After a decade of handing out the Company of the Year award, Yahoo Finance added more accolades to its suite this year! The first-ever Surprise of the Year award goes to...General Motors! In a year challenging year for the auto industry, GM managed to rise above the competition—growing sales, profits, and its stock price along the way. GM CEO Mary Barra joined Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to dig into the company's strong 2024 and plans for 2025! The Yahoo Finance Awards highlight the biggest, best, and boldest companies of the year. We have released the coveted annual Company of the Year award since 2014! This year new and exciting categories have been added: Surprise of the Year, Product of the Year, Comeback of the Year. Find out all the winners the week of December 16th 2024! Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.

The Yahoo Finance Company of the Year award goes too...Walmart! The first, and most coveted award, of Yahoo Finance's Awards week goes to this major retailer. Coming off a very strong year financially, Walmart CFO John David Rainey joined Executive Editor Brian Sozzi in Bentonville, AR to break down the state of the company. Tune in to find out what made 2024 such a success and what Walmart has planned for the future! The Yahoo Finance Awards highlight the biggest, best, and boldest companies of the year. We have released the coveted annual Company of the Year award since 2014! This year new and exciting categories have been added: Surprise of the Year, Product of the Year, Comeback of the Year. Find out all the winners the week of December 16th 2024! Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.

The Yahoo Finance Awards are here! We're starting with the most coveted award of the year, Company of the Year. The 2024 winner is the world's largest retailer, Walmart! In 2024 Walmart's investments all seemed to pay off, posting impressive sales and profit growth, an out-performance of many key rivals, and a stock price that grew at a much higher rate than the S&P 500. In this episode Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon at a Walmart in Bentonville, AR to discuss his interviews the retailer's huge year and what's next in 2025. You don't want to miss this! The Yahoo Finance Awards highlight the biggest, best, and boldest companies of the year. We have released the coveted annual Company of the Year award since 2014! This year new and exciting categories have been added: Surprise of the Year, Product of the Year, Comeback of the Year. Find out all the winners the week of December 16th 2024! Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.

The Yahoo Finance Awards highlight the biggest, best, and boldest companies of the year. We have released the coveted annual Company of the Year award since 2014! This year new and exciting categories have been added: Surprise of the Year, Product of the Year, Comeback of the Year. Find out all the winners the week of December 16th 2024! Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com.