Is Whole Foods Next?
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The Motley Fool
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2017
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Shares of Whole Foods rise after an activist investor buys 9% and suggests (among other things) that Whole Foods consider takeover offers. Fool Funds analyst Bill Barker discusses the potential next moves involved. Plus, we debate the future of United Airlines and the movie-fueled rise of Walt Disney’s stock.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, April 11th. |
| 0:03.3 | Welcome to Market Foolery. |
| 0:04.6 | I'm Chris Hill joining me in studio today |
| 0:06.3 | for Motley Fool Funds, Bill Barker. |
| 0:08.8 | Happy Tuesday. |
| 0:10.1 | Thank you. |
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