👙👙 “#Dupe” — Lululemon’s knockoff embrace. Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky. Warren Buffett’s succession.
Lululemon just had a “Dupe Swap”: You show up with a knockoff, walk out with the real thing. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey just ripped on Twitter and launched a rival: Bluesky — because right now we’...
9 Touko 202319min
⛏️ “He’s a gold digger” — Adidas $800M Kanye loss. Shopify’s quitting reward. Michelle Obama’s snacks.
Adidas first thought that ending Kanye’s Yeezy line would cost it $250M, but turns out it was $800M… cause when you live by the Influencer, you die by the Influencer. Shopify just announced it’s givin...
8 Touko 202319min
👑 “We crunched the coronation cash” - England’s Royal ROI. Airbnb’s room strategy. Band-Aid’s IPO.
The coronation of King Charles the III is tomorrow in London — but you didn’t realize the royal family is Royalty Incorporated (worth $21B). Airbnb’s always let you book private rooms (not just entire...
5 Touko 202322min
🥩 “I’ll try the Tucson T-Bone” — Olive Garden’s steak strategy. Debt Ceiling drama. Ford’s Tesla trick.
The Olive Garden’s parent company is spending $715M to buy Ruth’s Chris steakhouse because there are only 2 reasons to do a deal: to diversify or to double-down. The biggest financial story for the ne...
4 Touko 202319min
📓 “Who killed Homework?” — AI’s 1st victim. Uber’s Lyft question. Germany’s free soccer tickets.
We just saw the first stock market victim of AI: Chegg’s online tutoring stock plummeted 48% because students aren’t using tutors… they’re using ChatGPT. Uber just had its best day on Wall Street ever...
3 Touko 202320min
📺 “Goodnight to Late Night” — James Corden’s biz model. JP Morgan’s banking bigness. Olipop’s anti-soda surge.
The final episode of the Late Late Show with James Corden just aired because the business model of the late night talk show isn’t working. J.P. Morgan just acquired First Republic Bank, because the go...
2 Touko 202319min
🎱 “Party with yo’ family” — Las Vegas’ epic pivot. First Republic’s 99% plummet. Wendy’s grocery store.
Las Vegas has pulled off an epic pivot: From sin city to family fiestas. First Republic Bank’s stock has plummeted 99%, and all the options to handle the crisis are bad. And Wendy’s is bringing its ch...
1 Touko 202320min
♟️ “Hardcore Pawn” — Chess.com’s growth hack. Meta’s favorite word. Fanatics’ sports bet.
The number of Americans playing chess has shockingly doubled in just 6 months — and it’s all because of one website’s wild strategy. Meta surged 14% after its earnings because tech has a new favorite ...
28 Huhti 202320min
