“TikTok refuses to sell TikTok” — Oracle’s TikTok-uisition. Pepsi’s dream drink. Delta’s frequent flyer fundrais
The winner of the TikTok sweepstakes is officially oracle — even though they’re technically not buying it. Pepsi whipped up a drink to help you fall asleep because it’s part of the beverage trend of 2...
15 Sep 202018min
“Zuck Zucks Facebook” — American Eagle vs. Aerie. Phase 3 COVID vaccines. Facebook’s newest social network.
American Eagle’s stock jumped 4% because it’s less ath, more leisure. AstraZeneca and the other pharma companies are entering a key moment: Phase 3 trials for the COVID vaccine. And Facebook’s newest ...
14 Sep 202017min
“The official (BLANK) of the NFL” — Postmates’ football deal. Martha Stewart’s CBD. Restoration Hardware’s fanci-ness.
Postmates knows more Americans might be watching the NFL this season than ever before, so it became the official delivery app. Martha Stewart has a cult of followers, and Canopy wants them CBD-ing. An...
11 Sep 202017min
“Ghosted at the $16B wedding” — Louis Vuitton breaks up with Tiffany’s. Google’s Chromebooks kid strategy. Slack’s schlep moment.
That multi-billion dollar merger between Tiffany and luxury legend LVMH just got called off, but we’re questioning the excuse. Google’s Chromebooks are the back-to-school item getting snatched up by s...
10 Sep 202016min
“The tech stock white whale” — Softbank’s big Nasdaq money. Nikola surges 40% on GM investment. Boeing’s business class dreams
Tesla-challenger Nikola just saw its stock jump 40% because it’s marrying an older, wealthier life partner: GM. Just a year after jacking up private tech valuations, turns out Softbank is doing the sa...
9 Sep 202017min
“The Tesla of SoulCycle” — Peloton’s new strategy. T-Mobile’s back-to-school effort. Bankrupt brands get eResurrected.
Peloton’s announcing something special this week: Peloton+. T-Mobile’s splurging $11B on a back-to-school initiative for students to help crush the Homework Gap. And Retail Ecommerce Ventures is buyin...
8 Sep 202017min
“Jeep Grand Wagoneer… is back” — Jeep’s nostalgia-wagon. Campbell running out of Soup. Samsung = 11% of Korea’s GDP.
Campbell’s soup is having a sodium-filled moment… but the stock just dropped 7%. Jeep unveiled a new $100K Woody that reveals how nostalgia = $$$. And Samsung is splurging $2B on the biggest medicine ...
4 Sep 202017min
“Bumble stock makes the 1st move” — A Bumble IPO plan. Jack Daniel’s K-shaped recovery. Amazon innovation in Brooklyn.
Word from PFWTM is that dating app Bumble wants to IPO ASAP. Liquor legend Brown Forman saw shares jump 11% because its bourbon sales reflect our current unique economic reality. And Amazon just launc...
3 Sep 202017min
