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"A horrible use of $2 billion."

Aug 3, 2022

Tim Beyers, a senior analyst at Motley Fool, and Christopher Mims, a Wall Street Journal tech columnist, dive into the perplexities of market reactions. They debate Airbnb's dubious $2 billion share buyback amidst booming bookings. The duo also scrutinizes Match Group's struggles and MicroStrategy's staggering losses from Bitcoin forays. Later, they explore AI’s surprising applications, from sorting e-waste to its boundary-pushing creativity in design, while cautioning about its limitations and ethical dilemmas in consumer data use.

26:06

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Christopher Mims

Tim Beyers

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Episode notes

Intro

4min

Financial Decisions and Market Reactions

10min

Exploring Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence

4min

Exploring the Boundaries of AI Creativity

3min

AI, Privacy, and Consumer Behavior

5min

Airbnb's record bookings in the 2nd quarter weren't enough to boost the stock higher. Why?

(0:25) Tim Beyers discusses: - Airbnb's highly questionable decision to allocate $2 billion for a share buyback plan - Match Group shares hitting a new low as the business clearly has work to do - MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor stepping down after the company reports an eye-popping loss of $94 a share

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(13:35) Ricky Mulvey talks with WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims about Meta Platforms, Apple, and how companies are really using artificial intelligence.

Stocks discussed on the show: ABNB, MTCH, BMBL, MSTR, META, AAPL

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Tim Beyers, Christopher Mims Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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