Uberâs Prime-ish membership, Appleâs chip acquisition, and GoPuff is our âUnicorn of the Dayâ
Uber is launching a pilot in SF and Chicago for a membership program that combines all its services for one price. Apple is reportedly buying Intelâs smartphone chip-making business, and that dropped Qualcommâs stock. And GoPuff is our âUnicorn of the Dayâ because itâs about to get a major investment from SoftBank as it brings convenience stores to college students nationwide. 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 Jul 201914min
Beyond Meatâs partnership-palooza, Boeingâs $8.5B âgateâ, and Tinder tries to cut out Googleâs app tax
Beyond Meat is bouncing back after 2 big partnership deals â online and offline. Youâre constantly hearing about Boeingâs issues, so weâre breaking down how its $8B price tag stacks up to other corporate scandals. And Tinderâs new move to sneak past the Google Play store highlights how app stores have become tollbooths. 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 Jul 201916min
Microsoftâs triple-threat quarter, Skechersâ 12% surge, and iHeartMediaâs back on Wall Street
Microsoft remains the worldâs biggest publicly-traded company, so we jumped into the big question no one understands these days: How it makes money. Skechers stock popped because itâs basically become an international company, but its core focus is (ironically) avoiding trends. And iHeartRadio just started trading again on Nasdaq after emerging from a hefty bankruptcy. 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.
19 Jul 201916min
Netflix's 1st decline, Amazonâs Prime Day records, and Unicorn of the Day: Turo
The 2-day Amazon Prime Day just ended, so we jump into the âflywheel effectâ that powers it. Netflix shares plummeted 12% and itâs blaming its lack of story-telling the last 3 months. And Turo is our unicorn of the day after an investment by Tinder-owner IAC boosted the car-sharing platform beyond a $1B valuation. 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 Jul 201916min
Apple battles Spotify for podcasts, Dominoâs âVolemort-yâ 9% drop, and Goldmanâs pivot to main street
A report revealed that Apple wants to jump deeper into podcasts by signing exclusive deals with podcast creators sent Spotify shares down. Dominoâs fell 9% after its earnings revealed it may be facing pressure from â3rd party delivery aggregators.â And Big Bank Week continued with earnings from JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs â and we noticed how expensive Goldmanâs pivot from Wall Street to Main Street is getting. 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 Jul 201913min
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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12 Jul 201914min
