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Why Target is Seeing Green

Motley Fool Money

The Motley Fool

Business, Investing

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2015

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Target reports big earnings. Home Depot raises the roof. And Red Robin flies higher. Our analysts discuss those stories and share three stocks on their radar. And corporate governance expert and film critic Nell Minow talks McDonald's, Mad Men, and Memorial Day movies.

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0:00.0

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

0:07.0

From full global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money. It's the Motley Fool Money

0:20.3

radio show. I'm Chris Hill joining me in studio this week for Million Dollar Portfolio

0:24.1

Matt Argus singer from Motley Fool Income Investor James Early and from Motley Fool Pro

0:28.3

and Options Jeff Fisher. Good to see you as always gentlemen. Good to see you. We've

0:32.0

got the latest from airlines, retail, restaurants and more. Nell Minow is our guest this week and

0:37.2

as always we'll give you an inside look at the stocks on our radar. But we begin this

0:41.1

week with the biggest retailer in the world and that's Walmart. First quarter results

0:46.3

kind of a mix bag James. US sales were up traffic to the stores was up but profits for

0:51.9

the quarter. Now they're on 7%. And Chris even before I get started I can't just say

0:55.7

I hit a bird driving in this morning and I'm still just trying to get over that. It wasn't

0:59.5

my fault but you know those things happen. Yeah, he's just he's just down right in front

1:04.6

of my windshield like boom it's just like it changed my day. Walmart back to Walmart.

1:09.2

You know there are there are softening the results are soft. We all know that the business

1:13.9

model has you know these long term challenges but they're basically copying Amazon Prime

1:18.8

now with this $50 thing. I think I think that's the smartest thing they can be doing. I mean

1:24.4

from my perspective I thought Amazon Prime would absolutely flop who needs their stuff

1:29.9

in two days right but but I but Matt is raising his hand. I just want it but but it's

1:38.7

worked. It's worked tremendously well. People don't like to go to Walmart but I don't mind

1:43.7

Walmart coming to my house so to speak to deliver to deliver good. So it's a smart thing

1:48.1

for them. Yeah, Mattie the $50 a year unlimited shipping Walmart. I think they're being

1:54.1

very smart about this because they're saying we're rolling this out in the summer. We're

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