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Another rough week for the stock market coincides with Amazon's exclusive start to Thursday Night Football. Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss FedEx shares having a historically bad day amid talk of a recession, Adobe spending $20 billion for a start-up software design firm, Optimism around Starbucks after an impressive (and detailed) investor day, Twilio laying off 11% of employees, and two business leaders and their legacies. At 20 minutes in, John Ourand from the Sports Business Journal discusses Amazon's investments in NFL programming, Disney's thinking about ESPN, college football playoff expansion, and story lines for the MLB playoffs, plus at 35 minutes in, Ron and Emily share two stocks on their radar: Union Pacific and Costco. Stocks discussed: FDX, ADBE, SBUX, TWLO, AMZN, DIS, AAPL, UNP, COST. Host - Chris Hill; Guests - Emily Flippen, Ron Gross, John Ourand

Do you really own your stocks? The stoics might suggest otherwise. Ricky Mulvey and Brian Stoffel serve up an introduction to stoicism, and why these philosophers from a few thousand years ago have practical advice for investors today. They discuss fundamentals of stoicism, the dichotomy of control (and what it means for investors), Seneca’s complex relationship with wealth, and company leaders that may exhibit some stoic virtues. Companies mentioned: COST, AAPL, BRK.A, BRK.B; Host - Ricky Mulvey; Guest - Brian Stoffel

If what's happening today with Apple seems familiar, it should. Jim Gillies discusses reports that lower demand for the iPhone 14 is causing Apple to tell their suppliers there's no need to ramp up production, how history is an excellent guide on what today's short-term drop in Apple's stock means for long-term investors, and why now is the time to invest (even if it doesn't feel great). Also, ten minutes in, Ricky Mulvey talks with best-selling author Blake Crouch about gene modification, and a future that may be closer than most people imagine. Stocks discussed: AAPL Host - Chris Hill; Guests - Jim Gillies, Blake Crouch

If you know you’re impatient, then value investing isn’t for you. Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner caught up with the “Dean of Valuation” for a discussion on inflation’s new questions for investors, Tesla valuations (from $50 billion to $1 trillion), incentives, correlations, and costs in ESG scoring, and Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and the companies they've built. Stocks mentioned on the show: TSLA, MO, BLK, AMZN. Host - Tom Gardner, Guest - Aswath Damodaran

The energy situation in Europe is getting more challenging. Bill Mann discusses CVS Health buying Signify Health for $8 billion in cash, Finland's minister of economic affairs comparing Europe's energy situation to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and how his investing outlook has been affected. 15 minutes in, Nick Sciple joins Alison Southwick for an overview of the energy industry. (Note: Motley Fool opens the show with the tragic news of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal taking his own life.) Stocks mentioned: CVS, SGFY; Host - Chris Hill; Guests - Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Nick Sciple

Shorter economic cycles and more frequent recessions doesn't necessarily mean the downturns will be brutal. John Rotonti talked with Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at US retail investment business Charles Schwab, about the “mother’s milk” of stock prices, how this market is simultaneously like the 1970s, post-WWII, and completely unique, and one common rebalancing mistake that investors often make. Host - John Rotonti; Guest - Liz Ann Sonders

“No one's success is proven until they've survived a calamity.” You can’t join the NBA with a few good shots, but you can join the ranks of “great” investors. Luck and skill are much harder to separate in the financial world and making that distinction can take a few decades. Chris Hill talked with best-selling author Morgan Housel in front of a live audience about why inflation is so personal and variable, Elon Musk’s best product (hint: it’s not a car), the power of incentives, the secret to 99% of Warren Buffet’s success, and investing through bear markets. Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, HOOD, TSLA. Host - Chris Hill; Guest - Morgan Housel

The world’s energy crunch is a battle between platitudes and physics. Leaders may want to pay closer attention to the physics part. So for more insight on the world’s energy crunch we reached out to a cartoon chicken. Wait, what? Doomberg is an anonymous team of analysts covering energy and economic trends. Their newsletter is Substack’s #1 finance publication and the group is represented by a cartoon chicken. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Nick Sciple caught up with Doomberg’s head writer for a chat about the state of Europe’s energy crisis, Nuclear’s place in a decarbonized future, and what the Nord Stream pipeline attack means for the world. Host - Nick Sciple; Guest - Doomberg

For the 5th time in six weeks, there was a lot of red on Wall Street. Jason Moser and Maria Gallagher discuss the Fed's latest rate hike spooking investors, Costco delivering (yet again) in the 4th quarter, Darden Restaurants walking a fine line with customers, DocuSign's hiring its new CEO from Alphabet, and Amazon declaring victory with Thursday Night American Football. 20 minutes in, Deidre Woollard and Matt Frankel talk with Robert Leonard, host of the Millennial Investing podcast, about house hacking. 28 mionutes in, Maria and Jason answer questions from the Fool Mailbag and share two stocks on their radar: Lululemon Athletica and Microsoft. Stocks discussed on the show: COST, TGT, UPS, WMT, DRI, DOCU, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN, AAPL, PYPL, PG, LVMH, LULU, MSFT. Host - Chris Hill; Guests - Maria Gallagher, Jason Moser, Deidre Woollard, Matt Frankel, Robert Leonard

When it comes to the stock market, the 1st day of September is looking an awful lot like the entire month of August. Jason Moser discusses Okta shares falling 30% as the company deals with ongoing challenges integrating its acquisition of former rival Auth0, Snap's restructuring plans, layoffs, and increased focus on revenue growth, user growth, and augmented reality, and Five Below's stock getting a boost from optimism for the discount retailer's plans for the holidays. Host - Chris Hill; Guest - Jason Moser