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Albertson’s Carries Baggage

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4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The grocer is in a pickle. Can a longtime employee and new CEO turn it around? (00:21) David Meier and Mary Long discuss: - The macro factors influencing Powell’s interest rate decision. - Andy Jassy’s letter to Amazon employees. - Albertson’s turnaround and market-beating potential (or lack thereof). Companies discussed: AMZN, META, MSFT, ACI, KR Host: Mary Long Guest: David Meier Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, "TMF") do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Andy Jassy's got a warning for Amazon employees.

0:07.4

You're listening to Motley Full Money.

0:22.7

I'm Mary Long, joined today by David Meyer. David, great to see you.

0:24.0

Thanks for being here.

0:25.0

Great to see you too.

0:26.7

We're going to dive right in.

0:28.3

But before we get to today's main stories, first, we got to step back and highlight some

0:32.4

of today's headlines.

0:34.0

So David, here's what's happening in the business world that caught my eye this morning.

0:38.9

Perhaps first and foremost, the Fed meets later today after we record the show.

0:43.3

Economic data suggests that inflation is receding, that the labor market is relatively solid.

0:48.4

So typically, that would indicate that the central bank is more likely to back off and lower rates.

0:56.1

But Powell seems unlikely to do that, even though he's facing continued pressure from President Trump to do so.

1:00.5

We'll park on that in just a minute once we get to the rest of the headlines.

1:04.0

Another thing that caught my eye, the Genius Act passed the Senate yesterday.

1:07.7

If you're wondering what that is, it's about stable coins.

1:10.4

The bill still needs

1:11.2

to pass the House and to be signed by the president before it were to become law. Largely,

1:16.2

what it seeks to do is regulate stablecoin. So it would require stable coin issuers to hold

1:20.5

reserves that fully back those stable coins. It also proposes a federal framework for stablecoin

1:26.1

issuance at a time when companies like

1:28.3

Amazon and Walmart are allegedly moving toward stable coin style payment options.

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