Uberâs 1st public earnings report, Firefly is the future of outdoor ads, and Dollar General & Dollar Treeâs epic days
In its 1st earnings report as a public company since this monthâs IPO, Uberâs earnings report revealed itâs got a problem with 1 word: Growth. Firefly raises $30M and expands to NYC to forever change your cab ads. And Dollar General and Dollar Store stocks are close to all-time highs â And that says a lot about the US. 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.
31 Mai 201916min
Abercrombieâs worst day in 20 years, iRobotâs new launch, and SoFiâs stadium move
iRobot just unveiled two high-tech robot floor cleaners, but its expansion to non-cleaning things is TBD. Abercrombie & Fitch just axed 3 high-profile flagship stores -- But its stockâs worst day in 2 decades gave us a key insight on retail. And SoFi is raising $500M to expand beyond student loans (and maybe even name a stadium after itself). 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 Mai 201916min
Zynga is our âAccidental Billionaire of the Day,â Huaweiâs 4 spy stories, and tobaccoâs terrible day (because of regular unleaded)
Farmville-creator Zynga just sold its San Francisco headquarters building for $600M â And it may be better at real estate than video games. Weâre jumping into the spy-worthy âcorporate theftâ stories of how Chinaâs Huawei stole secret intellectual property from US tech. And cigarette companies suffered their worst day in 5 months, but not because of ecigs and Millennials. 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 Mai 201916min
Facebookâs âGlobalCoinâ launching 2020, Kontoor is the new jeans IPO, and SpaceXâs 60-satellite week
Zuckâs launching a Bitcoin-ish cryptocurrency called GlobalCoin in 2020 so that paying for anything is as easy as messaging. Kontoor is the newly IPOâd company created after Vans-owner VF Brands spun-off its denim icons Wrangler and Leeâs â And it fell on Day #1 of trading. And Snackers asked us to cover Elon Muskâs SpaceXâs big week, so we did. And we loved 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.
28 Mai 201917min
Facebookâs 2.2B fake accounts, Disneyâs theme park record, and the âIPO of the Dayâ is a talent agency
Youâve heard about Disney+ streaming and Marvel Movies for months â But thereâs a big story around its theme parks and its new Star Wars land. Facebookâs 3rd transparency report revealed itâs destroyed 2.2B fake accounts in the last three months. And our âIPO of the Dayâ is Endeavor, the 121-year-old talent agency behind most of the stars youâre watching. 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 Mai 201915min
âUber Eats Passâ gets leaked, Target is retail-pocalypse-proof, and the Boeing update you wanted
A âreverse-engineering specialistâ discovered within code in the Uber Eats app plans to release a $9.99/month unlimited food delivery service. Yesterday we told you how the retail-pocalypse is crushing JCPenny â Today we jump into how Target is thriving through it. And Snacks Daily listeners asked us for an update on Boeing... so weâre giving  it to them. 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.
23 Mai 201915min
Urban Outfitters launches subscription clothing rental. Tesla hits a 3-year low. And JCPenneyâs âgraceful shrinkingâ
Tesla stock hit a 3-year low this week after one analystsâ aggressive dystopian imagery. Urban Outfitters is trying on its best Rent the Runway impression, whipping out a new clothing rental business to be called Nuuly. And JCPenneyâs falls 7% for its uninspiring-ness. 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.
22 Mai 201914min
Sprint/T-Mobile dating drama, chip shares plummet, and Mary Meeker invests in our âUnicorn of the Dayâ
Telecom icons T-Mobile and Sprint were supposed to enjoy a $26B merger relationship, but now it may be off â And that halted trading in Sprint stock. Chip-makers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have fallen 20% the last few months because of one big indirect threat. And Canva is our âUnicorn of the Dayâ because it was touched by VC legend Mary Meeker. 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.
21 Mai 201917min
