MasterCard's acceptance footprint has now surpassed 100 million locations globally. They opened 41 new stores, bringing their total store count to 3,200 as the end of March. CEO Brian Nickel sees a pathway to 7,000 restaurants in North America in the long run. That's far greater than I think anyone thought several years ago.
A huge week for earnings reveals a theme for investors: bigger is better
(0:21) Matt Argersinger and Jason Moser discuss: - Amazon's 1st-quarter revenue impressed but questions remain about AWS - Alphabet's $70 billion share buyback plan (and 1st-quarter results) - Visa and Mastercard beating Wall Street's expectations and providing insight into consumer spending - The latest from Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Chipotle
(19:11) Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers talks with Jay Chaudhry, CEO of the cloud cybersecurity company Zscaler, about "zero trust" security, under-the-radar threats, and Zscaler's growing opportunity in federal government contracting.
(31:17) Matt and Jason share thoughts on UPS, advice for NFL draftees, and two stocks on their radar: Activision Blizzard and Cloudflare.
Stocks discussed: MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, META, V, MA, CMG, ZS, UPS, ATVI, NET
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Tim Beyers, Jay Chaudhry Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
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