Sundar Pichai (Alphabet), Dan Schulman (PayPal), and Kevin Johnson (Starbucks) have been running their respective companies for years, giving investors a track record by which to judge them. While all three stocks have been long-term winners, each is in the spotlight for a different reason. Alphabet announced a 20-for-1 stock split. PayPal's guidance sent shares to their worst day ever. Starbucks plows ahead in the face of multiple headwinds. Ron Gross analyzes each business through the lens of their CEOs and the leadership teams they've built around them. Plus, Ricky Mulvey talks with Maria Gallagher about the history of the NASDAQ and why it matters to investors today.

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Stocks: GOOG, GOOGL, PYPL, NFLX, SBUX, MSFT, META, TSLA

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Ron Gross, Maria Gallagher Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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