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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

The Business of Popularity

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

The Motley Fool

Investing, Business

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Costco slips on margin concerns. Netflix hits an all-time high after the company announces a price hike. And General Motors reports some electrifying news. Plus, Chris talks about the business of popularity with Derek Thompson, author of Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction. Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a free audiobook with a free 30-day trial at audible.com/fool. Thanks to Bombfell for supporting The Motley Fool. Get $25 off your first purchase at http://bombfell.com/fool   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this episode of Motley Fool Money for a free audio book with a 30-day free trial.

0:05.3

Go to audible.com slash fool.

0:08.0

And thanks to Bomfell for supporting this episode.

0:10.8

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0:16.5

Get $25 off your first purchase at Bomfell.com slash fool.

0:21.3

That's B-O-M-B-F-E-L-L.com slash fool.

0:30.2

Everybody needs money.

0:32.4

That's why they call it money.

0:34.6

The best thing in life are free.

0:37.8

But you can get them to the present.

0:41.3

From fool global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.

0:44.9

It's the Motley Fool Money radio show.

0:46.2

I'm Chris Ellin, joining me in studio this week for Million Dollar Portfolio, Matt Argersinger,

0:50.1

and from Total Income, Ron Gross.

0:52.0

Good to see you.

0:52.5

It's always gentleman.

0:53.3

Hey, hey.

0:54.2

We've got the latest headlines from Wall Street.

0:56.0

Best selling author, Derek Thompson is our guest.

0:58.3

And as always, we're giving an inside look at the stocks on our radar.

1:01.4

But we begin with some retail earnings.

1:04.1

Fourth quarter profits for Costco came in higher than expected.

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