GE So Crazy
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The Motley Fool
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2018
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
A break-up of General Electric?? Shares of GE approach a 6-year low on reports CEO John Flannery is considering it. Motley Fool Asset Management’s Bill Barker shares why breaking up GE might not be easy or smart. Nestle sells its U.S. candy business. Papa John’s is looking for a new CEO. And shares of Tiffany hit a new high on strong holiday sales, thanks to a $450 silver ruler. (Tangents include The Bob Newhart Show and stupid money.)
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| 0:00.0 | Thanks to Slack for supporting this episode of Market Foolery. |
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| 0:15.0 | It's Wednesday, January 17th. Welcome to Market Foolery. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Chris Hill joining me in studio today for Motley Full Asset Management, Bill Barker. |
| 0:20.0 | Happy Wednesday. |
| 0:21.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:22.0 | You braved the snow and made it in. |
| 0:24.0 | Congratulations, my friend. |
| 0:26.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:27.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:28.0 | It was hard to dust it off the car in less than 30 seconds. |
| 0:33.0 | I had to work quickly. |
| 0:35.0 | It was our, I think it was our colleague Rob Brunette who, who tweeted out this morning. |
| 0:40.0 | If you can clear away the snow with a broom, then school probably shouldn't be canceled. |
| 0:46.0 | Was school canceled? |
| 0:48.0 | I think for you? |
| 0:49.0 | No, it wasn't canceled here. |
| 0:50.0 | It was the proverbial two-hour delay. So and so it goes on a day when you know what |
| 0:57.2 | we got news we got news to get to here businesses we've got news in the luxury |
| 1:01.2 | industry we've got a big sale in the candy industry. |
| 1:05.0 | We're going to start with General Electric. Holy cow. So the Wall Street General |
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