Before the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, we're taking a closer look at the battle between streaming services and some of the bitter rivalries in entertainment history.  Chris Hill is joined by Maria Gallagher, Catie Peiper, and Mac Greer, as they discuss:
- The Academy’s tenuous relationship with Netflix and other streamers
- Warner Brothers' history of trying to recreate Disney’s magic
- Unexpected business lessons from Oscar winners and nominees

Stocks: DIS, NFLX, T

Host: Chris Hill
Guests: Gordon Gekko, Maria Gallagher, Catie Peiper, Mac Greer
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Steve Broido, Tim Sparks

The S&P 500 rose for the 2nd week in a row, giving investors more reasons for optimism. Are we the only ones who believe the narrative for investors is shifting away from fear and towards increasing confidence? (0:45) Jason Moser and Andy Cross discuss investor sentiment, as well as:
- Google striking an app-store deal with Spotify
- Uber teaming up with New York City taxis
- Reports that Apple is developing a hardware subscription service
- Darden Restaurants seeing improvement in its fine dining segment
- The latest from Berkshire-Hathaway, Adobe, and Nike

(19:00) Corporate governance expert Nell Minow analyzes how public companies are doing with their communications related to Russia, and why she's unimpressed with how Starbucks' board of directors handled the latest CEO change. Then she puts on her film critic hat to offer a preview of the Academy Awards and share who will win (and should win) Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Picture.

(32:00) Jason and Andy discuss Pepsi's latest limited-run flavor and share two stocks on their radar: McCormick and KB Home.

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Stocks discussed: SPOT, GOOG, GOOGL, MTCH, BMBL, UBER, BRK, AAPL, NKE, DRI, SBUX, DIS, PEP, MKC, KBH

Host: Chris Hill
Guests: Jason Moser, Andy Cross, Nell Minow
Engineer: Steve Broido