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Motley Fool Money: 06.11.2010

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

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Investing, Business

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2010

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

BP debates paying a dividend.  Google takes issue with Apple.  And Bernie Madoff has some choice words for his investors.  On this week's Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we discuss those stories, share some stocks on our radar, and talk irrationality and investing with best-selling author Dan Ariely. 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 Motley Fool Money. Thanks for being here. I'm your host, Chris Hill.

0:23.0

And I'm joined by Motley Fool, Senior Analyst Seth Jason, James Early, and Shannon Zirrim.

0:27.0

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

0:29.0

On this week's show, BP debates its dividend. Apple and Google square off,

0:34.0

and Microsoft gets into the business of free. Behavioral Economist and best-selling author, Dan Arialli,

0:40.0

stops by to talk irrationality and investing, plus we'll give you an inside look at the stocks that are on our radar.

0:46.0

But we begin once again with BP. Although some of the oil is now being captured,

0:51.0

researchers have doubled their estimates on how much oil is leaking.

0:55.0

The White House will be meeting with BP leadership next week,

0:58.0

and BPCO will be testifying before Congress. So that'll be some must-see TV next week.

1:04.0

But Seth Jason, you're a BP shareholder. I am.

1:07.0

You said on last week's show that you bought some more shares, and at one point this week,

1:11.0

the stock hit a 14-year low, and there are a lot of scenarios being mentioned,

1:16.0

including the possibility of bankruptcy, the possibility of other companies acquiring BP.

1:22.0

As a shareholder, how are you viewing all of this?

1:25.0

Well, as I look at it right now, I'm still looking for more buying opportunities.

1:29.0

So this is such a busy week. It's really hard to reflect on everything.

1:32.0

I think the biggest news for BP this week, if we want to set aside the whole notion that there's actually some good news,

1:37.0

which is they're collecting an awful lot of that oil,

1:39.0

is that the government really ratcheted up its pressure on BP at one point,

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