Jobs, AI, & Elon Musk’s Trillion Dollar Payday

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🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The crew discusses another disappointing jobs report, the week in artificial intelligence, and a vibe check on some of the most talked about names on the market. Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Matt Frankel discuss: - This week’s jobs data - Anthropic’s funding - Google antitrust win - Elon Musk’s potential trillion dollar payday Companies discussed: Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), Lululemon (LULU), Nike (NKE), On Holding (ONON), Figma (FIG), Coreweave (CRWV). Host: Travis Hoium Guests: Lou Whiteman, Matt Frankel Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: 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. We’re committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The August jobs report is in and it looks like a rate cut is going to be coming.
0:10.0	Only full money starts now. Everybody needs money.
0:27.8	That's why they call it money.
0:30.0	The best things in life are free,
0:33.2	but you can give them to the pros and bees.
0:36.6	From Fool Global Headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.
0:40.3	Welcome to Motley Full Money.
0:41.3	I am Travis Hoyam, joined by Lou Whiteman and Matt Frankel.
0:44.6	The big news for today coming out this morning is the latest jobs report.
0:49.9	The market was weak once again.
0:51.4	22,000 jobs added in the U.S. in the month of August.
0:55.3	Unemployment rate ticked slightly higher to 4.3% although there's some rounding there.
1:00.2	They got some rounding benefits last month and not quite the same benefits this month,
1:04.0	but up about a tenth of a percentage point.
1:06.6	Revisions were a little bit mixed with a decline in jobs in June and a slight gain in July.
1:12.9	There's a lot going on here, but Lou, I want to start with you.
1:15.6	What was your takeaway from this report from an economic perspective?
1:19.5	I'm kind of glass-half-full here, Travis.
1:22.1	I'm surprised to say it, but look, the overall picture here is still far from bleak, despite the headlines.
1:30.0	Unemployment rate, historical standards is relatively low. The number of people employed
1:35.6	has held steady since 2023. I really think that what is going on here, nothing is broken.
1:43.1	It's just everything is frozen. This is tariffs. This is
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