MarketFoolery

ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell report big earnings.  What other stocks will benefit from higher oil prices? Facebook and Baidu are reportedly teaming up in China.  How complicated will their relationship be?  And Procter & Gamble deals with higher commodity prices.  Should investors take stock in the consumer products giant?  Our analysts discuss those stories and offer up some marriage advice for Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_28_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:12pm EDT

Amazon reports a decline in first-quarter profits but shares jump on strong revenue growth and better-than-expected guidance.  Is Amazon overvalued? What would an "Amazon tax" on internet commerce mean for the company's bottom line? What's Amazon's biggest opportunity?  What's its biggest challenge? Our analysts tackle those questions, delve into some big news from Nokia, and offer up three big questions for Warren Buffett.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_27_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:05pm EDT

Netflix reports better-than-expected earnings and strong subscriber growth.  So why is one of our analysts seeing red?  Coca-Cola reports weaker-than-expected earnings.  Should Coke borrow a page from Pepsi and grab a snack?  And Ford reports its strongest first-quarter earnings since 1998.  Should investors take Ford out for a ride or is GM the better investment?

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_26_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:28pm EDT

Apple and Google deal with concerns over customer privacy. A Federal investigation uncovers evidence that a Boeing oversight could be responsible for the Southwest Airlines fuselage rupture.  And Party City files for an IPO. 

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_25_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:03pm EDT

Apple sells 18.65 million iPhones for the quarter, reports a 95% increase in profits, and crushes earnings estimates.  Will Apple continue its dominance?  Is the stock undervalued? What's the biggest threat to Apple? What's the biggest opportunity for Apple?

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_21_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 9:26am EDT

Intel gets some respect on Wall Street after posting better-than-expected earnings.  And Heineken serves up its own big earnings.  Our analysts discuss those stories and debate the future of BP.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_20_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:24pm EDT

Johnson & Johnson reports better-than-expected earnings. Wal-Mart makes a big acquisition.  And McDonald's defends the Happy Meal.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_19_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 5:03pm EDT

Standard & Poor's cuts its outlook on U.S. sovereign debt.  Our analysts talk about what it means for investors and debate the commercial success of Men's Wearhouse.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_18_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:57pm EDT

Short-term car-rental company Zip Car and McDonald's South American franchisee Arcos Dorados make their Wall Street debuts. Which IPO holds more promise for investors? And Hasbro reports a sharp decline in first-quarter profits. What's behind the trouble in toyland?

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_14_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:30pm EDT

Shares of Alcoa slide after the aluminum producer kicks off earnings season with weaker-than-expected sales.  Is Alcoa a preview of coming attractions?  The NYSE cranks up its party business.   Is the party over for NYSE's traditional stock exchange? And Parents Magazine names its top family-friendly restaurants.  Do family-friendly restaurants make for market-beating stocks?

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_13_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:02pm EDT

Japan raises the severity level of its nuclear crisis. Cisco says goodbye to the Flip video camera.  And a federal court rules that the Winklevoss twins can't undo their Facebook settlement and must learn to live with $160 million.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_12_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:22pm EDT

The world's biggest bond fund manager makes a big bet against Uncle Sam.  Wal-Mart bets that greater supply equals greater demand.  And an online video company in China hits it big with investors.  

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_11_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:45pm EDT

The Chinese government bans ads that promote luxurious lifestyles.  Google announces plans to revamp YouTube and invest in original programming.

 

 

 

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_07_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:28pm EDT

Transocean executives donate part of their bonuses to victims of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.  Monsanto produces big profits thanks to strong demand for corn.  And Dish Network decides to make it a Blockbuster night.

 

 

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_06_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:45pm EDT

Microsoft gains weight. Apple loses weight. Procter & Gamble unloads a big chip maker.  And some big stocks increase their dividends.

 

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_05_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:33pm EDT

Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights as it conducts safety inspections of its aircraft.  Deepwater Horizon rig operator Transocean awards bonuses to its executives because 2010 was the "best year in safety performance in our company's history."  We discuss those stories and share some of the reactions to our April Fool's Day podcast.

Direct download: Market_Foolery_04_04_2011.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 4:06pm EDT