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Improving Market, Attractive Stocks

Mar 26, 2022

Jason Moser, a senior analyst at Motley Fool, and Andy Cross, a fellow analyst, discuss the optimistic shift in investor sentiment as the S&P 500 sees gains. They dive into Google's partnership with Spotify, Uber's collaboration with NYC taxis, and Apple's potential hardware subscription service. Corporate governance expert Nell Minow critiques Starbucks' board decisions and shares her film insights, predicting Academy Award winners. The conversation wraps up with a focus on innovative products like Pepsi's Maple Syrup Cola and key stocks including McCormick and KB Home.

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Jason Moser

Nell Minow

Andy Cross

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Resilience of Individual Investors Amid Market Fluctuations

2min

Spotify and Google: A New Payment Paradigm

4min

Berkshire Hathaway's Strategic Acquisition of Allegheny Insurance

2min

Exploring Apple's Potential Subscription Service for Hardware

3min

Recent Financial Highlights of Adobe, Nike, and Darden Restaurants

6min

Navigating Corporate Challenges in a Geopolitical Landscape

14min

Pepsi's Maple Syrup Cola and Market Insights

6min

The S&P 500 rose for the 2nd week in a row, giving investors more reasons for optimism. Are we the only ones who believe the narrative for investors is shifting away from fear and towards increasing confidence? (0:45) Jason Moser and Andy Cross discuss investor sentiment, as well as: - Google striking an app-store deal with Spotify - Uber teaming up with New York City taxis - Reports that Apple is developing a hardware subscription service - Darden Restaurants seeing improvement in its fine dining segment - The latest from Berkshire-Hathaway, Adobe, and Nike

(19:00) Corporate governance expert Nell Minow analyzes how public companies are doing with their communications related to Russia, and why she's unimpressed with how Starbucks' board of directors handled the latest CEO change. Then she puts on her film critic hat to offer a preview of the Academy Awards and share who will win (and should win) Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Picture.

(32:00) Jason and Andy discuss Pepsi's latest limited-run flavor and share two stocks on their radar: McCormick and KB Home.

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Stocks discussed: SPOT, GOOG, GOOGL, MTCH, BMBL, UBER, BRK, AAPL, NKE, DRI, SBUX, DIS, PEP, MKC, KBH

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Andy Cross, Nell Minow Engineer: Steve Broido

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