The Taser CEO gets $246M in stock comp, Beyond Meat surges 163%, and Wayfair drops 7% because youâre expensive
Axon Enterprises is the company behind the taser, and it just awarded its CEO $246M in compensation â So we look in to how itâs set up to incentivize him. Beyond Meat surged 163% on its IPO day. And Wayfair is the biggest online furniture platform whose stock fell 7%, but itâs got a fascinating relationship with 80 âhouse brands.â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
3 Touko 201914min
Molson Coors falls 8% on mid-beer crisis, Royal Caribbean becomes pricing power superhero, and Fitbit is our âSurvivor of the Dayâ
With beer sales slowing, Molson Coors is desperately focused on innovation (aka non-alcohol drinks), but shares fell because of its beer battles. Fitbit used to be profitable, now itâs using partnerships to survive. And Royal Caribbean jumped 7% as it realizes it can charge a lot more for cruises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2 Touko 201916min
Facebookâs new âFB5â redesign (and dating feature), Appleâs past-dependent business model, and Merckâs profits quadruple
Appleâs earnings report was critical for what it didnât say, just as much as what it did â And it reveals that Appleâs transformation. Facebookâs F8 event revealed new features (dating and crushes), but the big focus was its app redesign. And Merckâs profits quadrupled because a measles vaccine and a new cancer drug have become its profit puppies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1 Touko 201914min
Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airbnb & Marriottâs twin announcements, and Chewy.comâs âpet humanizationâ IPO
Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why itâs still losing so much money (hint: Itâs betting on podcasts). Airbnb and Marriott both revealed new services that look a lot like each other (awkward). And PetSmartâs digital brand Chewy.com will IPO thanks to âpet humanizationâ trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
30 Huhti 201917min
Beyond Meat boots its meat-focused investor, Comcast (shockingly) hits record high, and one startupâs worst 1st week
Plant-based meat innovator Beyond Meat had an awkward investor: The worldâs 2nd biggest meat producer, Tyson Foods -- So Beyond Meat kicked it out before its upcoming IPO. Old school cable throwback Comcast is winning even though you cut the cord. And Luminary was supposed to be the future of podcasting, but its 1st week went really badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
29 Huhti 201913min
Walmartâs secret âstore of the futureâ unveiled, Starbucksâ loyalty-powered record high, and 3Mâs worst day since â87
Starbucks announced the return of the Sâmores Frappuccino, but weâre focused on what its new loyalty program change means to your daily routine. Walmart has been cooking up a âstore of the futureâ out of its Long Island-based lab, so we checked it out. And post-it note creator 3Mâs worst day in 32 years highlights whatâs wrong with the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
26 Huhti 201915min
Lululemonâs 5-year plan surprise, Ford invests in the Tesla of pickup trucks, and Dominoâs jumps 5% on a âdelivery dilemmaâ
Ford needs help with electric cars (and help if its electric trucks fail), so it dropped a $500M investment in electric pickup startup Rivian. Dominoâs sales slowed because of aggressive DoorDash/UberEats promo codes, but shares jumped 5% because the new CEO knows delivery is its DNA. And Lululemon revealed its 5-year plan, and itâs about much more than just yoga pants -- itâs a deodorant, shoes, and menswear lifestyle brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
25 Huhti 201914min
Play-Doh saves Hasbro, Twitter surges 16%, and Harley-Davidson and Whirlpool get opposite tariff drama
Twitter jumped 16% after focusing on a new metric to make you impressed. Hasbro surged 14% after Play-Doh, Monopoly, and Transformers powered its first sales gain in 6 quarters. And Harley-Davidson stock dipped, while Whirlpoolâs rose, but both because of one thing: Tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 Huhti 201914min
