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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

Motley Fool Money: 04.09.2010

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

The Motley Fool

Investing, Business

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2010

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

What do surging same-store sales numbers mean for investors? Is Apple's latest offering a threat to Google? And is KFC's latest offering a threat to your health? In this week's Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we tackle those stories, share three stocks on our radar, and talk with business journalist Roger Lowenstein, author of The End of Wall Street.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money.

0:08.0

From full global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.

0:19.0

Welcome to the show. Thanks for being here.

0:21.0

I'm your host, Chris Allen. I'm joined by Motley Fool,

0:23.0

senior analyst, Seth Jason, James Early, and Shannon Zimmer.

0:26.0

Guys, good to see you. Good to see you, Chris.

0:28.0

On today's show, Allen Greenspan admits to being 30% wrong.

0:32.0

Amazon finds a new target, and KFC cooks up Homer Simpson's dream sandwich.

0:37.0

Plus, best selling author Roger Lowenstein on the future of Wall Street.

0:41.0

And as always, we'll give you an inside look at the stocks that are on our radar.

0:45.0

But we begin with some big numbers from the world of retail.

0:48.0

Guys, double digit, same store sales increases for many stores in March,

0:53.0

and the biggest monthly sales increase in more than a decade.

0:58.0

I know we had weak comparables from a year ago,

1:00.0

and an early Easter helped juice the numbers.

1:02.0

But what was your takeaway for investors?

1:04.0

Yeah, well, the Easter Bunny's early arrival is a big part of this.

1:07.0

You know, sales that would typically have occurred in April, occurred in March.

1:10.0

Still, broad-based gains across the spectrum.

1:12.0

Discounted shops like Coles and Ross.

1:14.0

They did well, but then so did upscale retailers like Nordstrom and Nima Marcus.

1:18.0

At Wet Seal, a shop that's near and dear to all our hearts here on the radio show.

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