Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.
This week we revisit an episode from December, 2022. Small cap stocks have underperformed large caps over the past decade, but a top market strategist and fund manager say the trend likely will soon reverse.
Home prices rose more than 40 percent between 2020 and 2022. What’s in store for next year? We revisit an episode from June on realtor and homebuilder stocks.
In the next decade, electric vehicles will require ten times more lithium and cobalt than is currently mined. Will supplies catch up? An economics professor and a metals trader weigh in.
In this rebroadcast, Jack answers several listener questions on topics ranging from electric vehicle stocks to the outlook for inflation. Plus, is it time to throw in the towel on speculative tech stocks?
Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good talks about what's next for fission and why the company is putting its wind and solar business up for sale. Plus, Trex CEO Bryan Fairbanks shares an inside look at home improvement demand.
The S&P 500 is up 10% from its low point – a top market strategist shares why it could be a mirage. Plus, recession-proof investing tips from a seasoned fund manager.
Jack chats with Ford CEO Jim Farley about overtaking GM in the electric truck race. Plus, Deere CEO John May on autonomous farming and A.I. weed killers.
The CEO of the largest crypto fund makes the case for a Bitcoin ETF. Plus, a VanEck Portfolio manager shares why he's putting crypto in his inflation-fighting fund.
The key to profits in the gasoline business is natural gas, not just crude. BofA's Doug Leggate explains. And Denton Cinquegrana at OPIS talks summer pump prices.
A Commodities Perfect Storm. Bed Bath & Beyond Goes Meme Stock.
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Nickel, wheat, and oil are spiking--but dividend stocks might be better for fighting inflation. Also, a retailer's shares go vertical, as a listener looks for baby stocks.
A top commodities strategist lays out the prospects for new supply--and demand destruction. And an oil CEO doubles down on his pledge to limit new drilling.
The stock-picker talks about her recent declines, why she's sticking with companies like Tesla, Zoom, and Spotify, and why her rivals are overloaded on the FAANGs.
Eric Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, talks automated warfare, stock-picking computers and the future of humanity. Plus, we let a robot take over the podcast.
Careful loading up on narrow bets on rising prices. Stocks offer better protection than you might think. Jack talks with Katie Nixon, CIO of Northern Trust Wealth Management.
The creator of a two-year-old currency that's now worth more than American Airlines weighs in. Plus, a hedge fund manager on how to trade Bitcoin, and an MIT economist on whether it belongs in your portfolio. Jackson Cantrell tries his luck at hosting the podcast.
MarketWatch presents: Can your quirky personality stop a thief?
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This week, the Streetwise team takes a break to bring you a new episode of Best New Ideas in Money. It's a new show hosted by MarketWatch editor Jeremy Olshan and economist Stephanie Kelton.
Innovations in behavioral biometrics will make it harder for fraudsters to impersonate you online, but these detailed profiles of our behaviors could get a little creepy.
For more episodes, find Best New Ideas in Money wherever you get your podcasts.
Analysts from Jefferies and Wedbush Securities discuss stock picks, hit toys, and how to score a Playstation 5. Jack isn't sure about a He-Man comeback.
Interest rates might rise sooner than you think, says BofA's Brian Moynihan. Plus, why he's not too worried about digital challengers like Robinhood and Venmo.