Subscribers Drive Spotify and Disney

This week's Motley Fool Money podcast dives into the latest earnings reports, highlighting strong performances from Disney, Spotify, and Shopify, while noting weaker results from Cava, Instacart, and Home Depot. Disney's streaming segment showed notable improvement, although its network business faced challenges. Spotify reported impressive growth and boosted profitability, while Shopify surpassed expectations with solid sales growth. Despite Cava's strong results, its high valuation led to a stock price correction. Instacart experienced a slight slowdown in growth but remained in the positive territory. Home Depot continued to see declining sales, impacted by a sluggish housing market. The podcast also touched on the 2025 contribution limits for 401(k)s and IRAs, tax loss harvesting strategies, and how a new political administration could affect taxes. Lastly, the hosts shared their "stocks on radar," featuring Nike and Papa John's.