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The Readback explores why only a few of our most hyped companies and ideas end up meeting their promise. The lessons learned hold value not just for investors, but for everyone trying to find the next big thing.
Autonomous cars have reached a fork in the road. The path forward could make or break the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The government has taken a hands-free approach to self-driving. Why that's stalling progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As self-driving momentum builds, a chorus of voices says we shouldn't be doing this at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New autonomous technologies have people pushing vehicles well beyond their limits. Inside one experiment to see just how far our cars will go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Even as car makers roll out new self-driving features, consumers remain skeptical. Why they're tapping the brakes on change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on the Readback, we're bringing you an episode of a new podcast we think you'll like from MarketWatch: Best New Ideas in Money. On the show, Marketwatch editor Jeremy Olshan and economist Stephanie Kelton explore innovations in economics, finance, technology, and policy that rethink the way we live, work, spend, save, and invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Confusion abounds when it comes to the definition of self-driving. That may have life or death consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sometimes a bold vision requires baby steps. Inside the technology at the center of self-driving's biggest debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A major failure in the Mojave Desert finally puts self-driving on the map. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Self-driving cars were supposed to be in our driveways by now. How did we get so off course? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us for a new season about our journey toward self-driving cars - and why it's taking us so long to get there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Companies have been craving alternatives to the IPO. As the world reopens, old Wall Street habits could return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spotify, Slack, and Coinbase created disruptive businesses. So when it came time to go public, they didn't take the traditional Wall Street approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Once derided SPACs have taken over the IPO world. But can it last? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The company spent years trying to disrupt the real estate market. Then its IPO pushed too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Chinese internet giant staged the world's biggest - and perhaps riskiest - IPO in 2014. Investors still piled in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The mattress startup thought way outside the box. Why was its IPO such a snooze? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peloton nearly broke the IPO market, and then came racing back. (First published November 25, 2020.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The ride-sharing giant hoped to be worth $120 billion. Then investors started asking about profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Facebook was already at the top of the world when it went public in 2012. The IPO nearly ruined it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How the alternative meat company's revolutionary idea became one of Wall Street's favorite stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moderna's stock debut was once termed a broken IPO. Now the company is saving the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By the end of 2020, investors had shaken off the pandemic and driven IPOs to historic highs. How we got there, and what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Readback brings you a new season that revisits some of the biggest IPOs of the last decade, including Moderna, Facebook, and Uber. Our quest: Figuring out how investors put a price on innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2021, we'll explore the biggest IPOs to figure out why some hit it big while others failed to connect. And why, in the end, it might not mean much about a company's future success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For years, Hollywood resisted real change and that's left it particularly vulnerable in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Theaters have been under threat for more than a century. This time the risk feels more real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tech companies are under regulatory threat. Did it all start with a simple lack of transparency? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As governments seek to curb big tech's power, Margrethe Vestager is leading the charge as Europe's top antitrust official. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peloton broke the IPO market, and then came racing back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nordstrom opened its flagship store in Manhattan one year ago. Six months later, the pandemic forced it to close. What will the future have in store? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oprah helped save Weight Watchers, but the stock continues to yoyo. Inside the company's long journey to stay in shape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As markets collapsed earlier this year, a growing number of investors were lucky enough to have a robot holding their hand. Why digital advice is working. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Not so long ago, Microsoft was an afterthought in the world of tech. Its comeback will be studied for years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3D printers were supposed to be the next big thing. Then the bubble burst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just five years ago, Fitbit was one of the hottest companies in tech. Now it's hoping a sale to Google can save its business and help it compete with Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been 35 years since Super Mario Bros. changed videogames. Today, Mario is as popular as ever, except on your smartphone. This week, how Nintendo ignored the mobile revolution -- and still won. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Readback brings you a new season featuring stories about Nintendo, Microsoft, 3D printing and more - exploring why some companies, ideas, and industries thrive, while others fail to meet their promise. Listen starting Wednesday, October 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The podcast will be on a short break for a few weeks, while we dive into some new ideas and formats for the show. We'll speak to you soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Millions of Americans have canceled their cable and turned to streaming services like Netflix and Youtube TV in search of a better deal. But cheap TV is getting hard to find. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Boeing has been in crisis mode since before Covid-19, as the grounding of its 737 Max jet hit the company hard. But this week, the Max is taking to the skies again for a series of test flights. Barron's Al Root joins Alex Eule to discuss where Boeing goes from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At the outset of the pandemic, as professional investors sold stocks, a new set of day traders rushed in - and their bets paid off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dividend payments seemed to be in jeopardy early in the pandemic, but the payouts have been surprisingly resilient. Barron's Lawrence Strauss joins Alex Eule to discuss why dividends may be the only sure thing these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Free speech isn't easy and Twitter's management - and its stock - are caught in the middle. Alex Eule talks to Barron's Bill Alpert about the social network's latest challenges and opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
U.S. cities are in chaos and Covid-19 hasn't gone away. So why are stocks rising? Randall Forsyth joins Alex Eule to try to make sense of this market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sales of outdoor gear are surging amid the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Eule and Jeffrey Cane discuss what this recent trend can tell us about the broader reopening of the U.S. economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The rollout of new wireless technology is going to require some patience from consumers, and investors. Barron's Nicholas Jasinski joins Alex Eule to discuss why 5G is more of an evolution than a revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The pandemic can't change investors' obsession with Tesla. Barron's Al Root joins Alex Eule to discuss why the car company's stock is still on fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Big tech is back to its all powerful self amid the coronavirus quarantine. Barron's Eric Savitz joins Alex Eule to discuss the key takeaways from tech companies' first-quarter results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Investors have cheered Congress' stimulus efforts, but Barron's Matthew Klein tells Alex Eule that the federal government still hasn't done nearly enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Telemedicine has never quite taken off. Now, virtual doctors are the only option. Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's Daren Fonda to talk about the future of digital health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Avi Salzman, who covers energy for Barron's, to talk about how the unprecedented low oil prices are imperiling the entire economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Factories across the country have been shuttered by coronavirus . And yet their assembly lines have never been more important -- they will be the critical source of new ventilators and protective gear to fight Covid-19. So how quickly can companies like General Motors and Ford switch gears? This week Barron's industrial reporter Al Root joins host Alex Eule on The Readback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Consumers and the health-care industry haven't always gotten along. There are battles about pricing, the availability of drugs, and huge profits arguably at the expense of human health. But coronavirus has put the tension on hold. Perhaps more than ever before, doctors, public health officials, patients, and Big Pharma are working toward the same goal: stopping the spread of Covid-19. This week on The Readback, Alex Eule talks to Barron's healthcare reporter Josh Nathan-Kazis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on the Readback, we present the first episode of Barron's Streetwise, a new weekly podcast hosted by Jack Hough. In the episode, Jack speaks with Regeneron CEO Dr. Leonard Schleifer and Wall Street biotech analyst Dr. Yaron Werber. Plus, a bagel store selling toilet paper. Subscribe to Barron's Streetwise wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coronavirus has made the next few weeks and impossible to predict, and the uncertainty of it all is causing stocks to tumble and anxiety to peak. But what if there were a way to see into the future? The experience in China may actually offer a crystal ball. While U.S. cities are just now going on lockdown, China is starting to re-open its hardest-hit cities. Today, on the Readback Barron's Reshma Kapadia joins host Alex Eule to talk about what we can learn from China's experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every new crisis is understood through the lens of the ones that came before it. And that's what makes the coronavirus pandemic so scary. We've never seen anything quite like it. Investors are panicked and searching for answers. On Tuesday afternoon, during a brief moment of optimism for stocks, Alex Eule was joined by Barron's columnist Randall Forsyth who has covered markets - and crises - for 40 years. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The spread of coronavirus means everything is changing by the minute for people and for markets. This week, Barron's Jack Hough joins host Alex Eule to talk about dealing with recession fears, the stock sell-off, and the uncertainty that's swamping our lives. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Less than two weeks ago, nothing could stop the bull market. And then the coronavirus began spreading around the world, and the CDC called a U.S. outbreak inevitable. Just like that, stocks had their worst stretch since the financial crisis. Barron's Ben Levisohn joins host Alex Eule to talk about what investors know and whether their panic should make us all worried. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The hottest stock of the year isn't Tesla. It's not Beyond Meat. And it isn't even a tech stock. Not really, at least. So what's left? How about space? Since becoming public late last year, Virgin Galactic is up some 500%. The company is promising the first tourist rides to space later this year. So the dollars must be flowing in, right? Not exactly. Barron's Tae Kim joins host Alex Eule to explain why. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Athletes retire, presidents leave office, and musicians lose their voice. Not Warren Buffett. For more than five decades, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) has sat in the same chair and stuck to the same strategies. But the Oracle of Omaha can't stop time, and this year he'll turn 90. Today on the Readback, Barron's Andrew Bary joins Alex Eule to discuss how Berkshire Hathaway could look after Buffett. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For years, tech startups could do no wrong. They were changing the world - and always for the good, or so we thought. The thinking changed when office leasing startup WeWork imploded last year. Much of the hype that built up WeWork and tech unicorns can be tied to SoftBank, a Japanese telecom giant that has poured $100 billion worth of investment into startups. It's become the face of tech's failures, but ask SoftBank and, for the most part, things are still going according to plan. This week Barron's Eric Savitz joins Alex Eule on The Readback. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
General Electric was worth nearly $600 billion in 2000. Today's it's just over $100 billion. It's a staggering fall from grace that will be studied in business schools for years to come. This week, Barron's Al Root joins Alex Eule to discuss what went wrong -- and how it can be fixed. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you're at a Super Bowl party this weekend and folks are staring at their phones, they're not just being rude. They may be making money or at least trying. In more and more states, online sports betting is becoming legal. Barron's Andrew Bary joins host Alex Eule to discuss how it could forever change the way we view sports. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From Wall Street to Davos, sustainable investing is blazing a path into the mainstream. After years of mostly talking about socially responsible investing, the world is actually coming to realize that ESG - environment, social and governance-factors are not just about improving the world. They also promise the potential for strong returns. This week, Alex Eule is joined by Barron's Leslie Norton who has spent several years covering sustainable investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Boeing has been an emotional topic throughout the last year. For months, we've heard more and more about how the company mishandled its 737 Max - not just the crashes of the plane but the response to the crashes. And yet, for the most part, investors have stuck with the stock. Barron's Al Root joins Alex Eule to explain why. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019 was a banner year for stocks, but it's possible that it was an even better time for consumers. It was, of course, the year for food delivery, one-day shipping, ride-sharing, and streaming -- great services at bargain-basement prices. Tech reporter Tae Kim joins Alex Eule to discuss whether these new offerings are all too good to be true -- and how long they will last. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Readback team is taking a quick break. We'll be back with a new episode next week. In the meantime, we've selected one of our favorite episodes to re-release: Anyone with a savings account is familiar with the impact of low interest rates. The most generous savings accounts in the U.S. barely pay 2%. Bonds aren't a whole lot better. But in Europe and much of the world, interest rates are not just low -- they're actually negative. Matt Klein joins host Alex Eule to explain. First published on October 16, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone loves to talk about electric cars. And, based on the success of Tesla, it seems like everyone wants to drive one. The strange thing is no one really wants to buy them. Less than 2% of the cars sold in the U.S. this year were electric. This week, Alex Eule talks to Barron's Jack Hough about whether - after years of false starts - we might finally be on the cusp of the electric car revolution. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For almost 90 years, the enormous oil company Saudi Aramco has been in the hands of the Saudi Royal family. And last week, the kingdom put a small stake up for sale in the public market, in the biggest IPO ever. The shares rose in their first few days of trading and the company is now valued at about $2 trillion. In this episode, Avi Salzman joins guest-host Ben Walsh to discuss whether the oil company is really that valuable. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shares of Apple are up a staggering 70% in 2019. That's not supposed to happen. By the time companies reach the size of Apple, their earnings growth (and their stock gains) tend to slow. But not in this market. We live in an age of huge companies getting huger. Barron's Avi Salzman and Alex Eule discuss the investment case for small-cap stocks and whether they might be having a comeback. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're in a golden age for technology. Silicon Valley is changing the way we live. For better and worse. The stocks of these companies are having a banner year and an even better decade. Barron's Eric Savitz joins host Alex Eule to discuss why many of the tech pioneers -- the ones that arguably created Silicon Valley -- have been left behind. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule talks to Barron's Lawrence Strauss about dividends-and why investors are always so thankful for the stream of income they provide. The Readback is a weekly, finance and business podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For a supposedly obsolete idea, the checkbook still holds a lot of power. It remains the gateway to Americans' money. Big tech companies want in on the party, but traditional banks have proven surprisingly resilient when it comes to these customer relationships. This week on The Readback, Alex Eule is joined by Ben Walsh to discuss how much longer Wall Street can hold off Silicon Valley. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been famously said that software is eating the world. Some traditional companies are having more success than others in fending off the disruption. Host Alex Eule talks to Barron's Al Root about his recent column on one of them -- Honeywell. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on The Readback, we're switching things around a little. Guest host Jeffrey Cane interviews Alex Eule about his recent column on Garmin-a tech company that has found success far from Silicon Valley. The Readback is a weekly, finance and business podcast from Barron's. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Published 11.06.2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nicholas Jasinski joins host Alex Eule to talk about Barron's latest Big Money Poll-and why institutional investors are as cautious about stocks-and politics-as they've been in 20 years. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Published on Oct. 30, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You're going to be hearing an awful lot about television streaming in the coming weeks. Years after Netflix began the streaming revolution, the company is finally getting real competition. In the latest episode of The Readback, Jack Hough joins host Alex Eule to talk streaming-and which companies are likely to win (and lose) in the months ahead. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anyone with a savings account is familiar with the impact of low interest rates. The most generous savings accounts in the U.S. barely pay 2%. Bonds aren't a whole lot better. But in Europe and much of the world, interest rates are not just low-they're actually negative. Matt Klein joins host Alex Eule to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the last few weeks, the top U.S. discount brokerage firms have been falling over themselves to cut commissions on stock trades. Today on The Readback, Beverly Goodman joins Alex Eule to talk about the disappearance of fees-and why it might be a mixed blessing for investors. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One unicorn after another has gone public this year. These companies tend to have two things in common: High valuations and steep losses. In this episode of The Readback, Jack Hough joins guest host Jeffrey Cane to talk about why investors appear to have lost their appetite for cash-burning companies. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of The Readback, Josh Nathan-Kazis joins host Alex Eule to talk about the coming wave of opioid litigation-and who's likely to pay for the ongoing crisis. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT&T has spent the last few years trying to become far more than just a phone company. But after spending more than $100 billion on acquisitions like DirecTV and Time Warner, the company is now being targeted by an activist investor unhappy with the strategy. Barron's Nicholas Jasinski joins host Alex Eule to discuss why AT&T is suddenly under a microscope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're at the beginning of a global aging boom-and nations are facing mounting challenges. Reshma Kapadia joins host Alex Eule to talk about how four countries are dealing with the retirement crisis. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Biotech companies have been some of the hottest IPOs in recent years. This week, Josh Nathan-Kasiz joins host Alex Eule on The Readback to talk about one of biotech's most promising treatments. The Readback is a finance and business podcast from Barron's. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As viewers cut the cord, TV networks still have one reliable, and very powerful, ally: the National Football League. Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's Jack Hough to discuss the partnership and why investors may be underestimating its importance. The Readback is a weekly finance and business podcast from Barron's. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew Bary joins host Alex Eule to discuss why energy stocks are so unloved and how the weak sentiment could offer a big opportunity for investors. The Readback is a weekly, finance and business podcast. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Published 08/21/2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Readback, Avi Salzman joins host Alex Eule to discuss why the escalating U.S.-China battle is once again spooking investors. The Readback is a weekly, finance and business podcast from Barron's. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack Hough joins host Alex Eule to discuss the future of malls and why the retail reckoning has only just begun. The Readback is a weekly, finance and business podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer Alexandra Scaggs to talk about where Pacific Gas & Electric stock is heading after the company declared bankruptcy in the aftermath of California's wildfires. The Readback is a weekly, finance and business podcast from Barron's. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer David Marino-Nachison to talk about how Chipotle turned around its business after the stock crashed four years ago. The Readback is a weekly finance and business podcast from Barron's. Producer: Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by senior writer Avi Salzman to talk about how Expedia can hold its own against heavyweights like Google and Airbnb. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast by Barron's. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Readback team is taking a quick break. We'll be back with a new episode next week. In the meantime, we've selected one of our favorite episodes to re-release. In this episode, we look closer at the booming world of alternative data-and how investors can make use of it. Originally broadcast on December 5, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Readback team is taking a quick break. We'll be back with new episodes in two weeks. In the meantime, we've selected one of our favorite episodes to re-release.
Last year, the 401(k) turned 40 years old. In this episode, we look closer at the good, the bad, and the future of the popular retirement policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's deputy editor Ben Levisohn to talk about why investors focus on the Federal Reserve above all else. Published on June 26, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Jack Hough to talk about how to define great leadership and Barron's latest list of best CEOs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's Eric Savitz to talk about why the antitrust case against tech is as much about societal anxiety as monopolies. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's Andrew Bary to talk about an oil merger starring Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, and a missing shareholder vote. Published on June 5, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's tech reporter Tae Kim to discuss his cover story on how payment companies Visa and Mastercard have staged a rare victory against big tech. Produced by Mette Lützhøft Jensen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's associate editor Jack Hough to discuss the rise of alternative meat stocks-and why traditional meat might still be the better investment after all. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Published: 05.22.2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Marketwatch tech reporter Emily Bary to discuss how Match Group is thriving despite Facebook's big push into online dating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a pilot episode for a new Barron's podcast, host Sarah Green Carmichael gets the scoop on the Dutch tulip bubble-not the myth, but the real story (which is just as fascinating). Guest: Anne Goldgar, professor at University College London. Please email MetteLutzhoft.Jensen@barrons.com with comments or suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's David Marino-Nachison to discuss why we love to read-and write-about Tesla. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Published on May 5, 2019. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer Avi Salzman to discuss how Spotify saved the music industry-and why the stock remains a risky bet. The Readback is a weekly podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Avi Salzman is joined by Barron's senior writer Jack Hough to talk about how CVS is reshaping itself to become a central hub in the U.S. health care system. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's Jon Swartz who just got an exclusive demo of a 5G network in Dallas. The test got Jon thinking more about 5G's big potential and the long road that's still ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer Al Root to talk about Lyft's first few days of trading and what it means for the future of transportation. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by tech reporter Tae Kim to discuss Google's ambitious new strategy to bring gaming to the cloud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of The Readback, Alex Eule is joined by senior writer Al Root to talk about Boeing and the issues with its 737 MAX jet. Are investors giving the company a pass? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by associate editor Jack Hough to talk about the surprising comeback of Microsoft, which is once again the world's largest publicly traded company. Can it last? Published on March 13, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You might have heard that Bill Gross recently retired from his portfolio manager role at Janus Capital Group. There are few names in the investment world, more recognizable than Bill Gross. The so-called bond king reinvented the way investors think about debt. For years, he's been a staple in the pages of Barron's, and he sat on Barron's annual roundtable of top investors.
Barron's senior writer Mary Childs has covered Bill Gross' career for several years and is working on a book about him. The Readback team thought this was a good time to re-release one of our favorite episodes of the podcast in which Mary talks about a more obscure side of the bond king: His love of stamps.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week opened with some good news in the long-running trade battle between the U.S. and China, when Donald Trump agreed to delay the big hike in tariff rates originally scheduled for March 1. U.S and Chinese investors cheered the move. But the issues are not close to being resolved.
In the latest episode of The Readback, Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer Reshma Kapadia to talk about why progress in U.S.-China trade talks won't solve the bigger issue-a growing battle over tech supremacy.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer Bill Alpert to talk about the hottest topic in stock investing: pot.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Corporate stock buybacks have always received attention from investors but suddenly they're a part of the mainstream conversation. Politicians on the left and right-from Bernie Sanders to Marco Rubio -have targeted stock buybacks as they think about ways to address wealth inequality and tax reform. But how much are buybacks really to blame for society's ills?
In this episode of The Readback, Alex Eule is joined by Barron's associate editor Andrew Bary to discuss the suddenly hot topic of stock buybacks and whether politicians from both sides of the aisle are right to target buybacks as they seek to close the wealth gap.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You might have noticed some big swings for some well-known stocks in recent weeks. Apple jumped 7% one day, Facebook surged 11%, Amazon fell 5%. You can thank a wave of corporate results for the big moves. After all, it's earnings season, and that means corporate America is revealing its secrets to investors and everyone else paying attention.
In this episode of The Readback, Alex Eule is joined by Barron's associate editor Jack Hough to talk about the latest round of earnings and whether three months from now corporate profit growth might actually turn negative.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just a few months ago, shares of PG&E, the California utility, were trading near $50 share. That was before the company's power lines were blamed for California's devastating forest fires. This week the company filed for bankruptcy. It's a clear example of how climate change has imperiled companies and investors.
In this episode of The Readback, Alex Eule is rejoined by Barron's senior writer Leslie Norton who has just finished a major project ranking how big companies are exposed to climate risk.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Jack Bogle passed away at 89, it was no stretch to say that the modern investing world had lost its most influential figure. Bogle essentially invented index investing and changed the way people access markets and accumulate wealth. Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's senior writer Leslie Norton who spoke to Bogle several times in the last year and had the very last interview with him in December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For at least four decades now, Barron's has assembled some of the top names in investing every year for what we proudly call the Barron's Roundtable. Every January, the conversation fills many pages of our magazine, spread across two issues. There's always plenty to talk about but this year's Roundtable felt particularly momentous. The group of 10 prominent investors convened just days after the worst December for stocks since 1931. There was worry about things like debt, trade, tech disruption, and politics. In this special edition episode of the Readback, Alex Eule takes you inside the room for Barron's annual investor Roundtable.
The Readback is a financial podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Lauren R. Rublin is managing editor, Roundtables and Special Projects, at Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by senior writer Mary Childs, who has closely followed the rollout of 'qualified opportunity zones' and what it could mean for America's towns. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's tech reporter Tae Kim to talk about how Apple lost its way and where it goes from here.
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Host Alex Eule is joined by senior writer Jack Hough, who recently sat down for a long interview with Disney CEO Bob Iger and got an exclusive tour of Disney's new Star Wars land. The Readback is a weekly podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule talks with managing editor Lauren Rublin about their recent trip to Silicon Valley and their roundtable with some of the Valley's most prominent investors. The Readback is a weekly podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A host of digital start-ups have gotten a lot of attention in recent years for using technology to improve investing and democratize finance. Companies like Robinhood have targeted younger investors with commission-free stock trades. That's a compelling offer-but sometimes the offers are a little too compelling. Last week Robinhood announced it was offering a new checking and savings account with 3% interest. That's way higher than anything offered by banks. But there's a catch. This week on The Readback, Alex Eule talks with reporter Ben Walsh about his recent story on Robinhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of The Readback, Avi Salzman talks with Alex Eule about the revolution of subscriptions. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For decades, corporations and investors have been fighting a battle over data. Shareholders push for transparency, while companies do the bare minimum to comply. Just last month, Apple said it would no longer provide details on its iPhone sales. But investors are a resourceful bunch and there's a booming world of alternative data that's helping to fill in the gaps.
This week on The Readback, Alex Eule talks with Barron's senior writer Avi Salzman about how alternative data can give investors an edge-and what the risks are.
The Readback is a weekly podcast from Barron's. Hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by Barron's associate editor Jack Hough to discuss what to do with Facebook's unloved stock. The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule speaks with Beverly Goodman about whether the 40th birthday of the 401(k) is a time to celebrate or rethink our retirement policies. Produced by Mette Lützhøft. Published 11.21.2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule speaks with Al Root about the possible connection between the length of a company's earnings presentation and its stock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Among tech companies, IBM has accomplished an unusual feat. IBM shares have lost a third of their value over the last five years. In this episode of The Readback, Alex Eule talks to Barron's Tae Kim about IBM's attempted reboot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been a painful month for stocks and the volatility shows no real signs of abating. While financial advisors' first bit of advice is always to sit tight and not worry, sometimes that's easier said than done.
In this week's episode of The Readback, Alex Eule talks to Barron's Jack Hough, whose latest feature gives readers permission to explore their emotions a bit. Even panic.
The Readback is a weekly, financial podcast from Barron's. The show is hosted by managing editor Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's episode of The Readback, Alex Eule talks to Barron's Vito Racanelli about changing attitudes among professional money managers. From Trump to Tesla to tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule is joined by senior writer Mary Childs to talk about the latest chapter in her ongoing coverage of Bill Gross-the bond king's love of stamps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In today's episode of Barron's new podcast, The Readback, Alex Eule talks to Barron's Andrew Bary about the book industry and Barnes and Noble's next chapter.
The Readback is hosted by Alex Eule and produced by Mette Lützhøft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Alex Eule talks to Barron's Associate Editor Jack Hough about the future of the toy industry and how Hasbro is learning to remake itself in the evolving retail world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Introducing The Readback, a new podcast from Barron's. Every week, we invite you inside the Barron's newsroom-revealing the drama behind our stories, and exposing the forces that shape finance today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices