Industry Focus
Healthcare, technology, energy, consumer goods, and more. Every day, Motley Fool analysts break down a specific industry and the stocks making headlines. Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 2041
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2021
Energy: Automating to Solve the Last-Mile Problem
With the rise of two-day and next-day shipping, figuring out how to get products from a warehouse to customers’ doors is becoming ever more important to business success. However, this problem is mo…
Healthcare: How Amazon's Shaking up Telemedicine, Plus A Winner and Loser Exiting ESMO
Why Seattle Genetics and Amgen could be the biggest winner and loser, respectively, following this year's annual European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference. Also, here's what you should …
Headline: CG: Is Michael’s a Value Stock or a Value Trap?
Michael’s is the largest craft retailer in North America, but is it a good stock? With shares down more than 40% since most recent its IPO in 2014, some may quickly dismiss the company. However, on c…
Financials: Apple's New Card, Wells Fargo's New CEO & Plenty of Stock Ideas!
On this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Financials host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Dan Kline dig into how Apple Card measures up to its competitors and they take a look at the challenges …
Tech: Checking in on China
The Fool's expert on all things China, Ben Ra, joins us to talk about how he's thinking about the macro conditions in China these days, the considerations that come into play as companies like Tencen…
Energy: The Life and Legacy of T. Boone Pickens
T. Boone Pickens passed away earlier this month on September 11, leaving a legacy as a wildcatter, corporate raider, alternative energy advocate, and philanthropist. Fool Contributor Jason Hall joins…
Healthcare: 3 Companies That Are Lowering The Cost of Care
Americans spend more than $3.5 trillion on healthcare each year. That amounts to $10,739 in per-person spending, which is almost twice as high as the average developed country. The ever-rising costs …
CG: Beer's Bears, Vail's Bulls and a Whole Lot More!
On this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods host Jason Moser and MyWallSt Head Analyst Rory Carron discuss how big alcohol is diversifying beyond just alcohol, Vail Resorts' plans for it…
Financials: The Fed’s Underwhelming Rate Cut and the Future of Payment Processing
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected. In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP discuss why the mark…
Tech: 3 More 2019 IPOs
The IPO calendar in 2019 has been unbelievably full -- today we break down three lesser known names that went public in the past month: Smile Direct, Cloudflare, and DataDog.
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Energy: The UAW Strikes Against GM -- What It Means for Investors
On Monday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) announced a nationwide strike against General Motors (GM), the first nationwide strike from the union since 2007. This strike occurs at an interesting time fo…
Healthcare: Will Vaping Deaths Derail Marijuana Stocks? Plus, A New Treatment for Peanut Allergies Advances
A wave of vaping related illnesses has resulted in at least seven deaths. Here's what people should know about vaping health risks and the potential impact on cannabis companies. Also, Aimmune Therap…
CG: What’s Next for the U.S. Grocery Industry?
It’s a time of major upheaval for the grocery business. Companies big and small are struggling with changing consumer demand. How to handle that was the main topic at GroceryShop, a trade show that b…
Financials: The Future of Fintech - $280 Billion in Payments Revenue and More
A new report predicts that banks are likely to lose as much as $280 billion of their payments revenue by 2025, thanks to fintech disruption from companies like Square (NYSE: SQ), PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL…
Tech: Apple’s Big Day
Tech: Apple’s Big DayWe’ve set our eyes on the new iDevices! Apple has a refresh of its iPad, iPhone and Watch products, but those new developments have taken a backseat to the company’s larger comm…
Energy: The Military’s Autonomous Future
Earlier this month, FedEx announced that it would no longer provide domestic express service to Amazon. What does this breakup mean for Amazon, e-commerce, and the future of logistics? Motley Fool Co…
Healthcare: How Doctors Treat Dementia and Lung Cancer Could Be About to Change
Acadia Pharmaceuticals' dementia-related psychosis trial offers new hope to patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Also, results from a lung cancer trial just strengthened Eli Lilly's leadersh…
CG: A Different Way to Play Retail
The retail-pocalypse has scared a lot of investors out of investing in any of the major names you see in malls, but what if we said there was a way to play retail that didn't bank as much on the succ…
Financials: Prudential’s Head of Retirement and the Last Stocks We Bought
In this week’s installment of Industry Focus: Financials, president of Prudential (NYSE: PRU) retirement Phil Waldeck talks with host Jason Moser and Robert Brokamp, CFP about the state of retirement…
Tech: 2019 IPOs are Slacking
We talk about results from Slack, the workplace messaging SaaS company. In a vacuum, the company's results were strong, but stacked against past growth rates, they show things are slowing down a bit.…