The macro picture is looking tough, but that won't prevent us from looking for

diamonds in the rough. We're diving into three stocks we think can do well in a worst-case

economic environment today on Motley Fool Money. Today is Tuesday, February 17th. Welcome to Motley Full Money. I'm your host, Emily Flippen,

and today I'm joined by Fool analyst Dan Kaplanar and San Mateo for a fun chat where we're going

to each be giving a theoretical stock pitch for a business that we think can do well in a tough

economic environment. We had a few macro reports out last week that showed, while the sky is not falling on us,

the picture is maybe getting a bit murkier.

I think it's that combination of labor numbers, jobless claims, unemployment.

It led many to believe that we might be looking at maybe slightly higher interest rates for

longer into the year than many expected and some maybe stickier inflation numbers

to boot. So in my opinion, it begs the question of if there are really any businesses that we

think can do well, if we're heading for an environment of, say, higher inflation, less rate cuts

and slower economic growth. Sondmeat, traditionally, that combination isn't great for markets,

but sometimes there are exceptions

to the rule. So I want to ask you, is there a business that you think is breaking the mole

today that's worth keeping an eye on if we're headed towards that type of environment?

Yeah, well, you know, if anyone knows me, they know I like to observe the world and find

stock picks that way. So I recently joined a local planet fitness, a brand new one

that opened in my neighborhood. And I was actually pleasantly surprised because I will say I have had

a little bit of a bias against it in the past, but I kept an open mind. I was surprised with the

affordability. It was clean and organized. Obviously, it was newer, so that helped. And they also

have some fun perks if you're a black card member with massage shares

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