This chapter explores the investment landscape related to large venue acquisitions, weighing the benefits against the challenges of such deals. It also examines strategic shifts within companies, including going private, stock buybacks, and leadership dynamics in the context of market changes.
The world’s largest retailer is crushing the market.
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss:
- Walmart’s international growth and pricing power.
- What broader retail sales data says about the economy.
- The economic side effects of weight-loss drugs.
Then, (16:39) Motley Fool Analyst Buck Hartzell joins Ricky to discuss Shift4, a payments company putting up impressive growth numbers.
Companies discussed: WMT, COST, KR, WMS, LLY
Article discussed: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-07/ozempic-boom-inside-usa-s-weight-loss-drug-capital?ref=biztoc.com
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guests: Asit Sharma, Buck Hartzell
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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