Barron's Streetwise

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Barron's Streetwise

Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.

  1. 300

    The Future of Discount Flying

    A top airline analyst discusses how traditional carriers are reshaping the skies after the Spirit Airlines collapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 299

    Blowout Earnings, Food Dividends, Psychedelic Stocks

    Jack speaks with a top Wall Street strategist about quarterly results. Plus, two industries to view cautiously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 298

    Space, Freedom, and Physics Envy

    Jack answers listener questions on extraterrestrial investing, tax loss harvesting, an ETF that shuns dictatorships, and whether stocks are really expensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 297

    A Value Investor’s Guide to Software Stocks

    AI is eating the software sector. D.A. Davidson analyst Gill Luria explains which stocks are cheap enough to buy. Also, Allbirds is now a chip company, apparently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 296

    The Cheapest Stocks in America

    Jack screens the S&P 500 for its 10 lowest P/E stocks — a group that's beaten the market by 300 points over a decade. Also: fireballs, insect dye, and Canadian Froot Loops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 295

    Why Stocks are Pricier than they Look

    Beware buy-the-dip-itis. If anything now is a good time to build resilience. Jack explains in this “talker” with turkeys, King Kong Bundy and Jackson on guitar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 294

    Airplane Stocks Sold Off. Time to Land Some Deals?

    Jet fuel is up 62% since the Iran war began. A TD Cowen analyst on which airlines can weather it, and a Morgan Stanley analyst on why the selloff in aerospace suppliers is overdone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 293

    GM, Ford, Tesla, and Robo-taxis

    Gas prices are rising and auto stocks are sliding. Dan Levy from Barclays sizes up who wins and who doesn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. 292

    Tacos and Robots

    The CEO of Yum Brands talks Taco Bell and KFC. A Barclays strategist looks at the coming humanoid economy. And Jack previews Nvidia’s big A.I. event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  10. 291

    Iran, Oil, and the Stock Market

    With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Brent crude recently hit 90 a barrel. A Middle East expert talks exit scenarios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  11. 290

    The Anything-But-AI Rally. Plus, Social Security’s Countdown.

    Value, dividends, and overseas stocks are suddenly working. And a Deutsche Bank economist explains why 2032 is the next national debt deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  12. 289

    A Compost Man Talks A.I. Vibe-Coding. Plus, Agco’s CEO.

    Jack and Jackson discuss what’s ailing software stocks, and list Wall Street picks. And a tractor executive has the latest on farm incomes and planting tech.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  13. 288

    Where's the Beef?

    Steak prices are soaring. So why is the U.S. cattle herd the smallest in 75 years? Jack heads to Texas ranch land to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  14. 287

    Frothy Valuations and Fancy-Pants ETFs

    Listener questions on stock market valuations, using borrowed money to boost returns, and dividends' contribution to long-term gains. Also, Jack grades three ETFs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. 286

    Gold, Debasement, and Henry VIII

    Plus, Jack answers listener questions on Fannie Mae, profit taking, and scrip dividends.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  16. 285

    'Sell America?' Careful There.

    RBC’s Lori Calvasina joins to talk about what’s in store for US stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  17. 284

    Powell, Trump and Mortgage Rates

    A top strategist from Barclays talks creative paths for pushing rates lower.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  18. 283

    Small-Cap Earnings Could Jump 20%. Plus, a Beer Mystery.

    Jack talks with a top BofA Securities strategist and looks into a Wall Street theory on Corona sales and immigration policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  19. 282

    The Quality Signal That Beats the Market. Plus, Can Metals Stay Hot?

    BofA’s Jared Woodard shares a powerful stock-picking metric. And Jack sizes up gold, silver, and copper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  20. 281

    Pensions, Naked Puts, Low-Sin Investing

    It’s a listener question special, and grill master Jack is ready to push the pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  21. 280

    Andrew Bary’s Top Stocks for 2026

    The Barron’s star has a hot hand after crushing the market in 2025. Can he do it again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  22. 279

    GE’s Super-Vernova. Plus, Disney and A.I. Moviemaking

    Jack talks turbines with a top industrials analyst, and storms Hollywood with a DIY Avengers sequel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  23. 278

    Small Caps, Chip Wars, and the K-Shaped Economy

    Jack searches for new market metaphors. An RBC Economist sizes up US conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  24. 277

    Amazon’s Rufus Sales Tactics

    In this half-fresh Black Friday episode, Jack talks about how Amazon is winning the shopping-bot war, and we revisit a June 27, 2025 episode on what’s ailing Target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  25. 276

    BofA’s Favorite Non-AI Stocks. Plus, Nvidia’s Penny Dividend

    A Wall Street researcher has 16 picks, and Jack pronounces 15 of them correctly. Also, what dinky dividends say about the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  26. 275

    How Robinhood Went From Broken IPO to 1,000% Gainer

    Chief brokerage officer Steve Quirk talks prediction markets and tokenization, and does a convincing dial-up modem impression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  27. 274

    Earnings Season Was Surprisingly Surprising

    Jack discusses third-quarter company results, and answers listener questions on index funds and sequence-of-returns risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  28. 273

    Tesla’s Monster Musk Incentive. Plus, Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid on Stocks

    Jack looks at Tesla’s robo future. And a self-described inflationist discusses what two centuries of returns say about what investors should do now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  29. 272

    Why Chemical Stocks Have Tanked—and 3 to Consider

    BofA Securities analyst Matthew DeYoe discusses his industry’s challenges and why bargain hunters should stay “downstream” for now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  30. 271

    Gold, Bitcoin, Dividends, A.I., Private Equity

    Jack answers listener questions and previews earnings season. For more on dividends, check out our episode from 2023.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  31. 270

    Is A.I. Spending Sustainable?

    Barclays US equities strategist Venu Krishna talks about why this isn’t a replay of the dotcom bubble, and how nervous investors can hedge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  32. 269

    What Pfizer's New Deal Means for Healthcare

    BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan Seigerman discusses the Trump Administration's deal with Big Pharma. Plus, meet the Suspicious 8, with 6% dividends and lots of problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  33. 268

    Bull Market Health Check. Plus, Philip Morris CEO Jacek Olczak

    A top Wall Street strategist discusses A.I. and stock valuations. And Big Tobacco talks smokefree profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  34. 267

    Nuclear Power’s Bright Outlook. Plus, Quarterly Or Semiannual Reporting?

    A top Wall Street strategist talks fission (and fusion). And Jack has a guide to arguing about company reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  35. 266

    Worldcoin's 3000% Gain. Plus, Gold, Dividends and Wedgification.

    Crypto treasuries are dominating. Gold is up. Jack explains why, and answers listener questions on dividends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  36. 265

    Dividends for A Pricey Market

    Is the stock market too expensive? Jack compares two perspectives. Plus, the deal on dividends.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  37. 264

    Lyft’s Ride to Profit

    Jack talks to Lyft CEO David Risher about the company's turnaround, autonomous driving, and whether they can beat rideshare's biggest company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  38. 263

    Verizon and AT&T Have Traded Places

    It could be Verizon’s turn for a stock bounce. Jack hears from the company’s CFO and a Wall Street bull.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  39. 262

    How Low Will Mortgage Rates Go? Plus, e.l.f. Beauty

    A Morgan Stanley strategist discusses the outlook for home loans and the appeal of mortgage backed securities. Jack chats with e.l.f. CEO Tarang Amin and a Wall Street bull about that stock's wild ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  40. 261

    Can Government Data Be Trusted? Plus, Yeti and JNJ.

    Jack talks to a strategist about the recent jobs revisions, and looks at two stocks that took very different paths after earnings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  41. 260

    Climbing the Wealth Ladder

    Jack sits down with personal finance expert Nick Maggiulli to talk strategies for building wealth at every level.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  42. 259

    Disney's Lost Decade. What's Next?

    Disney stock has slumped for the past 10 years, but most of Wall Street calls it a buy. Two bulls tell us why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  43. 258

    Deep Dive on Garbage

    Plus, why CVS prefers the second-best weight loss drug.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  44. 257

    Did the Optimists Triumph?

    In this rerun, Jack explores 125-years of global investment returns. Plus: When hedging works and when it doesn't.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  45. 256

    Roblox and Crocs. Plus, Van Eck On the Market

    Jack talks fake farming and Jibbitz. And a top money manager explains how to invest now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  46. 255

    Can Target Turn Things Around?

    Jack talks with Barclays analyst Seth Sigman and Barron’s reporter Sabrina Escobar about the once-great growth stock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  47. 254

    Retirement Catch-Up, IPO Heat Check, and the Market Effects of Index Funds

    Jack answers listener questions with help from Barron's colleague Elizabeth O'Brien.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  48. 253

    Government-Proofing Your Portfolio

    Vanguard's Joseph Davis talks about megatrends, including the tug of war between AI and US government deficits. UBS's Mark Haefele discusses investing where governments spend.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  49. 252

    CoreWeave's Tightrope Run

    After a muted IPO, the A.I. stock is soaring. CoreWeave co-founder Brannin McBee breaks down the business. Barron's senior writer Adam Levine shares some points to consider.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  50. 251

    The Kale of Investing Is Tasting Better

    After decades of making sense only on paper, ex-US markets are suddenly shining.  Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson from Hartford Funds says it’s just the start.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.

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