This chapter covers the recent settlement in a long-standing antitrust lawsuit against MasterCard and other card networks by US merchants, resulting in minor penalties for the card networks. Changes include a slight reduction in swipe fees, a freeze on rate fees for five years, and the empowerment of merchants to impose surcharges based on card type, which may influence consumer card preferences.
Boeing CEO David Calhoun is stepping down – who can step in to fix the company’s engineering woes and a culture issues?
(00:21) Emily Flippen and Jason Moser discuss:
- Boeing’s hunt for a new CEO, and the difficulty of shifting company culture.
- Big deals helping Home Depot corner the professionals market and Johnson and Johnson dive deeper into medtech.
- McCormick’s strong earnings, and Amazon’s continued investment in AI.
(19:11) Motley Fool Analyst Sanmeet Deo caught up with Elf Beauty CEO Tarang Amin about the beauty brand’s social strategy and the unconventional ways it’s scooping up market share from older competitors.
(30:39) Jason and Emily break down two stocks on their radar: Masimo and Mastercard.
Stocks discussed: BA, HD, JNJ, MKC, AMZN, ELF, LRLCY, RBLX, AAPL
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Jason Moser, Emily Flippen, Sanmeet Deo, Tarang Amin
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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