Uberâs IPO day, Harryâs Razors acquired for $1.4B, and Party City surges 10% on helium
The key details you need to know on Uberâs IPO day. Harryâs disrupted the shaving subscription market, and now itâs been acquired by the company it was disrupting. And Party City stock jumped 10% afte...
10 Maj 201915min
Rokuâs 8% jump, Rent The Runwayâs new mega (co-working) store, and TripAdvisorâs âexperiencesâ bet
Roku is Netflixâs little cousin and the CFO is just happy the dongle is winning along with Disney. Rent The Runway is opening its biggest store ever in San Francisco, featuring a coworking space and a...
9 Maj 201915min
Googleâs $399 smartphone, Crocsâ comeback, and GMâs robotaxi Cruise snags $1B
Googleâs I/O event day enjoyed protests, AI tech to screen fake calls, and a $399 Pixel phone. General Motors acquired self-driving car startup Cruise when it was worth $1B â Now itâs worth $19B, and ...
8 Maj 201915min
Big Trade War update, Appleâs bought 20+ companies in 6 months, and the largest VC investment in Latin America ever
The Trade War was supposed to end this week with a peace deal. Thatâs not looking likely, and weâll tell you why. Appleâs CEO casually dropped that the companyâs bought over 20 startups over the last ...
7 Maj 201917min
Warren Buffettâs epic annual event, Planet Fitnessâ innovative real estate strategy, and almond milk vs. Dean Foods dairy
The annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting showcased 88-year-old legendary investor Warren Buffett, so we broke down his 6 hours of one-liner business takeaways. Planet Fitness shares are up 75...
6 Maj 201916min
The Taser CEO gets $246M in stock comp, Beyond Meat surges 163%, and Wayfair drops 7% because youâre expensive
Axon Enterprises is the company behind the taser, and it just awarded its CEO $246M in compensation â So we look in to how itâs set up to incentivize him. Beyond Meat surged 163% on its IPO day. And W...
3 Maj 201914min
Molson Coors falls 8% on mid-beer crisis, Royal Caribbean becomes pricing power superhero, and Fitbit is our âSurvivor of the Dayâ
With beer sales slowing, Molson Coors is desperately focused on innovation (aka non-alcohol drinks), but shares fell because of its beer battles. Fitbit used to be profitable, now itâs using partnersh...
2 Maj 201916min
Facebookâs new âFB5â redesign (and dating feature), Appleâs past-dependent business model, and Merckâs profits quadruple
Appleâs earnings report was critical for what it didnât say, just as much as what it did â And it reveals that Appleâs transformation. Facebookâs F8 event revealed new features (dating and crushes), b...
1 Maj 201914min
