Corporate America is giving mixed signals on the consumer. We’ll round up the latest company commentary and speak with Lidl’s US CEO about what he’s seeing on the food inflation front. Plus, Beyond Meat’s CEO joins us for his first live TV interview since the depths of the pandemic. We’ll wrap up the company’s disappointing quarterly results and look ahead to what’s next. And Gen Z is increasingly choosing trade schools over traditional 4-year colleges. We’ll speak with the CEO of one publicly traded company that’s benefitting from that boom.

Consumer Cracking or Cranking?, Beyond Meat CEO Exclusive, Gen Z’s Trade School Boom 5/9/24

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We debate whether it’s a mistake for the Fed to keep a rate hike on the table after today’s PCE reading. Plus, the relative cost gap between dining in and dining out is at a record high, but our analyst says that benefits one staples stock in his coverage universe. And with earnings season nearly over, we’ll look at how one company is leveraging AI to make earnings trends and data more accessible to investors.

Fed’s Path Forward, Fast Food Wars, Calculating Earnings Commentary 5/31/24

Salesforce plunging 20% after its first revenue miss since 2006, but is it just AI growing pains or is AI killing SAAS? Plus, pending home sales dropping to a 4-year low, but it’s not all bad news. Morgan Stanley has two names that benefit from a housing shortage and affordability crisis. And Costco, Dell, and MongoDB are on deck with results. Nancy Tengler joins us with the trade on all three and her take on the markets.

Salesforce’s Surprise Miss, Home Sales Disappoint, Earning Exchange: COST, DELL, MDB 5/30/24

Nvidia is on a tear, but if you think you’ve missed the rally, there’s one key metric that suggests there’s more room to run. Plus, as yields rise, so do doubts about a rate cut, but our market guest says it doesn’t matter and will tell us where he’s seeing opportunities. And J.P. Morgan is out with a new report suggesting we could see more movement in the housing market soon. We’ll tell you why, and who’s buying.

Nvidia: Bargain or Beware?, Rate Cut Doubts, Health of Housing 5/29/24

Our strategist says the Fed holding rates higher for longer makes him more bullish on near-term stock prices. He’ll tell us why and give us two names he likes outside of tech. Plus, is the uptick in stock splits a positive sign for the market? We’ll look at how these names typically perform after the split and which companies could be next. And our mystery stock of the day is getting an upgrade, sending shares up 9%. We’ll reveal it and hear from the analyst who says the AI rewards outweigh the risks.

“No Cuts, No Problem”, Next Stop: Splitsville, AI Risks vs. Rewards 5/28/24

Was yesterday’s market sell-off a blip or the start of something bigger? We’ll look at how to position your portfolio. Plus, one of the biggest utilities in the country wants the highest electricity users to pay their fair share. We’re joined by the CEO of Duke Energy with what that would look like, and how they’re preparing for a surge in power demand. And don’t miss a special 3 Buys & A Bail “under the radar” edition with KKM’s Jeff Kilburg.

Consumer Cracking or Cranking?, Beyond Meat CEO Exclusive, Gen Z’s Trade School Boom 5/9/24

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