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Today on Motley Fool Money, analysts Emily Flippen and Nick Sciple discuss the reemergence of “sin stocks” and whether today’s market is building lasting moats for these controversial businesses or simply pulling forward returns. From billion-dollar UFC rights deals to the shifting economics of sports betting and a regulatory revival in tobacco, we’re diving into what’s driving profits in industries built on vice, who’s executing best, and where the biggest risks lie for investors.

They discuss:

- TKO Group’s billion-dollar UFC deal with Paramount

- The growing dominance of sports betting

- Changing regulatory guidance fueling tobacco’s resurgence

Companies discussed: TKO, PSKY, DKNG, FLUT, BTI, MO

Host: Emily Flippen, Nick Sciple

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Having a stock you own getting acquired at a premium feels good at first, but what about the long-term gains that will be left behind when your chips are off the table? Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Karl Thiel and Jason Hall will dig into four growth stocks ripe for the acquiring. There’s also two sides to Tesla’s changing AI story and a new kind of stock quote game.

They unpack:

- Tesla throwing in the towel on its AI supercomputer initiative.

- Four potential buyout candidates after another Rule Breaker agreed to be acquired.

- A CEO quote challenge.

Companies discussed: TSLA, LULU, VKTX, BMRN, ROKU

Host: Rick Munarriz, Karl Thiel, Jason Hall

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Martin Reeves is a business strategist, advisor, and author of several books, including Your Strategy Needs a Strategy, The Imagination Machine, and his most recent - Like: The Button That Changed the World. Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross, contributor Rich Lumelleau, and Martin Reeves discuss:

Like button invention and implications

Innovation in the digital age

The role of imagination in business strategy

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For more than a decade, financial advisor and author Wes Moss has surveyed people near and in retirement. In Part 1 of this two-part discussion with Robert Brokamp, Wes shares the financial and non-financial metrics and habits of the happiest retirees.

Also in this episode:

- How the current bull market compares to those of the past

- Estimates for the future returns from stocks

- How to make more on your cash

Tickers discussed: SGOV

Host: Robert Brokamp

Guest: Wes Moss

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Autonomous vehicles hit an inflection point, GPT-5 is here, and The Trade Desk drops 38%, plus the stocks on our radar.

Companies discussed:.Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), The Trade Desk (TTD), Hims & Hers (HIMS), Crocs (CROX), Shift4 (FOUR), Palantir (PTLR), Axon (AXON), Figma (FIG), Reddit (RDDT), Universal Display (OLED), Montrols Environmental (MEG).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Matt Frankel, Tyler Crowe, and Jon Quast discuss:

- AppLovin's strong second quarter

- Why Airbnb fell on strong earnings

- Retail real estate's surprising strength

- What we're watching for next week

Companies discussed: APP, ABNB, SPG, SKT, O, ZG

Host: Matt Frankel

Guests: Tyler Crowe, Jonathan Wilder

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The NFL and Disney have tied themselves more closely together with the NFL getting 10% of ESPN in exchange for the NFL Network, RedZone distribution rights, and more assets. Will it make Disney a winner in streaming?

(00:21) Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- The NFL and Disney

- Rivian’s lost EV credits

- Shopify’s great quarter

- Upstart’s explosive growth

Companies discussed: Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), Rivian (RIVN), Tesla (TSLA), Shopify (SHOP), Upstart (UPST)

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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In this inaugural episode of our eighth annual Authors in August series, David welcomes back bestselling author, Harvard professor, and Atlantic columnist Arthur Brooks. Arthur brings along counterintuitive ideas about happiness as a habit, the difference between joy and happiness, public vs. anonymous philanthropy, and how the pursuit of money can sometimes… reduce freedom?! David and Arthur also dive into what makes feedback actually helpful, and finish with a spirited round of Buy, Sell, or Hold: Happiness Edition.

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Pre-order David’s upcoming Rule Breaker Investing bookhere: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1804091219/

Host: David Gardner

Guest: Arthur Brooks

Producer: Bart Shannon
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From overvalued stocks to outsized returns, some capital compounders keep breaking the mold.

Today on Motley Fool Money, Emily Flippen, with analysts Sanmeet Deo and Jason Hall, dig into four market beaters and ask: can the flywheels keep spinning? They unpack:

- Earnings from old-school winners Axon and MercadoLibre, including how they turned skeptics into believers with consistent execution

- Results from new-school contenders Hims & Hers and Palantir, both of which face high levels of scrutiny despite strong performance

- Tariff math that matters and where pricing power may blunt cost headwinds

Companies discussed: MELI, AXON, HIMS, PLTR, ZBRA

Host: Emily Flippen, Sanmeet Deo, Jason Hall

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd, Natasha Hall

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