LIVE interview from Livongoâs IPO, Appleâs ârefereeâ problem, and the $26B T-Mobile/Sprint dealâs big step
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We were live from the floor of Nasdaqâs opening bell ceremony at Livongo IPOâs â so we sat dow...
Amazonâs record profit streak ends, Hersheyâs âpeanut butterâ strategy, and the secret car meeting in California
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Snackers, we love you. And we would love to learn more about you â fill out this 2-minute survey t...
Tesla plummets 10%, Dunkinâ democratizes Beyond Meat, and UPS jumps 9% on âdo-everythingâ strategy
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With another huge day of earnings, Tesla fell 10% because one of its top cars is cannibalizing sale...
Starbucks selling its mobile app, Hasbro jumps 10% (thanks to The Avengers), and Chinaâs new stock market
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Forget coffee. Starbucks made a strategic tech investment so it can start licensing out its success...
Uberâs Prime-ish membership, Appleâs chip acquisition, and GoPuff is our âUnicorn of the Dayâ
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Uber is launching a pilot in SF and Chicago for a membership program that combines all its services...
Beyond Meatâs partnership-palooza, Boeingâs $8.5B âgateâ, and Tinder tries to cut out Googleâs app tax
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond Meat is bouncing back after 2 big partnership deals â online and offline. Youâre constan...
Microsoftâs triple-threat quarter, Skechersâ 12% surge, and iHeartMediaâs back on Wall Street
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft remains the worldâs biggest publicly-traded company, so we jumped into the big question...
Netflix's 1st decline, Amazonâs Prime Day records, and Unicorn of the Day: Turo
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 2-day Amazon Prime Day just ended, so we jump into the âflywheel effectâ that powers it. Net...
Apple battles Spotify for podcasts, Dominoâs âVolemort-yâ 9% drop, and Goldmanâs pivot to main street
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A report revealed that Apple wants to jump deeper into podcasts by signing exclusive deals with podc...
Chobaniâs Greek yogurt strategy, Marriottâs âresort feeâ call-out, and Blackstoneâs digital âad-quisitionâ
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chobani whipped up a new line of nut butter Greek yogurts â The Greek yogurt industry is struggli...
Budweiser cancels biggest IPO of 2019, France passes a US tech tax, and Birdâs profitability drama
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Earthâs biggest brew-glomerate, Budweiser-owner AB InBev, was planning the biggest IPO of the yea...
Facebookâs crypto vs. the Fed, Lululemonâs 20K-sq-foot mega-store, and why healthcare stocks jumped big
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fed Chairman Jerry Powell was visiting Congress â So he shared his thoughts on Facebookâs plann...
Zoomâs major crisis, prison stocks lose their banks, and Snapchatâs 2nd class of startups
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conference call icon Zoom made your webcam vulnerable to snooping, and the flaw got discovered in a...
HBO Max (coming this spring), Pepsiâs Bubly obsession, and Virgin Galactic is going public
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pepsiâs earnings report seemed normal, until we noticed its CEOâs passion for the future of its...
Snapchatâs 2 biceps of tech, WeWorkâs pre-IPO debt-a-palooza, and the big minimum wage report
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So far in 2019, Snapâs stock is up 160% â weâre looking at the 2 biceps of tech powering that...
Cannabis co-CEO fired by beer board, Walmartâs Jet.com drama, and Lee Iacocca changed cars forever
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canopy Growth is the worldâs largest cannabis company and it suddenly fired its co-CEOÂ â but it...
Tesla goes from âdark orangeâ to âlight yellow,â Calm is our âUnicorn of the Day,â and the 10th birthday of the longest US econ expansion.
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla didnât report earnings â it reported its car deliveries, and the record numbers boosted th...
Stubhubâs VIP everything for concert tickets, Nikeâs womenâs sports binge, and Deutsche Bankâs downward spiral
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stubhub is treating customers who spend $10k to VIP tailgates, VIP perks, and VIP customer service. ...
Budweiser acquires Babe / White Girl Rosé, The RealReal surges 45% on its IPO, and Velodyne is the startup making self-driving possible
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With beer sales falling, Budweiserâs parent company AB InBev acquires the maker of Babe canned ros...
Bitcoinâs best friend, Amazon is a shipping company, and Superhuman pioneers âluxury emailâ
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While Bitcoin is rising, we looked at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which is the âshovelâ to Bit...
Shopifyâs customer service game-changer, WeWork acquires Waltz, and General Mills falls on snacks vs. pet food
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We noticed WeWork is on an acquisition tear, and it just strategically added Waltz to its list. Gene...
Googleâs âcity-within-a-city-of-the-futureâ milestone, Starbucks and Dunkinâ hit record highs, and BMWâs big electric car/motorcycle moves
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee stocks Starbucks and Dunkinâ are up to record highs this year because theyâre both pursui...
âViagra for Womenâ gets FDA approval, McDonaldâs fresh beef investment pays off, and Caesers gets acquired to create the biggest US casino operator
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
McDonaldâs Quarter Pounder was launched with fresh beef a year ago â and that just propelled Mc...
Amazonâs freaky drone patent, Earthâs biggest cannabis company (Canopy) falls 8%, and Walmartâs $288M âSorcererâ bribe
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canadaâs Canopy Growth is the biggest cannabis producer in the world, but its latest numbers reve...
Slack is now public, Netflixâs strategic reveal, and Appleâs trade war letter
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Slack shares jumped 49% on their first day of trading, so we jumped into the company that thinks itâ...
Grocery Outlet IPOs today, YouTubeâs huge change, and Adobe reveals why Silicon Valley loves software
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grocery Outletâs âWOW!â IPO (listen to the pod â youâll see what we mean) is the convergen...
Facebookâs new cryptocurrency, Lululemonâs new #sweatlife selfcare shampoo, and Best Buyâs new FitnessTech strategy
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook unveiled details of its new cryptocurrency, Libra (aka âZuckBucksâ), so we jump into t...
Blue Apronâs reverse split, Dominoâs self-driving minivan delivery, and Buzzfeed/VW union drama
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tech-focused Dominoâs is unleashing a self-driving delivery minivan later this year. Meal kit pion...
Airbnb launches (crazy) âAdventures,â Chewy.comâs 60% IPO surge, and Verizonâs new ânever forgetâ dongle strategy
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chewy.comâs IPO is based on the concept of âpet humanization,â but itâs showing how to beat ...
Quibiâs the #1 disruptor in video, Fiverr surges 90% on IPO day, and HSBCâs Saudi Arabia risk/reward
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Startup Quibi is launching as a fully mobile streaming app with $1B in funding, and we just got mor...
Fortnite acquires Houseparty, Restoration Hardwareâs rebel upscale strategy, and our âUnsexy Industry of the Dayâ is Crowdstrikeâs IPO
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Restoration Hardware (aka RH) surged 20% after its earnings for its new magazine strategy (the oppos...
Mary Meekerâs epic âInternet Trends Reportâ, Grubhub jumps after Amazon Restaurants ends, and Brex hits $2.6B as our âUnicorn of the Dayâ
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Meeker dropped her annual 333-slide Internet Trends Report, so we pulled out 3 keys for you. G...
âWork From Homeâ is our Trend of the Day, and Mega Merger Monday happened -- Salesforce, Tableau, Raytheon, United Tech
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suddenly, it happened. Mega Merger Monday. Salesforce acquired Tableau to create the corporate star...
Revolveâs Instagram/fashion IPO, JetBlack concierge takes on Amazon Prime, and Germanyâs Aldi fires up the US grocery wars
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The pioneer of social media influencer marketing, Revolve shares surged to become the 2nd best publ...
Beyond Meat surges after 1st earnings, Cronos cannabisâ 10% surge, and Barnes & Noble is about to be bought
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In its first earnings report since its IPO, Beyond Meat surged as it defends its first-mover advant...
Jack Danielâs $125M tariff bill, Birdâs new scooter targets âTHICs,â and GameStopâs 36% plummet
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liquor legend Brown Forman just revealed that fresh tariffs from the EU on American whiskey is cost...
Spotifyâs new app, Mirror is our âPre-Unicorn of the Day,â and why markets jumped so much Tuesday
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street just had its best day since January, so we explain why (itâs all about The Fedâs fo...
Regulators hit the Mt. Rushmore of tech, Appleâs WWDC, and the biggest private real estate transaction ever (=$18.7B)
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shares of Google and Facebook both fell over 6% on word US regulators have coordinated to take them...
JPMorganâs âanti-dadâ case sets a record, fresh Mexico tariffs will hurt your Chipotle, and non-hotel companies jump into hotels
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a record settlement of $5M for a parental leave case, JPMorganâs giving new moms and dads a mo...
Uberâs 1st public earnings report, Firefly is the future of outdoor ads, and Dollar General & Dollar Treeâs epic days
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In its 1st earnings report as a public company since this monthâs IPO, Uberâs earnings report r...
Abercrombieâs worst day in 20 years, iRobotâs new launch, and SoFiâs stadium move
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
iRobot just unveiled two high-tech robot floor cleaners, but its expansion to non-cleaning things i...
Zynga is our âAccidental Billionaire of the Day,â Huaweiâs 4 spy stories, and tobaccoâs terrible day (because of regular unleaded)
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Farmville-creator Zynga just sold its San Francisco headquarters building for $600M â And it may b...
Facebookâs âGlobalCoinâ launching 2020, Kontoor is the new jeans IPO, and SpaceXâs 60-satellite week
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zuckâs launching a Bitcoin-ish cryptocurrency called GlobalCoin in 2020 so that paying for anythi...
Facebookâs 2.2B fake accounts, Disneyâs theme park record, and the âIPO of the Dayâ is a talent agency
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Youâve heard about Disney+ streaming and Marvel Movies for months â But thereâs a big story a...
âUber Eats Passâ gets leaked, Target is retail-pocalypse-proof, and the Boeing update you wanted
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A âreverse-engineering specialistâ discovered within code in the Uber Eats app plans to release...
Urban Outfitters launches subscription clothing rental. Tesla hits a 3-year low. And JCPenneyâs âgraceful shrinkingâ
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla stock hit a 3-year low this week after one analystsâ aggressive dystopian imagery. Urban Ou...
Sprint/T-Mobile dating drama, chip shares plummet, and Mary Meeker invests in our âUnicorn of the Dayâ
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Telecom icons T-Mobile and Sprint were supposed to enjoy a $26B merger relationship, but now it may ...
Away suitcases becomes a âBrand-icorn,â Amazonâs airport and food delivery moves, and John Deere = Trade War
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon made 2 major moves into delivery and shipping by investing in Deliveroo and breaking ground o...
Pinterestâs 1st earnings report, TikTokâs is top downloaded app (again), and a brand new stock exchange is coming to markets
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thereâs a theme to Pinterestâs first ever earnings report: Slowing. TikTok is the Chinese app th...
LaCroix sparkling water drops, Amex acquires Resy, and Americans stop having as many babies
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To get into your weekend calendar, Amex acquired restaurant reservation app Resy to make perks way ...
Match launches date coaching, Ralph Laurenâs Gen-Z moves, and Walmartâs 1-day free shipping reveal
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ralph Lauren shares dropped even though its latest marketing moves are winning Gen Z. Dating app ico...
Peloton takes down Flywheel, Supreme Court says you can sue Apple, and the âUnsexy Companies of the Dayâ
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spin studio chain Flywheel has been taken over by one of its investors because itâs losing the fit...
LIVE from NYSE for Uberâs IPO, Rihannaâs LVMH luxury launch, and how the newest tariffs affect you (they will)
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We hit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to cover Uberâs IPO for you â Hereâs  what we...
Uberâs IPO day, Harryâs Razors acquired for $1.4B, and Party City surges 10% on helium
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The key details you need to know on Uberâs IPO day. Harryâs disrupted the shaving subscription m...
Rokuâs 8% jump, Rent The Runwayâs new mega (co-working) store, and TripAdvisorâs âexperiencesâ bet
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Roku is Netflixâs little cousin and the CFO is just happy the dongle is winning along with Disney....
Googleâs $399 smartphone, Crocsâ comeback, and GMâs robotaxi Cruise snags $1B
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Googleâs I/O event day enjoyed protests, AI tech to screen fake calls, and a $399 Pixel phone. Ge...
Big Trade War update, Appleâs bought 20+ companies in 6 months, and the largest VC investment in Latin America ever
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Trade War was supposed to end this week with a peace deal. Thatâs not looking likely, and weâ...
Warren Buffettâs epic annual event, Planet Fitnessâ innovative real estate strategy, and almond milk vs. Dean Foods dairy
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting showcased 88-year-old legendary investor Warren B...
The Taser CEO gets $246M in stock comp, Beyond Meat surges 163%, and Wayfair drops 7% because youâre expensive
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Axon Enterprises is the company behind the taser, and it just awarded its CEO $246M in compensation ...
Molson Coors falls 8% on mid-beer crisis, Royal Caribbean becomes pricing power superhero, and Fitbit is our âSurvivor of the Dayâ
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With beer sales slowing, Molson Coors is desperately focused on innovation (aka non-alcohol drinks)...
Facebookâs new âFB5â redesign (and dating feature), Appleâs past-dependent business model, and Merckâs profits quadruple
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Appleâs earnings report was critical for what it didnât say, just as much as what it did â And...
Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airbnb & Marriottâs twin announcements, and Chewy.comâs âpet humanizationâ IPO
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why itâs still losing so much money...
Beyond Meat boots its meat-focused investor, Comcast (shockingly) hits record high, and one startupâs worst 1st week
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Plant-based meat innovator Beyond Meat had an awkward investor: The worldâs 2nd biggest meat produ...
Walmartâs secret âstore of the futureâ unveiled, Starbucksâ loyalty-powered record high, and 3Mâs worst day since â87
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Starbucks announced the return of the Sâmores Frappuccino, but weâre focused on what its new loy...
Lululemonâs 5-year plan surprise, Ford invests in the Tesla of pickup trucks, and Dominoâs jumps 5% on a âdelivery dilemmaâ
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ford needs help with electric cars (and help if its electric trucks fail), so it dropped a $500M inv...
Play-Doh saves Hasbro, Twitter surges 16%, and Harley-Davidson and Whirlpool get opposite tariff drama
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter jumped 16% after focusing on a new metric to make you impressed. Hasbro surged 14% after Pla...
Teslaâs âRobotaxi 2020â plan, Zillow falls 4% on home flipping, and Luckin, the âStarbucks of China,â is IPOâing in US
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Teslaâs âAutonomy Investor Dayâ featured Elon saying heâs âvery confidentâ itâll have ...
Zoom surges 72% on IPO, T-Mobile jumps into banking, and tobacco/vaping stocks drop on âT21â
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Out of last weekâs 8 IPOs, weâre focusing on Zoom â The shockingly profitable tech company wit...
Super Bowl powers Pepsi to all-time high, Wish is Earthâs #3 ecommerce company, and Kansas City Southern Railroads jumps 4% (thank Mexico)
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pepsi rose to an all-time high as advertisingâs rescued its soda biz. Wish is reportedly raising $...
Apple & Qualcomm sign peace treaty, Stitch Fix hit by Walmart, and Ro becomes a semi-corn with new menopausal brand
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Qualcomm shares surged after settling a major court battle with Apple thatâll give it plenty of iP...
Panera joins the âGame of Scones,â Waste Managementâs $5B acquisition, and Gogo inflight Wi-Fi surges 8%
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
House Starbucks or House Dunkinâ? Panera kicked the fast-food Breakfast Wars up a notch with its f...
African tech IPO Jumia jumps big, Facebookâs board drama, and JP Morgan jumps 5% as it looks into Americaâs wallet
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The âAmazon of Africa,â Jumia, surged 75% on its IPO day, but itâs really more of an everythin...
Amazon throws shade at competitors, Lemonade raises $300M, and Keurig Dr. Pepper falls 4% on cocktail K-Cups
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Bezosâ annual letter to Amazon shareholders ripped on eBay and professed love for gut instinc...
Uber doesnât want its IPO to be like Lyftâs, Netflixâs unprecedented comedy move, and Deltaâs 2 âprofit puppiesâ
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lyft shares have fallen 25% since their first day of trading â And things got worse yesterday beca...
Leviâs 1st earnings report, Under Armour drops 4%, and Bank of Americaâs big pay raise
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In its first earnings report since its March IPO, Leviâs shares jumped. Under Armour dropped 5% be...
âAvengersâ powers AMC movie theater stock, Chuck E. Cheeseâs plans to go public again, and GE falls because of âthe GE whispererâ
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Donât call it a comeback (but it is a comeback). Your childhood Chuck E. Cheeseâs has been revam...
Bumble launches a physical magazine, Snapchat gets into gaming, and 1 problem in the âperfectâ jobs report
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ladies-first dating app Bumble just published a physical magazine as it transitions online to offlin...
Beyonce signs with Adidas, Coronaâs owner pops 7% for quitting wine, and why Tesla fell 9%
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adidasâ new creative partnership with Beyonce signals a major change in athleisurewear. Corona-own...
McDonaldâs 2nd investment in a week, Uberâs and NYCâs traffic tax, and Ikeaâs new furniture rental service
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
McDonaldâs stock hit a record high after its 2nd investment in a week to make its food more tech. ...
FemTech grabs $42M for breast pumps, Whole Foods finally cuts prices big, and Walgreens drops 12%
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elvie raises $42M to scale its âiPod of breast pumpsâ in a big week for FemTech. Whole Foods (fi...
Burger King launches plant-based Impossible Whoppers, Kelloggâs sells its cookies for $1.3B, and Googleâs Gmail turns 15
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nutellaâs owner just bought Keebler and a whole bunch of cookies from Kellogg, even though Pringle...
2019âs IPO profit problem, Restoration Hardware plummets 22%, and Brexitâs âbigâ day
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lyft popped 8% on IPO day, and it reflects a bigger theme with 2019âs tech IPOs: Profits donât m...
Lyft IPOs, Facebookâs ad model gets sued, and the Metsâ Moviepass situation
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lyftâs IPO is today, so we tell you how it got here. Facebookâs facing another lawsuit, this tim...
Casper becomes a unicorn, Lululemon surges 11% on Man-leisurewear, and Southwestâs big Boeing problem
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lululemonâs sales stretched as the CEO sets gender parity goal. Casper Mattressâ slide deck gets...
Bed Bath & Beyondâs âintervention,â Cronos cannabisâs humble-brag, and the new meme-messing internet law in Europe
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bed Bath & Beyond surged 22% for its best day in a decade, but because investors are having an inter...
Appleâs biggest day since the iPhone, Winnebago gets Marie Kondoâd, and the 1st eSports stadium
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 4 minutes, we break down Appleâs hugest product event since the iPhone (itâs all about da bun...
MarketSnacks acquired, Pinterestâs IPO deets, Papa John signs Shaq, and Tiffanyâs falls 5%
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is big. MarketSnacks has been acquired by Robinhood, and is now Snacks Daily -- Same digestible...