Meet The MVFs (Most Valuable Franchises)

Published: April 25, 2019, 6:19 p.m.

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Facebook posts record profits in the 1st quarter, while Microsoft\\u2019s 3rd-quarter report pushes its stock to a new all-time high. Bill Mann analyzes the latest for these two tech behemoths and shares why Microsoft has the most valuable recurring-revenue franchises in the world. Plus, we wonder why Tesla shares aren\\u2019t falling further after posting a big loss in the 1st quarter, and try to make sense of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum making competing bids for Anadarko Petroleum.

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