Chobaniâs Greek yogurt strategy, Marriottâs âresort feeâ call-out, and Blackstoneâs digital âad-quisitionâ
Chobani whipped up a new line of nut butter Greek yogurts â The Greek yogurt industry is struggling, but Chobani is using Coca-Colaâs spinoff strategy. Marriott has been charging âresort feesâ for years, but now the DC Attorney General has a problem with it. And publicly-traded private equity firm Blackstone just made an acquisition of the mobile ad optimizing startup thatâs taking on Google and Facebookâs ad game.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Jul 201914min
Budweiser cancels biggest IPO of 2019, France passes a US tech tax, and Birdâs profitability drama
Earthâs biggest brew-glomerate, Budweiser-owner AB InBev, was planning the biggest IPO of the year by spinning off its Asia unit â that was suddenly canceled before the weekend. France unveiled a âtech tax,â but it really looks like a tariff on Silicon Valley. And scooter icon Bird is our âdramatic unicorn of the dayâ for a debate raging on its profitability problems.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Jul 201917min
Facebookâs crypto vs. the Fed, Lululemonâs 20K-sq-foot mega-store, and why healthcare stocks jumped big
Fed Chairman Jerry Powell was visiting Congress â So he shared his thoughts on Facebookâs planned cryptocurrency (that may have caused Bitcoin to drop). Lululemon whipped up a 20,000-square-foot mega-store/club/studio, a sweatlife store format it wants to take nationwide. And healthcare stocks jumped this week on multiple headlines, so we jump into the factors that drive the unique industry.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Jul 201914min
Zoomâs major crisis, prison stocks lose their banks, and Snapchatâs 2nd class of startups
Conference call icon Zoom made your webcam vulnerable to snooping, and the flaw got discovered in a dramatic way. SunTrust bank decided to stop funding private prison companies, so we decided to look into private prison company stocks. And Snapchatâs venture capital arm, Yellow, announced its 2nd class of early-stage startups, which we explored to notice the trends of tomorrow.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Jul 201916min
HBO Max (coming this spring), Pepsiâs Bubly obsession, and Virgin Galactic is going public
Pepsiâs earnings report seemed normal, until we noticed its CEOâs passion for the future of its sparkling water strategy. AT&T announced HBO Max with a unique angle attacking Netflixâs awkward Achilles heel. And Richard Bransonâs Virgin Galactic wants to become the first publicly listed human-spaceflight company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Jul 201913min
Snapchatâs 2 biceps of tech, WeWorkâs pre-IPO debt-a-palooza, and the big minimum wage report
So far in 2019, Snapâs stock is up 160% â weâre looking at the 2 biceps of tech powering that silent comeback. WeWork wants to IPO, but first, itâs taking on some debt. A lot of it. And itâs the same strategy as a college athlete going pro. And the Congressional Budget Officeâs minimum wage report reveals some key insights on the nationâs paycheck policy if everyone made $15/hour.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Jul 201914min
Cannabis co-CEO fired by beer board, Walmartâs Jet.com drama, and Lee Iacocca changed cars forever
Canopy Growth is the worldâs largest cannabis company and it suddenly fired its co-CEO â but it looks like Corona owner Constellation Brands was all over this one. A Recode report revealed major drama within Walmart as its ecommerce arm led by Marc Lore clashes with classic brick-and-mortar Walmartians. And our âIcon of the Weekâ Lee Iacocca changed the auto industry forever, so weâre looking at his legacy as he passed away.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Jul 201914min
Tesla goes from âdark orangeâ to âlight yellow,â Calm is our âUnicorn of the Day,â and the 10th birthday of the longest US econ expansion.
Tesla didnât report earnings â it reported its car deliveries, and the record numbers boosted the stock 7%. Meditation app Calm just raised more money as a $1B+ valued company, so we dive into the sleep pivot that powered its growth. And happy 10th birthday to the longest economic expansion since WWII.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Jul 201913min
