In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium and Lou Whiteman along with Motley Fool analyst Emily Flippen discuss:

Robinhood and Rivian layoffs.
Are layoffs backfiring?
Fox buys Roku, but why?
SpaceX buys Cursor.
World Cup of investing.
Stocks on our radar.

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Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue "

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Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again

In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. If you'd invested $5,000 then, you'd be sitting on $2,541,575 today.*

Now, for the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. It's a key player in the $1.8 trillion space race, and with the stock recently sitting 20% off its highs, the window to get in early is closing fast.

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*Stock Advisor returns as of June 22, 2026

This podcast was recorded on June 19, 2026.

Travis Hoium: Is there a new problem with the layoffs in tech? Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing starts now. Welcome to Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing. I'm Travis Hoium, joined today by Lou Whiteman and Emily Flippen, and we are going to get to the hot topic of the day. That's the SpaceX IPO and the acquisition of Cursor that was officially announced this week.

But, Emily, I wanted to start with some of the layoff news around the market, around technology companies. We had Rivian announce some layoffs this week; we had Robinhood announce layoffs. The other big thing is Meta's layoffs, which was, I think, 8,000 people over the past couple of weeks, a rolling layoff that seems to be hitting their culture. Now, we're investors, and so we're looking at this from an investment standpoint. Typically, layoffs have been cheered over the past few years because it's cost-cutting, companies are going to be more profitable. But it seems like, especially at a company like Meta, we're starting to see the downside that, hey, if that comes at the cost of your culture and people actually wanting to work for you long term, maybe this isn't the right strategy. How in the world should we think about some of these layoffs as they're announced?

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