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Fast casual restaurant stocks were hit hard over the past year, but many have snapped back over the past month. In today’s episode of Motley Fool Money, Emily Flippen is joined by Fool analysts Sanmeet Deo and Jason Hall to break down what has caused the rebound, how consumer tastes have changed, and if fast casual stocks are set up for continued strong performance in the year ahead.

Companies discussed: CAVA, CMG, SG, WING, EAT, SBUX, MAMA, JBFCF, YUM

Host: Emily Flippen, Sanmeet Deo, Jason Hall

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Last week, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TM) put up stellar fourth-quarter numbers, signaling that we've yet to reach peak AI demand. Are we in for another banner year in 2026?

Jason Hall, Travis Hoium, and Tim Beyers discuss:

- TSM's spectacular Q4 and capex spending plan.

- Which company tops the AI value chain: TSM or NVDA.

- Good corporate citizens in a nod to companies that exhibit the values espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whom we honor today.

Don’t wait! Be sure to get to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of David’s Gardner’s new book — Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth. It’s on shelves now; get it before it’s gone!

Tickers: Companies discussed: TSM, NVDA, SBGSY, HPE, HPQ

Host: Tim Beyers

Guests: Jason Hall, Travis Hoium

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd
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Peter Cannito is the Chairman and CEO of Redwire, a space infrastructure and services company. Motley Fool contributor Lou Whiteman talks with Cannito about the business of space and the business of Redwire.

Host: Lou Whiteman

Guest: Peter Cannito  

Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer 

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The largest expense for most companies is labor, so how a company chooses, manages, and pays its workforce can be a crucial consideration when evaluating it as an investment. Robert Brokamp discusses factors to consider with Dr. Ben Zweig, the CEO of Revelio Labs and the author “Job Architecture: Building a Language for Workforce Intelligence.”Also in this episode:

-The S&P 500 has been an outstanding buy-and-hold investment, partially because the index is always changing-The Social Security trust fund will likely be depleted by 2032, so the U.S. senators who will be elected or re-elected this year will have a say in any potential solutions-The prices of many essential expenses are growing at rate above overall inflation while wage and job growth may be weakening-A study finds the optimal sitting-standing ratio to make you more comfortable and productive at work

Host: Robert BrokampGuest: Ben ZweigEngineer: Bart Shannon

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Netflix may be forced to offer all cash for WBD if the cable assets being spun off doesn’t have the value Netflix thought they did. But is that something Netflix will do and what are the risks? We break it down.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Netflix offering all cash for WBD

- FSD’s monthly subscription

- Google’s new AI products

- Bank earnings

Companies discussed: Netflix (NFLX), Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Alphabet (GOOG), Adobe (ADBE), The Trade Desk (TTD), Paypal (PYPL), Hims & Hers (HIMS), Six Flags (FUN), Toast (TOST), L3 Harris (LHX).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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