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Earnings are in full swing! We’ve got updates from the industry leaders in streaming, banking, chips and real estate – but strong numbers aren’t always turning into positive market reactions. (00:21) Ron Gross and Matt Argersinger discuss: - Whether investors should be buying Netflix’s “pay attention to this, not that.” - What Taiwan Semi’s results say about chips and why investors are up on United Health despite the company’s recent cybersecurity issues.. - The state of banking and brokerages, and why the current macro is confusing for everyone, even management at industrial REIT Prologis. (19:11) Malcolm Ethridge, CFP and author of Financial Independence Doesn't Happen by Accident, walks through money conversations you should be having during financial literacy month and why he’s watching cybersecurity. (35:42) Ron and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Five Below and UPS. Stocks discussed: NFLX, TSMC, UNH, BAC, GS, MS, SCHW, PLD, BUG, CIBR, UPS, FIVE Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Matt Argersinger, Ron Gross, Malcolm Ethridge Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are little luxuries are still scoring with consumers? (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Deidre Woollard discuss: - How smartphone and EV demand are impacting Taiwan Semiconductor. - Japan’s place in the tech race. - More uses for weightloss drugs. (13:39) Mary Long and Deidre Woollard explore the allure of the treasure hunt economy. Companies discussed: FIVE, DLTR, DG, TJX, TSM, ASML, LLY, NVO Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Sanmeet Deo, Mary Long Producers: Ricky Mulvey, Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks Public.com disclosure: A High-Yield Cash Account is a secondary brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn a variable interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Neither Public Investing nor any of its affiliates is a bank. US only. Learn more at public.com/disclosures/high-yield-account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boom is on for chip buyers and sellers, but demand is lighter further up the supply chain. And United results showing the skies look friendly for airline stocks.  (00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Why ASML’s earnings show a slowdown in investment in chip manufacturing. - United Airlines’ strong quarterly results, and how the airline is handling fleet issues caused by Boeing. - What to watch from enterprise software companies as they report later in earnings season. (15:19) Deidre Woollard chats up with Steven Jacobs, the president of online commercial real estate exchange Ten-X, about who is actually buying office buildings right now? Companies discussed: ASML, UAL, BA Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Deidre Woollard, Steven Jacobs Engineers: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dealmaking is back, and the banks are loving it. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Bank of America’s $1.5 billion in net charge-offs can be forgiven by investors. - A long comeback for wealth management at Merrill Lynch. - IMAX’s cash flow story and the future of movie theaters. Plus, (16:33) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp answer listener questions about tracking investments, leveraged shares, and life insurance. Stocks/tickers mentioned: BAC, MS, IMAX, AMZU, NVDU, SOXL Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Asit Sharma, Robert Brokamp, Alison Southwick Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Got a question for the show? Email us at [email protected]. Podcast episode of “The Town” with IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond: https://www.theringer.com/2024/4/11/24126970/hollywood-imax-dependency-movie-theater-sales Public.com disclosure: A High-Yield Cash Account is a secondary brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn a variable interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Neither Public Investing nor any of its affiliates is a bank. US only. Learn more at public.com/disclosures/high-yield-account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retail numbers tell the story of a strong consumer. (00:21) Bill Barker and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Retail sales numbers and what people are and aren’t buying. - What drives good numbers for Goldman Sachs. - Charles Schwab’s bounce-back quarter. (14:24) David Meier interviews Fluence Energy CEO Julian Nebreda on opportunities in the energy storage industry. Companies discussed: FLNC, SCHW, GS, HD, LOW, DNUT, PLAY Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Julian Nebreda, David Meier, Bill Barker Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know the saying: keep your friends close, keep your … customers … closer.   Bill Magnuson is the Chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Braze, a customer engagement platform that works with some of Business’s biggest names. Fool Analyst Tim Beyers caught up with Magnuson for a conversation about: Braze’s origin story. The power of personalized marketing. The company’s latest results, and its plans to create even more value in the future. Companies discussed: BRZE Host:Tim Beyers Guest: Bill Magnuson Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Bankman-Fried is heading to prison for 25 years. Bitcoin is nearing an all-time high. What even is crypto anymore? Zeke Faux is the author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.” He returns to Motley Fool Money to join Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about: FTX’s inevitable decline. The resurgence of meme coins, and smaller stories in the crypto space. The side effects of creating cryptocurrencies. Tickers discussed: BTC, META, DOGE, TSCO, GME, AMC, USDT, SLP, WIF Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Zeke Faux Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conventional theory says stocks, debt, and hedges shouldn’t all be at highs at the same time – what does it mean for investors? (00:21) Emily Flippen and Matt Argersinger discuss: - The latest inflation numbers and whether the Fed will actually cut rates in 2024. - The oddity of stocks, interest rates, and alternative hedges like commodities all being up at the same time. - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s annual letter, and why Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all doing what they can to reduce reliance on Nvidia in AI. . (19:11) Motley Fool Money’s Deidre Woollard talks with Barbara Kellerman – author of Leadership from Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers – about bad leaders, and bad followers, and lessons we can borrow from Volkswagon’s emissions scandal. (28:33) Emily and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Hershey and Coupang. Stocks discussed: AMZN, META, MSFT, NVDA, CPNG, HSY Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Emily Flippen, Matt Argersinger, Deidre Woollard, Barbara Kellerman Engineers: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google is the latest tech company to host a conference full of AI pronouncements. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Why the market is smiling on Alphabet lately. - How Google’s announcements show the company’s AI ambitions. - What Blackstone might buy next. (17:26) Robert Brokamp interviews Steve Chen, the CEO of NewRetirement, on what savers often miss about retirement. Companies discussed: GOOG, GOOGL, BX, MSFT, AZMN Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Asit Sharma, Robert Brokamp Producers: Ricky Mulvey, Mary Long Engineers: Ricky Mulvey, Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tawain Semiconductor’s plans for Arizona factories just got a bit bigger. (00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss: - The ambitious plans for U.S. semiconductor growth. - The challenges of building factories in Arizona. - If Jamie Dimon is the new Warren Buffett. (13:18) Deidre Woollard talks with Ron Gross for a look inside the minds of activist investors. Companies discussed: MTCH, INTC, TSM, JPM Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Ron Gross, Jason Moser Producers: Mary Long, Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Tim Sparks, Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices