The US government and governments all over the world have played some active role in the day to day decision making at businesses for years. What we haven’t seen, though, is the US government take active equity stakes in businesses and so directly shape the capital allocation decisions. That has changed under the current administration and has profound impacts on how these business work. Matt, Lou, and Tyler break down the consequences of governments shaping business decisions as an equity investor. Plus, earnings from a Hidden Gems favorite and a listener question

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Tyler Crowe, Lou Whiteman, and Matt Frankel discuss:
- Forgent Power solutions earnings and outlook
- The administration's active role in business deals
- Mailbag: How to deal with volatility

Companies discussed: FPS, ELMT, MP, INTC, BA, EADSY

Host: Tyler Crowe
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Matt Frankel
Engineer: Dan Boyd

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