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Mar 03, 2021 • 36:23 • Industry Focus

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CG: FarFetch and the Business of Luxury E-tailing

Motley Fool analyst Yasser El-Shimy makes his Industry Focus debut as he joins host Emily Flippen to talk about one of the largest and most successful e-retailer of luxury goods: Farfetch (FTCH).

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Mar 02, 2021 • 44:21 • Industry Focus

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Financials: An Interview With Payoneer's CEO and 2 SPACs We're Watching

In this week's installment of Industry Focus: Financials, Fool.com contributor and SPAC investor Matt Frankel interviews Scott Galit, CEO of Payoneer, a fintech disruptor that recently agreed to go public via merger with FTAC Acquisition(NYSE: FTOC). Then, Frankel and host Jason Moser discuss two other SPACs investors might want to put on their radar -- one value-seeking SPAC that just agreed to take a data center operator public, and one SPAC sponsored by a retail heavyweight that just launched.

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Mar 01, 2021 • 44:01 • Industry Focus

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Tech: Whoa Olo!

We're back on the S-1 hunt, this time looking at the books for Olo, a SaaS provider that helps big brand restaurants stand up their digital storefronts and make delivery happen.

It's a high growth business in a booming market and it's surprisingly profitable. We explain why it'll be near the top of our watch lists once it is public.

Stocks: OLO

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Feb 26, 2021 • 35:53 • Industry Focus

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Energy: Gold, Bitcoin, and You

This week, Jason Hall and Anand Chokkavelu join the podcast to discuss the role gold, bitcoin, and other so-called “alternative” assets can play in an individual investor’s portfolio.

Stocks/Cryptocurrencies Mentioned: Bitcoin

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Feb 25, 2021 • 35:54 • Industry Focus

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Wildcard: Is Clover Health a Disruptor or Distractor?

Clover Health (NASDAQ: CLOV) has been one of the most controversial Medicare insurance providers since being brought public by Social Capital and Hedosophia. In this Wildcard episode, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall and analyst Emily Flippen discuss Clover’s business, its unique value proposition, and then debate if the controversial short-seller report should have investors running for the door.

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Feb 24, 2021 • 41:16 • Industry Focus

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CG: Gettin’ Head Rover Heels

As a platform for pet services such as dog boarding and cat sitting, Rover has made a name for itself among a growing number of pet parents across the United States. But does this small company have what it takes to make it as a public investment? Fool Analysts Asit Sharma and Emily Flippen break down this business before it hits markets.

Stocks: Nebula Carvel Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: NEBC), Rover (N/L: ROVR)

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Feb 23, 2021 • 50:46 • Industry Focus

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Financials: Here's What Warren Buffett Has Been Buying and Selling

In this week's installment of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP take a look at the latest 13-F filing from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) to see what stocks Warren Buffett and his team have been buying and selling. Plus, Paycom (NASDAQ: PAYC) had a decent quarter but the stock is down, so Jason takes a closer look at the numbers. And finally, Matt's pick for the best financial stock of 2021, Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has been firing on all cylinders -- could there be more room to climb?

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Feb 22, 2021 • 39:57 • Industry Focus

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Tech: 3 Monster Earnings Reports

We've finally got full-year figures from Shopify, Twilio, and Palantir -- three businesses that had absolutely banner 2020s.

We explore Shopify's growth acceleration, Palantir's commercial efforts paying off, and Twilio's rising cash hoard.

Stocks: TWLO, SHOP, PLTR

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Feb 19, 2021 • 29:44 • Industry Focus

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Energy: The Texas Blackouts

Motley Fool Contributor Jason Hall joins the show to break down what happened with the blackouts in Texas and potential impacts it could have across the energy and industrial sectors.

Stocks Mentioned: LGIH, PGE, OXY, CVX, PAA

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