Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
Five years ago, electric vehicles were the talk of the market. But in the U.S., sales of electric vehicles are falling and competition is heating up. With that backdrop, Rivian has introduced the R2 and investors still think this will be a game-changer for the company. We discuss the vehicle and company’s prospects, whether autonomy will be a tailwind, and get to hidden gems on our watchlist in this episode. Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss Rivian’s R2 launch, the decline of EVs in the U.S., and will autonomy be a value add for EV companies? Also, hidden gems in the EV market. Companies discussed: Rivian (RIVN), Tesla (TSLA), Quantumscape (QS), General Motors (GM), Lucid (LCID), Uber (UBER), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI). Host — Travis Hoium; Guests — Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren.
Guests: Lou Whiteman,Rachel Warren
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
40% of everything sold online in the United States is through Amazon. Its web services division owns almost a third of the worldwide cloud infrastructure. Amazon is a goliath. Dana Mattioli is an investigative journalist at the Wall Street Journal and the author of “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power.” Mary Long caught up with Mattioli for a conversation about Amazon’s early days and how it withstood years of sustained losses, how Amazon makes Wall Street look genteel, and the lengths that the company went to get information from competitors. Companies discussed: AMZN, TGT, EBAY. Host - Mary Long; Guest - Dana Mattioli
Guests: Dana Mattioli
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
BYD is on Tesla’s heels, but we all know Elon Musk loves a challenge. Ron Gross and Bill Mann discuss the jobs report, and why they’re paying attention to mortgage rates, credit card delinquencies and inventory levels heading into earnings season, Meta’s plans to offer a monthly subscription to users in the EU, Cyberattacks hitting Clorox, MGM, and Caesar’s and China’s BYD heating up the race in EVs. Then, 19 minutes in, Elon Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson explains Musk’s fascination with X and how his fixation on mission fuels his innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. Finally, 33 minutes in, Bill and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Chevron and Burford Capital. Stocks discussed: META, CLX, MGM, CZR, TSLA, KVUE, ASR. Host - Dylan Lewis; Guests - Bill Mann, Ron Gross, Ricky Mulvey, Walter Isaacson
Guests: Bill Mann,Ron Gross,Ricky Mulvey,Walter Isaacson
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