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 partnersh...
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), b...
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 ...
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 C...
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...
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/Uber...
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 st...
24 Huhti 201914min
Teslaâs âRobotaxi 2020â plan, Zillow falls 4% on home flipping, and Luckin, the âStarbucks of China,â is IPOâing in US
Teslaâs âAutonomy Investor Dayâ featured Elon saying heâs âvery confidentâ itâll have 1 million robo-taxi Teslas by 2020. Online real estate platform Zillow fell 4% on word its âiBuyingâ feature may n...
23 Huhti 201916min
