Higher rates are here to stay, and some stories we expected to see in the first half of 2023 might still be ahead of us. 

(00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - Whiplash in employment data, and the certainty of rate hikes for the rest of the year. - Meta’s new app Threads and what it means for Twitter. - Some surprises from the first half of 2023 and stories to watch for the rest of the year. 

(19:11) Motley Fool Money’s Deidre Woollard spoke with Smith about the cycles in digital media, his new book Traffic, and how one legacy media company has managed to stay on top throughout all the shifts.

(32:04) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Vesta Real Estate and Callaway Golf.

Stocks discussed: AAPL, META, NYT, BZFD, AMZN, VTMX, MODG

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Matt Argersinger, Jason Moser, Deidre Woollard, Ben Smith Engineer: Dan Boyd

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