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Defending champion Emily Flippen faces off against challenger Loren Horst in a market cap competition.

The bracket is complete. The stakes are highest. And now… it’s time to crown a champion.This week on Rule Breaker Investing, defending champion Emily Flippen faces off against Cinderella challenger Loren Horst in the March Market Cap Madness World Championship. As always, you’re not just watching—you’re playing along. Ten companies. Ten chances to test your market cap intuition. Range it… and decide: in or out?From elevators to hotel loyalty programs to the strange ways we all think about “blood,” this one takes a few delightfully unexpected turns along the way. Throwdowns raise the stakes, instincts get tested, and you’re right there in it the whole time. Keep your own score, trust your gut, and see how you stack up. Companies mentioned: DGX, H, LYV, MAR, OTIS, PLTR, SBUX, SNOW, TRMB, TXN Sign up for The Motley Fool’s Breakfast News here: ⁠⁠⁠www.fool.com/breakfastnews⁠⁠⁠ Order David’s Rule Breaker Investing book here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1804091219/⁠⁠ Host: David GardnerGuests: Emily Flippen, Loren HorstProducer: Bart Shannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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