âFordâs midwestern modesty... problemâ â New York Times pivots. Oatly hits $2B. Ford resurrects Bronco.
After 24 years, Ford just brought back the Bronco â but Midwestern modesty canât win in a Tesla hype world. The New York Times is replacing lost ad revenue with a new plan: Repackage its reporting into great TV and podcasts. And oat milk pioneer Oatly hits a $2B valuation thanks to a fundraise with big-time investors who fully mainstream-ify it. 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.
15 HeinÀ 202017min
âPepsiCo should rename to SnacksCoâ â Netflixâs earnings preview. Pepsiâs immuni-foods focus. Techâs billions go to India.
Earnings season kicks off and itâs (shocker) supposed to be brutal â so weâre looking at the one potential bright spot: Netflix. Pepsiâs soda sales fell, snacks sales surged, and itâs already focusing on a new trend: Cleansing your insides. And with all the drama between the US and China, the big winner is India â which just snagged a $10B check from Google. 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.
14 HeinÀ 202017min
âThe SoulCycle of egg freezingâ â Kindbody snags $32M for fertility. Anti-Tesla Rivian raises $2.5B. Bidenâs $700B econ package.
$2.5B is a huge amount of money for a fund raise, but it kinda makes sense when that company is Rivian â aka the biggest threat to Tesla yet. Womenâs fertility startup Kindbody gets $32M to apply SoulCycle-nomics to egg freezing. And Joe Biden releases his $700B economic package. 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.
13 HeinÀ 202017min
âSkip medical school. Spend $1B insteadâ â Walgreens launches 700 doctorâs offices. Rocket Mortgageâs IPO. Krogerâs surprise meat strategy.
The lending artist formerly known as Quicken Loans has filed to IPO, calling themselves âRocket Companiesâ. Walgreens is quitting medical school and pursuing a $1B investment in 700 doctorâs offices instead. And Krogerâs figured out a surprise strategy to boost sales of its own plant-based meat brand: Stick it next to real meat. 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.
10 HeinÀ 202018min
âI canât believe itâs not Chunky Monkeyâ â Perfect Dayâs animal-free ice cream, Twitterâs subscription plan. Walmart finally zucks Amazon Prime
Some sneaky sleuthing on a Twitter job posting indicates that Twitter may be whipping up paid subscription⊠for something. Walmart whips up an anti-Amazon version of Prime called Walmart+, coming this month. And our âAlmost Unicorn of the Dayâ is Perfect Day, which snagged $300M to make milk thatâs neither plant-based, nor animal-based. But tastes exactly like milk. 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.
9 HeinÀ 202018min
âA nasty Dunkin styrofoam cupâ â Dunkinâs gas station makeover. Sunrunâs solar-powered merger. Under Armourâs $475M botched acquisition.
Dunkinâs boldest move yet is cutting out 450 gas station locations because it wants to upscale its brand (fancy coffee). Sunrun is merging the #1 and #2 solar companies because the industry needs a leader. And Under Armour is trying to sell the fitness app it splurged half-a-billion dollars on 5 years ago (it did nothing with it). 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.
8 HeinÀ 202019min
âPuma-fy Harley-Davidsonâ â Warren Buffettâs $9.7B bet. Chipotle launches e-farmers market. Harley jumps 7%.
Harley shares surged 7% because its new CEO is turning the company into Puma (in a good way). Warren Buffett is making his first big corona-conomy bet by buying up Dominion Energy, a natural gas pipeline company. And Chipotle launches a virtual farmers market for its suppliers so you can DIY some barbacoa at home. 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.
7 HeinÀ 202017min
âTesla is a 14-year-old LeBron Jamesâ â Lemonade goes public. Tesla > Toyota. Walmartâs drive-in movies.
Techie insurance startup Lemonade IPOâd Thursday and its stock doubled. Thatâs actually an unfair problem with finance. Tesla became Earthâs most valuable car company â and then backed it up that milestone with an awesome report. And Walmart is turning 160 of its parking lots into drive-in movie theaters, but itâs not just about kindness and smiles. 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.
6 HeinÀ 202017min
