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Pepsi, Poppi, and the Creosote Bush

2025/3/17
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Asit Sharma
金融分析师,专注于市场趋势和公司表现分析。
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David Meyer
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Dylan Lewis
金融播客主持人和分析师,专注于市场趋势和投资策略的解读。
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Oren Etzioni
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Dylan Lewis: 本期节目讨论了二月份零售数据显示的消费者支出紧张状况,以及即将到来的零售财报季对经济的意义。我们还分析了百事公司20亿美元收购益生元苏打水公司Poppi的战略意义,以及可口可乐和百事公司如何通过收购来保持竞争力。 David Meyer: 二月份零售额增长低于预期,显示消费者支出疲软。低端消费者受到物价上涨的冲击,购买量减少。关税和贸易战的不确定性也给企业规划带来挑战。下个季度的财报将提供更多信息。 David Meyer: 百事公司收购Poppi是其在健康饮料市场布局的战略举措。Poppi等替代苏打水品牌虽然价格较高,但已占据一定市场份额,百事公司可以通过其强大的分销和营销能力来推动这一趋势。这类似于风险投资,旨在投资有增长潜力的品牌。 David Meyer: 百事和可口可乐是成熟的企业,其投资价值在于总回报,而非增长。投资者应该关注其总回报,包括股价增长、股息收益和股票回购。 Dylan Lewis: 百事公司收购Poppi类似于风险投资,旨在投资有增长潜力的品牌。大型公司难以内部开发新产品,因此需要通过收购来获取增长机会。 Oren Etzioni: 我对人工智能的乐观主要基于其在自动驾驶汽车等领域的应用,这些应用可以挽救生命。但与此同时,我也对人工智能被极权主义政权利用、对就业的影响以及虚假信息的传播表示担忧。人工智能正在改变各个领域,例如金融、医疗和教育。人工智能应该被视为“增强智能”,而不是完全取代人类决策。人类应该保持对人工智能的控制。人工智能可以产生大量的科学成果,但缺乏“品味”来判断哪些成果是重要的。科学和艺术都需要“品味”来判断哪些成果是重要的和有价值的。

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February's retail sales growth of 0.2% fell short of expectations, signaling continued consumer struggles. Low-end consumers are feeling the pinch, buying smaller quantities and facing rising prices. The upcoming retail earnings season will provide crucial insights into the economic situation.
  • Retail sales up 0.2% in February (below expectations)
  • Consumers worried about inflation
  • Low-end consumers feeling the pinch
  • Retailers raising prices

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To stay on top, the consumer giants need a player in every potential market.

(00:21) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss:

  • February retail numbers showing continued consumer struggles, and why this upcoming retail earnings season will be a key read on the economy.

  • Pepsi’s $2B acquisition of alt-soda Poppi, the venture capital-style of trend investing for consumer brands, and how Coke and Pepsi need to keep absorbing the next potential big thing.

(13:55) It’s no secret that a lot of investors have high hopes about the future of artificial intelligence. But how do genuine experts, people who have been studying AI and machine learning long before it entered the mainstream, feel about the future of the field?

Motley Fool analysts Andy Cross and Asit Sharma talk with Oren Etzioni, an AI Expert and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, about the current and future states of artificial intelligence.

Check out Fool24 on TMF’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@MotleyFool)

And Motley Fool members can get the replay here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/03/06/ai-expert-dr-oren-etzioni-interview-3625-3pm)

Companies discussed: DG, WMT, PEP, KO.

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: David Meier, Andy Cross, Asit Sharma, Oren Etzioni

Producer: Mary Long

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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