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If you attempted to fly Southwest Airlines over the holidays, you're not going to be surprised by their latest earnings results.
(0:20) Tim Beyers discusses:
- Southwest's $220 million loss
- Why the airline has "a more fundamental problem"
- Comcast's growing subscribers (and costs) in its streaming service, Peacock
(11:00) Ricky Mulvey talks with Catie Peiper about Netflix's international expansion and programming strategy. 
Companies discussed: LUV, CMCSA, NFLX, WBD
Host: Chris Hill
Guests: Tim Beyers, Catie Peiper
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks

Investors are paying up for stability, as big tech growth slows down. (0:15) Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross discuss:
- Microsoft's quarter, and lower growth expectations for its cloud business.
- What long-term investors can expect from Microsoft.
- The Department of Justice's suit against Alphabet, and a shifting regulatory environment.
- Kimberly Clark's "less than stellar" quarter.
Plus, (16:25) Motley Fool Canada's Jim Gillies joins Ricky Mulvey to give the bull case for one of the most heavily shorted stocks of 2022.
Companies discussed: MSFT, GOOG, GOOGL, TTD, KMB, BIG
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Andy Cross, Jim Gillies
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks

How long will macroeconomic pressures persist in 2023?
(0:21) Asit Sharma discusses:
- Johnson & Johnson's 4th-quarter profits falling 25%
- Why he likes the company's balance of pharma and medtech
- 3M's challenges and why an increase in consumer-facing solutions may be a better route
(10:40) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp answer your questions about saving for retirement, bonds, and more.
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Stocks discussed: JNJ, MMM, BND
Host: Chris Hill
Guest: Asit Sharma, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Rick Engdahl
 

Major banks are teaming up like The Avengers to take on powerful forces: Apple Wallet and PayPal.
(0:21) Jason Moser discusses:
- Spotify becoming the latest company to announce layoffs
- Seven large banks combining forces to create a digital wallet product
- How and why Apple and PayPal have such a large lead in this industry
(12:40) Asit Sharma and Rickey Mulvey discuss corporate governance and an under-the-radar pop culture company going through some fundamental changes. 
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Stocks discussed: SPOT, WFC, BAC, JPM, COF, PNC, USB, TFC, AAPL, PYPL, DIS, MSGS, PG, FNKO
Host: Chris Hill
Guest: Jason Moser, Asit Sharma
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Rick Engdahl

You wouldn't know it from its recent struggles, but for most of the 20th century General Electric was one of the most important companies (and stocks) in America. William D. Cohan is a founding partner of digital news business Puck and the author of “Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.” Cohan joined Ricky Mulvey to discuss:

- The mythology behind General Electric’s birth
- How corporations struggle mightily with CEO succession
- Jack Welch and the religion of earnings consistency
- Why he believes a combination between Warner Brothers Discovery and NBCUniversal is “inevitable”

Companies discussed: GE, DIS, WBD, CMCSA

Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: William D. Cohan
Engineer: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks, Annie Franks

The broad real estate market underperformed the S&P 500 in 2022, but the upside is investors can find some cheaper opportunities in a cyclical sector. Deidre Woollard and Motley Fool Contributor Matt Frankel discuss: 
- How REITs differ from stocks
- Publicly traded vs. private REITs
- One office REIT that's evolving 
- Ways to spot a yield trap
- REITs benefiting from e-commerce trends
Companies/REITs discussed: ESRT,  SPG, PLD, GOOG, GOOGL, META, O, SKT, KIM, VNQ, EWRE, IIPR 
Host: Deidre Woollard 
Guest: Matt Frankel
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineer: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks