Barron's Streetwise
Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.
Latest episodes
May 28, 2021 • 22min
The Everything Shortage
From pickles to pool chlorine, Jack looks into why so many goods are in short supply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2021 • 22min
Restaurants Are Filling Up. Where Are the Workers?
Noodles & Company CEO Dave Boennighausen talks about his turnaround and tortelloni, and keeping workers. Plus, Nino's in Southwestern Pennsylvania is short on staff and Chianti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2021 • 25min
Robo-Mowers and Inflation
Jim Loree, CEO of Stanley Black & Decker, talks about the recent surge in consumer prices, the hot housing market, and what's next for power tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2021 • 25min
Turnaround Talk with Best Buy's Former CEO
How Hubert Joly brought the electronics chain back from the brink. Plus, UBS strategist Evan Brown on rising inflation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2021 • 29min
How to Spot Stock Market Bubbles (Rebroadcast)
Renowned value investor Jeremy Grantham weighs in on "unbearable levels of ecstasy"--and why stocks could lose 50%. (First published 01.15.2021). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 22min
Why Lumber Prices Are Through the Roof. Plus, ETF Stuff
A top timber analyst on two-by-four mania. And the head of iShares says the ETF pile-in is only beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 16, 2021 • 23min
Disney CEO Bob Chapek on What's Next For Parks, Movies, and Streaming
Jack speculates on when Disney will pass Netflix in streaming--and speaks up for Country Bears Jamboree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 9, 2021 • 23min
Electric Vehicles Just Hit Critical Mass
Plug-in cars have taken off in Europe. The U.S. is next, says BorgWarner CEO Frédéric Lissalde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2021 • 23min
Why the S&P 500 Is Looking Wobbly
BofA stock strategist Savita Subramanian makes the case for looking beyond U.S. large caps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2021 • 28min
Advice for a Nutty Market
Jack talks with the top investment strategist at Charles Schwab and the CEO of Edward Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
