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), but the big focus was its app redesign. And Merckâs profits quadrupled because a measles vaccine and a new cancer drug have become its profit puppies. 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.
1 Maj 201914min
Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airbnb & Marriottâs twin announcements, and Chewy.comâs âpet humanizationâ IPO
Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why itâs still losing so much money (hint: Itâs betting on podcasts). Airbnb and Marriott both revealed new services that look a lot like each other (awkward). And PetSmartâs digital brand Chewy.com will IPO thanks to âpet humanizationâ trends. 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.
30 Apr 201917min
Beyond Meat boots its meat-focused investor, Comcast (shockingly) hits record high, and one startupâs worst 1st week
Plant-based meat innovator Beyond Meat had an awkward investor: The worldâs 2nd biggest meat producer, Tyson Foods -- So Beyond Meat kicked it out before its upcoming IPO. Old school cable throwback Comcast is winning even though you cut the cord. And Luminary was supposed to be the future of podcasting, but its 1st week went really badly. 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.
29 Apr 201913min
Walmartâs secret âstore of the futureâ unveiled, Starbucksâ loyalty-powered record high, and 3Mâs worst day since â87
Starbucks announced the return of the Sâmores Frappuccino, but weâre focused on what its new loyalty program change means to your daily routine. Walmart has been cooking up a âstore of the futureâ out of its Long Island-based lab, so we checked it out. And post-it note creator 3Mâs worst day in 32 years highlights whatâs wrong with the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 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.
26 Apr 201915min
Lululemonâs 5-year plan surprise, Ford invests in the Tesla of pickup trucks, and Dominoâs jumps 5% on a âdelivery dilemmaâ
Ford needs help with electric cars (and help if its electric trucks fail), so it dropped a $500M investment in electric pickup startup Rivian. Dominoâs sales slowed because of aggressive DoorDash/UberEats promo codes, but shares jumped 5% because the new CEO knows delivery is its DNA. And Lululemon revealed its 5-year plan, and itâs about much more than just yoga pants -- itâs a deodorant, shoes, and menswear lifestyle brand. 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.
25 Apr 201914min
Play-Doh saves Hasbro, Twitter surges 16%, and Harley-Davidson and Whirlpool get opposite tariff drama
Twitter jumped 16% after focusing on a new metric to make you impressed. Hasbro surged 14% after Play-Doh, Monopoly, and Transformers powered its first sales gain in 6 quarters. And Harley-Davidson stock dipped, while Whirlpoolâs rose, but both because of one thing: Tariffs. 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.
24 Apr 201914min
Teslaâs âRobotaxi 2020â plan, Zillow falls 4% on home flipping, and Luckin, the âStarbucks of China,â is IPOâing in US
Teslaâs âAutonomy Investor Dayâ featured Elon saying heâs âvery confidentâ itâll have 1 million robo-taxi Teslas by 2020. Online real estate platform Zillow fell 4% on word its âiBuyingâ feature may not be working as planned. And Luckinâs the freakishly fast-growing tech-focused coffee chain in China now filing for an IPO. 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 Apr 201916min
Zoom surges 72% on IPO, T-Mobile jumps into banking, and tobacco/vaping stocks drop on âT21â
Out of last weekâs 8 IPOs, weâre focusing on Zoom â The shockingly profitable tech company with a fascinating CEO. T-Mobile gets into banking with a 4% checking account (it comes with a couple asterisks). And tobacco stocks dropped on a major proposal to up the legal age to 21 â And thatâll cover vaping, too. 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 Apr 201915min
