The Federal Reserve announced an interest rate hike of a quarter percent as many expected. The big surprise came Friday morning with a jobs report of more than 500,000 added in January. Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser and Ron Gross join Chris Hill at the virtual round table. We'll see if this strong job market causes the Fed to feel they have to keep their foot on the gas.
Unemployment hit a 53-year low as Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet delivered their latest earnings reports.
(0:21) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss: - Another interest rate hike and a surprising jobs report - Apple's first sales drop since 2019 - Guidance overshadowing Amazon's holiday quarter - Starbucks struggling outside the U.S. - The latest from Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Exxon Mobil, and AMD
(19:11) Jason and Ron keep earnings-palooza going and discuss: - McDonald's ending the fiscal year on a high note - Match Group's disappointing results and layoff announcement - The latest from Qualcomm, Peloton, and Snap - Two stocks on their radar: Kinsale Capital Group and Samsara
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Stocks discussed: AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, SBUX, META, XOM, INTC, AMD, MCD, QCOM, PTON, SNAP, MTCH, KNSL, IOT
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Ron Gross, Jason Moser Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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