evaluating a current policy-When it makes sense to get professional help with insurance

Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EAGuest: Amanda Kish, CFP®, CFAEngineer: Bart Shannon

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The week was dominated by hedge fund Situational Awareness being forced to sell its equity holdings, leading to both a drop and a pop in AI-related stocks. What went wrong and what can we learn?

Plus, we discuss why hyperscalers are moving in opposite directions, why Tesla may leave China, and the stocks on our radar.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jason Moser discuss:

- Situational Awareness

- Leverage Gone Wrong

- Hyperscaler Divergence

- Would You Rather?

- Tesla in China

- Stocks On Our Radar

Companies discussed: Tesla (TSLA), GM (GM), Eli Lilly (LLY), Novo Nordisk (NVO), JPMorgan (JPM) SoFi (SOFI), SpaceX (SPCX), Costco (COST), Target (TGT), L3Harris (LHX), Keysight (KEYS).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jason Moser

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Investors are taking a more scrutinous approach to all of the capital spending the Mag7 stocks are throwing at AI data centers. The one standout this quarter (so far) is Microsoft. Matt, Lou, and Tyler break down why investors loved Microsoft’s earnings while hating Meta’s, and whether Microsoft is the best Mag7 stock right now. Plus, an earnings lightning round and whether single stock or basket is the best approach.

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Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Meta and Microsoft’s earnings reports.

- The best MAg 7 stock to buy now

-Hidden Gems earning highlights

-Maibag: Buy single stocks or bet on several companies in the same industry?

Companies discussed: META, MSFT, GOOG, NVDA, MA, V, EME, GRMN, LHX, HD, LOW, AMD, CAT, DE.

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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