Oprahâs 9-city Weight Watchers tour â Boeingâs worst year ever â Alexaâs profit pivot
Weight Watchers tried to turn itself around the last couple years by adding Oprah to the board, but now sheâs headlining a 9-city WW wellness tour. Now that Boeing has officially suspended production of its controversial 737 Max planes, we break down its worst year, by the numbers. Getting Alexa everywhere was Part 1 of Amazonâs voice activation plans â Part 2 is making money off your Alexa use. 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.
18 Des 201918min
H&Mâs âMoneyballâ strategy â Intelâs $2B AI acquisition â Sprout Socialâs social-ish IPO
H&M has spent 2 years trying to burn fewer clothes (literally), and an 11% sales rebound shows itâs finally working. Intel splurged $2B on a chip company because the last time it tried to build its own, it failed. And Sprout Social IPOâd to help your companyâs social media manager relax. 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.
17 Des 201916min
The Spirit Airline-ification of cars â Pandoraâs talking ads â and the Phase I trade deal
V-commerce â aka âvoice commerceâ has new momentum after online radio Pandora tests ads that let you talk back. Car prices are starting to mimic airplane ones, forcing you to pay extra if you want anything. And stocks hit record highs last week on word the US and China actually/finally reached an agreement over phase 1 of the trade deal. 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.
16 Des 201916min
Lyft launches car rental â Disney didnât tell Hasbro about Baby Yoda â Delta is really a credit card
If you noticed that Avis shares plunged, thatâs because Lyft just whipped up a car rental service. The hero of Disney+ has been Baby Yoda, but toy-maker Hasbro didnât get the memo and missed out on millions of potential holiday toy sales. Deltaâs Investor Day lets us get to know the airline better â and itâs basically a credit car company. 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 Des 201916min
Lulu tries to become Nike â How Saudi Aramco makes $90B in profits/year â Awayâs drama arrives
Oil legend Saudi Aramco is the most valuable company in the world and it just IPOâd, but how does it make money? Luggage brandicorn Away went through a week worse than your worst travel trip, so weâre looking at what actually went wrong. And Lululemon reported earnings, but weâre curious about whether it can become the next Nike. 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.
12 Des 201917min
Vail Resortsâ adds 17 slopes â Yumiâs epic investors â NAFTA is reborn as USMCA
Just in time for your first turns, Vail Resortsâ earnings gave insights on where you should ski â and highlighted the growing showdown on ski passes. Yumi raised $8M for fancy subscription baby food, but weâre focused on who gave them that money. And the NAFTA trade treaty is being replaced by the USMCA now that Congress, the Senate, and the President are all on board. 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.
11 Des 201917min
Airbnbâs investment in the WeWork for housing â Amazonâs JEDI business ethics â The Volker Rule
Yesterday we broke down why Airbnb shouldnât acquire a competitor â now they just took the first step in acquiring another called Zeus. Amazon lost the $10B JEDI contract with the government, but its fight against the decision reveals what business ethics are all about. And former Fed Chair Paul Volker passed away, so weâre sharing his 2 biggest financial lessons. 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 Des 201918min
Waymoâs robotaxis hit the app store â Otis Elevator spinoff â HipCamp could be Airbnbâs next acquisition
Alphabetâs self-driving car company, Waymo, just took a big step towards real robotaxis â an app for the general public. Otis Elevators made skyscrapers possible, and now itâs getting spun-off into its own company. And a fresh profile on HipCamp (the Airbnb for camp sites) has us wondering if itâs simply an Airbnb acquisition target. 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 Des 201918min
