Beyond Meatâs sophomore slump, Pfizerâs VIP-only drug cabinet, and The Athletic joins the 500 club
A new drug company hath been born â Pfizer is merging its portfolio of off-patent drugs (like Viagra and Lipitor) with epi-pen-maker Mylan. Beyond Meatâs earnings report had a good side and a dark sid...
30 Jul 201914min
LIVE interview from Livongoâs IPO, Appleâs ârefereeâ problem, and the $26B T-Mobile/Sprint dealâs big step
We were live from the floor of Nasdaqâs opening bell ceremony at Livongo IPOâs â so we sat down to interview the president of the digital health service company. We also covered a WSJ report that Appl...
29 Jul 201916min
Amazonâs record profit streak ends, Hersheyâs âpeanut butterâ strategy, and the secret car meeting in California
Snackers, we love you. And we would love to learn more about you â fill out this 2-minute survey to share more about yourself and thoughts on the pod (plus, you could win a $100 Amazon gift card): htt...
26 Jul 201916min
Tesla plummets 10%, Dunkinâ democratizes Beyond Meat, and UPS jumps 9% on âdo-everythingâ strategy
With another huge day of earnings, Tesla fell 10% because one of its top cars is cannibalizing sales of another. Dunkinâ is launching a plant-based sausage sandwich with Beyond Meat, highlighting how ...
25 Jul 201916min
Starbucks selling its mobile app, Hasbro jumps 10% (thanks to The Avengers), and Chinaâs new stock market
Forget coffee. Starbucks made a strategic tech investment so it can start licensing out its successful mobile app technology and loyalty program. Hasbro shares popped 10% courtesy of its critical Disn...
24 Jul 201915min
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 ...
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 corpor...
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...
19 Jul 201916min
