âFavorite child? Itâs hard seltzerâ â Boston Beerâs 21% surge. The biggest SPAC ever. No blockbusters in 2020.
Sam Adams owner Boston Beer shockingly doubled profits last quarter, but itâs not thanks to Boston Beer. Disney, Apple, and Netflix have made moves that just killed the summer blockbuster biz. And the...
27 Jul 202015min
âYou have to be this tall to get in the S&P 500â â Teslaâs profit shocker. Ben & Jerryâs e-ice cream. Microsoft bundle-bullies Slack.
Tesla shares hit a record high on its first ever full year of profit. Microsoft was caught bundle-bullying Slack, which is claaaassic â90s Microsoft. And Unilever announced earnings, but weâre focused...
24 Jul 202019min
âSpotifyâs not a tech companyâ â Pfizerâs $2B Operation Warp Speed. Misfitâs ugly veggie $85M. Spotifyâs new record label deal.
Pfizer snags a $2B contract to produce 100M COVID-19 vaccines for the US government as part of Operation Warp Speed. Spotify has so many marginal costs, so it just added a new revenue stream to try to...
23 Jul 202017min
âThe Hamilton Musical (for economies)â â Europeâs $2T joint bank account. Starbucksâ free lattes. Coca-Colaâs ânew newsâ stock bump.
Europe just whipped up a $2T stimulus package that looks a lot like what the United states pulled off⌠in 1790. Starbucks changed its Rewards Program and Wendyâs just launched the 1st ever rewards app...
22 Jul 202019min
âThe anti-prenupâ â Headspace gets in Snapchat. Fisker pulls an Apple. Google Maps gets Uber money.
To take on its meditation rival, Headspace is partnering with Snapchat in the rare, elusive no-money deal. Electric car startup Fisker just went public, but itâs deciding to act more like Apple than e...
21 Jul 202018min
âWeWork from the Deadâ â WeWorkâs profitability (?). Dominoâs fortressing strategy. JetBlue & American Airlines colludiness.
Donât even think about thinking WeWork is gone â the coworking pioneer claims itâll be thrivingly âprofitableâ by this time next year. JetBlue and American Airlines have developed a special corona-rel...
20 Jul 202018min
â@McConaughey... didnât get hackedâ â Twitterâs TBOY hack. Hasbroâs Scrabble app. UnitedHealthâs record (double) profit.
Twitter suffered its biggest hack ever, which could forever change its role as the direct-to-consumer communication platform. Hasbroâs new Scrabble app is causing aggressive drama among Scrabble puris...
17 Jul 202017min
âRZF = Resting Zoom Faceâ â Zoom launches hardware. Lemonade adds pet insurance. Goldmanâs quiet before the storm.
Welcome to Big Bank earnings season, which kicked off with big words from JP Morganâs Jamie Dimon and is ending with a Goldman Sachs stock surge. Lemonade just launched its 2nd product: Pet insurance....
16 Jul 202018min
