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👶 “1 week Baby Break begins… today” Apr 09, 2021

Our last pod until Monday, April 19th — Jack just dashed to the hospital with his wife to have their awesome new baby. We’ll be back on the mics in 1 week, Snackers.

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🏂 “Coinbase just got 3 feet of fresh pow” — Coinbase’s 9X. Creator Inc. RPM’s dividend club. Apr 08, 2021

Coinbase dropped some fresh numbers that are so heavy, it got us thinking about blizzards. Patreon, Cameo, and Substack all hit new unicorn valuations, so we’ve got a suggestion: a 3-way merger to form Creator Inc. And you may not recognize RPM’s acronym, but it polishes the chair you’re sitting on — and it’s a proud 47-year member of Club Dividend.

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💎 “She went to Jared’s” — Rocksbox’s Zoom bling. China’s digital currency. Booking’s awkward quote. Apr 07, 2021

Jewelry legend Signet just acquired Rocksbox because it can turn 1 diamond into an infinite transaction. The Booking CEO just dropped a quote that’s extremely painful for every airline stock. And China whipped up the 1st ever national digital currency. We’re calling it, the command currency.

$SIG $BKNG $JETS $DAL $KHC

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✅ “Master Plan (done)” — Tesla’s new competition. Dick’s House of Sports. Chief Woke Officer 2.0. Apr 06, 2021

Tesla just delivered more cars in the last quarter than it ever has — but it produced 0 of its most expensive ones. Georgia’s voting law situation reveals that the non-partisan CEO is out of a job. And Dick’s is launching a new store that’s the Restoration Hardware of sports.

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👯‍♂️👯‍♂️ “Zuckings everywhere” — Coursera’s IPO lesson. Microsoft’s Iron Man deal. Clubhouse’s zuck-tastrophe. Apr 05, 2021

EdTech icon Coursera jumped 25% after going public, but we noticed 1 word mysteriously missing in its IPO paperwork. Microsoft just snagged a $22B augmented reality deal with the US Army that we’re calling “Iron Man 3.” And so many companies just copied Clubhouse’s core business that we had to push the big red emergency button.

$COUR $MSFT $WORK $SPOT $TWTR

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🇬🇧 “Less Hermione, more Ron” — Deliveroo’s stock drop. Apple’s record label move. Walgreens’ profit puppy. Apr 01, 2021

So are vaccines a profit puppy? Walgreens’ stock just jumped 4% because vaccines are the first ever twin profit puppy. Apple just whipped out its checkbook to invest in a startup killing the record label. And London-based Deliveroo was supposed to be Europe’s big 2021 tech IPO... but then it plummeted 26% on Day #1 of trading.

$WBA $WMG $SNE $AAPL $UBER $GRUB $DASH $ROO

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🤑 “Wait, there’s no Bitcoin emoji?” — PayPal’s brunch test. The Athletic’s Axios crush. Big Wind’s new world. Mar 31, 2021

You can buy that latte with Bitcoin today after PayPal just did its mainstream crypto dance. Newspaper disruptors The Athletic and Axios have a crush on each other that may blossom into a media SPAC marriage (aka “The Great Re-Bundling”). And Big Wind is having its big moment so we whipped up the 3 big numbers from the Biden infrastructure plan.

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👑 “Where’s the Dothraki roller coaster?” — HBO’s Game of Missing Thrones. JetBlue’s platform problem. 1 whale crushed stocks. Mar 30, 2021

If your stocks fell on Friday, there my be 1 person to blame (but seriously). HBO Max snagged the Game of Thrones creator for a multi-year-multi-million-dollar deal. And JetBlue’s tired of just airplane, so it’s launching its own Expedia.

$JBLU $DIS $T $VIAC $DISCA

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🧟 “The Shaq SPAC” — WeWork’s ReRise. ThredUP’s IPO outfit. Nike’s China erasure. Mar 29, 2021

A year and a half after its IPO died, WeWork is going public (with help from Shaq), but we think it’s a VC bailout. ThredUP jumps 43% at its IPO while tossing the wellness trend on fashion. And Nike faces its biggest boycott in China because it exercised its freedom of speech… about China.

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🍝 “We spat out our marinara” — Olive Garden’s record high. Pacaso’s (Millennial) 2nd home. Suez Canal’s big number. Mar 26, 2021

Olive Garden’s owner is at a record high, but there’s more lasagna layers to the numbers. Pacaso just became the fastest ever US company to become a unicorn by making your 1st home your 2nd home (or a 2nd home your 1st home?). And we’re looking at the most important 120-mile stretch in the global economy.

$DRI $Z

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🌮 “i’m at taco bell, what do you want” — Taco Bell’s iPhone architecture. Fanatics’ $13B jersey. Intel’s Captain America mojo. Mar 25, 2021

The newest store concept from Taco Bell is so innovative, they had to buy a tech startup and hire 1,000 bellhops. Intel’s splurging $20B to get its mojo back by being less Geek Squad, more Captain America. And Fanatics hit a $12.8B valuation mid-March-Madness because it’s snagged a monopoly on your jerseys.

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🎮 “Ready Gamer One” — GameStop’s earnings. GoPuff’s $9B bodega. Hipster antitrust. Mar 24, 2021

For the 1st time since January’s GameStop stock pop, we actually got GameStop’s earnings report. GoPuff hits a $9B valuation for bringing the bodega to you. And Lina Kahn is bringing the “hipster antitrust movement” to the 4 tech companies you use most.

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“Goldman’s burn book” — Railroad’s $27B velocity. Zoom’s ZaaS. Goldman’s kingmaker revolt. Mar 23, 2021

Straight outta an 1872 headline, we got ourselves the most important day for railroads in years. Zoom’s answer to post-Covid? Un-brand itself — it could stick Zoom in your Tinder video dates instead. And Goldman Sachs’ analysts whipped up an 11-slide pitch deck to Goldman’s CEO… about how much they hate working at Goldman.

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“Football kills cable” — Five Below’s allowance $$$. NFL’s Amazon deal. Garmin’s Millennial GPS. Mar 22, 2021

The winningest chain of the last year may be teen legend Five Below because it’s focused on allowance money, not stimulus money. The NFL’s latest TV deal features 1 small detail that will end the cable TV bundle… forever. And Garmin, the OG of GPS, just hit a stock price it hasn’t seen in 14 years.

$FIVE $GRMN $AMZN

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“Dude, where's my wine suitcase” — Sony’s VR dance. Williams-Sonoma’s generations. Peloton’s influencer army Mar 19, 2021

Williams-Sonoma’s stock popped 18% because it doesn’t care about your style, it cares about your age. Sony’s new Playstation whips up the most important Virtual Reality move of the year. And Peloton officially unveiled its apparel line with Adidas that you can buy… but it’s not really for you.

$WSM $SNE $PTON

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“Mango is #1 in fruit” — Mission Produce’s fragmentation. Squarespace’s $10B website. Uber’s UK “workers”. Mar 18, 2021

Avocado icon Mission Produce jumps into the mango game because “commodities only exist in the minds of the inept.” Squarespace hits a $10B valuation building websites, but the real story here is its “Comp”: Wix. And Uber’s huge switcheroo in London is an unprecedented precedent for the entire Gig Economy.

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“Call me if the range anxiety doesn’t subside in 7-10 days” — VW’s delegation. GoPro’s un-wearables. Tax-apalooza 2021. Mar 17, 2021

Stimulus bill? Check. Vaccines? Coming. Now comes the biggest tax hike in 30 years. Volkwagen has whipped several remedies for range anxiety. And GoPro’s stock has tripled in 6 months because the latest GoPro product is anti-GoPro.

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“Breathe in the Stoxygen” — Stripe’s $95B. Tinder’s background check. Airline’s crystal ball. Mar 16, 2021

America’s biggest startup just got bigger, sucking up all the stoxygen in the room. Tinder just made its 1st ever investment in a non-profit so you can background check Brad pre-brunch. And 1 day in March tells us about the whole year for airline stocks — it’s the closest thing we’ve got to a crystal ball.

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“We made the 1st ever podcast NFT” — LEGO goes norm-core. Netflix ends password sharing. Coupang out-Primes Prime. Mar 15, 2021

LEGO is winning the toy world by going hardddd into normcore. Netflix is testing tech that prevents you form using someone else’s password. And the biggest IPO of 2021, South Korea’s Coupang, is actually the biggest innovator in ecommerce.

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“Risk life, deserve Twizzler” — Adidas jumps on Peloton. AMC gets rich. Johnson & Johnson is Batman. Mar 12, 2021

Turns out Adidas wants to be like Nike (and it’s also getting a Peloton). AMC’s sales have plummeted 90%, but it found $300M in cash under its seats. And Johnson & Johnson’s latest vaccine movies reveal it’s actually Batman.

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“The NBA cancelled and Tom Hanks got COVID” — Corona-conomy’s 1-year. Roblox goes public. Elf Beauty’s burrito lipstick. Mar 11, 2021

It’s official. We’re 1 year into the corona-conomy, so we whipped up the most important numbers from it. Roblox just went public... and 3 out of 4 American kids are using it. And Elf Beauty is doing the opposite of every other cosmetics brand right now. It’s because they’re sticking lipstick on burritos and tracking customers down.

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“Ohhhh, the macrame” — Kayak’s hotel leap. Amazon’s Alabama situation. Carbon Capture’s guilt economy. Mar 10, 2021

Booking owns a bunch of travel apps, including Kayak, is jumping off the internet to launch its own physical hotel… but we think they got the idea from streaming. Amazon’s situation in Alabama reveals Big Tech’s big unspoken issue: The Union Awakening. And Carbon Engineering is the vacuum cleaner of CO2 that’s betting on the Guilt Economy.

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“If you could sell stock of The Crown” — AT&T’s alleged cheating. Discord’s maverick. Gatorade’s tech thingie. Mar 09, 2021

The social media app du jour Discord hit a $7B valuation for doing the opposite of every other social media company. Pepsi’s Gatorade just made an unprecedented move in the beverage industry: It’s launching a FitTech gadget. And AT&T gets charged with cheating after telling employees to “work the analysts” in an insider information faux pas.

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“A $1M JPEG file” — NFT’s pre-mainstream moment. Nasdaq’s “correction” latte. Amazon’s 2nd profit puppy. Mar 08, 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are having their moment. People are buying JPEGs or video files… that anyone can watch online. The Nasdaq’s midday plummet on Friday reminds us of a barista’s moves on your latte foam. And Amazon has a big decision to make with Amazon Go.

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“Jay Z & Jack” - Tidal sold to Square. The She-cession. Carrier’s air-conditioned stock. Mar 05, 2021

We told you in January that the most shocking deal of 2021 might happen… and now Jay-Z’s Tidal has been acquired by Jack Dorsey’s Square. We’re about to get February’s jobs report numbers, but we already know we’re in a She-cession. And Carrier, king of air conditioners, didn’t release an earnings report — it just released a weather report with 1 wild stat.

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“Popped collars of TikTok” — Abercrombie’s influencers. Oscar’s bull case. Google’s burned cookies. Mar 04, 2021

Abercrombie isn’t the company you think it is anymore (it’s a D’Amelio). Oscar Health’s stock dropped on its IPO day despite the freelancification of America. And Google is burning its cookies that stalk you around the internet, but we don’t think it will dent profits much.

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“Some dance to remember, some dance to forget” — Square’s Hotel California. One Medical’s line-cutting. Target’s optionality. Mar 03, 2021

We’ve simply never seen numbers like what Target just served up. We’ve also got our 1st big case of a potential vaccine line cutter, dropping One Medical’s stock 15% in the last week. And Square is hoping to become the The Bank of Mom & Pop… with a Hotel California strategy.

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“Warren Buffett hates oat milk” — Oatly’s beyond playbook. Berkshire’s loss letter. Waste Management’s pure-play trash. Mar 02, 2021

Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s legendary Investor Letter shows he lost last year. Oatly’s oat milk is going nationwide in Starbucks before its IPO: It’s the plant-based playbook. And Waste Management’s pure-play trash stock is loving your ecommerce habit’s cardboard box pile.

$WM $BRK.A $SBUX

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“It’s a dirty saucy secret” – Domino’s confession. DraftKings’ $500M splurge. Carvana’s wild stat. Mar 01, 2021

DraftKings reveals it’s dropped a whopping $500M in marketing to remind you to sports-bet with them. Carvana does online used sales — helps that used car prices grew 14% in 2020. And Domino’s shared a dirty secret about its delivery biz (someone please ask DoorDash to listen to today’s pod).

$DPZ $DKNG $CVNA

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“Ice cream & 🐸” — GameStop’s 200% re-pop. Airbnb’s first earnings. The economy of missing things. Feb 26, 2021

An ice cream tweet, a frog emoji, and a CFO.... We’re jumping in SnacksStyle to why GameStop’s stock just tripled in 24 hours. Airbnb whipped up its first ever public earnings report. And a new Executive Order is targeting the Economy of Missing Things (spoiler: We’re in a Cold Trade War).

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“If LaCroix cans went public” — Snap’s maps. USPS’ coin toss. Ardagh’s double-trend wave. Feb 25, 2021

Snapchat’s stock is at an all-time high, but the real story here is Snap Maps. The US Postal Service played kingmaker with 2 stocks. And fresh off of bottling your White Claw, Ardagh is going public via SPAC, catching 2 trends at once.

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“The Godzilla of $$$” — La-Z-Boy’s upholstery. The RealReal’s surprise. Why tech stocks dropped. Feb 24, 2021

We noticed 2 numbers in La-Z-Boy’s earnings that may signal the end of House Hype. The RealReal’s online fancy consignment may actually prefer selling clothes offline. And both our stock portfolios dropped, so we’re breaking down “The Big Shift” that caused it.

$LZB $REAL $HD

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“The 5th Beatle” — Spotify’s Sgt. Pepper’s moment. Goodyear buys a spare. LinkedIn gigifies lawyers. Feb 23, 2021

Spotify’s 1st investor event reminds us more of an album than a product launch. Cooper Tires surged 29% in the most important day for Ohio companies. And LinkedIn is reportedly launching a new marketplace that will change how you think about the gig economy.

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“1 drink to rule them all” – Boston Beer’s pure-play seltzer. Theragun’s marketing kill. Walmart don’t care. Feb 22, 2021

While nearly every other beer stock has fallen in the last year, Boston Beer shares nearly tripled… so we jumped in SnacksStyle. Theragun just added Kevin Durant, Karlie Kloss, and 100 other celeb investors because it wants to kill its marketing budget. And Walmart got punished for upping its minimum wage — but Walmart don’t care.

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“Sephora doesn’t have 40 shades” — Facebook’s no news down under. Sephora’s Fenty Effect. Nestle’s cat cappuccinos. Feb 19, 2021

The biggest food company on Earth, Nestle teaches the power of the Zillennial pivot. Sephora fell to #3 in US Beauty sales partly because it ignored Rihanna’s Fenty Effect. And Facebook just shut down news in Australia... aka Zuck pulled the nuclear option.

$LVMH $NSRGY $FB $GOOG

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“Just rub some Cheetos on it” — SpaceX’s space wifi. Applebee’s influencer kitchen. Texas’ emergency stocks. Feb 18, 2021

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly worth $74B, but it’s not about rockets… it’s about Starlink internet wifi. Applebee’s is launching a virtual brand that we think sets the future for Influencer Kitchens (spoiler: Cheetos chicken wings). And the brutal freeze in Texas reveals a sector that doesn’t get any attention — emergency preparedness. By the way, Lone Star Snackers, we’re sending you warmth and love.

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“The greatest deal that never happened” — Pinterest’s rejection. Universal’s secret profit puppy. Goldman’s $1K club. Feb 17, 2021

It’s the greatest deal of the year… that never happened: Apparently Microsoft tried (and failed) to acquire Pinterest (so we’ve got a plan for them). Goldman Sachs drops its minimum to become a client from $10M to $1K because Zillennials are its 10-year goal. And the third and final record label is about to go public.

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“FantaZillowing” — Zillow’s dating app. Fluor’s nuclear (stock) option. Disney’s athleticism+. Feb 16, 2021

Zillow owns so much of the homebuying relationship, we think you should compare it to Match Group. Fluor knows nuclear plants are ridiculously expensive, so it’s whipping up a mini version that could help us fight climate change. And Disney’s already built ¾ of Netflix in just 15 months — But live sports is the ticket to beating Netflix.

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“Bumble pulls an Oprah” — Bumble’s IPO. Clubhouse’s Black community. Archer’s flying robo-taxi. Feb 12, 2021

Women-first dating app Bumble pulled off the double-double IPO before Valentine’s Day (but don’t call it a dating app). Clubhouse gets Kanye on-board, but we’re looking at its earliest Black community. And flying robot taxi Archer (sounds scary) shows why big companies keep their enemies close.

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“UNO...the card game…the movie” — Mattel’s 25 schmoovies. Twitter’s DIY blitz. GM’s $2B mistake. Feb 11, 2021

Barbie just enjoyed her best sales quarter in 6 years… Now Mattel is going full Disney with a whole new strategy. Twitter announced earnings, but we’re focused on the 5 acquisitions it’s made in 60 days. And General Motors’ stock fell 5% after admitting it’s not a computer — and admitting a $2B mistake.

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“r/Reddit$6Billion” — DoorDash’s robot salad. Hawk/Dove stimulus. Reddit valuation doubling. Feb 10, 2021

Fresh after a 5-second Super Bowl ad, Reddit doubles its valuation to $6B. DoorDash just acquired a sushi and salad-making robot because it hates humans. And we’re about to get another stimulus, but it all comes down to 1 conversation between the Hawks and the Doves.

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“1 Bitcoin = 1 Model Y” — Elon’s crypto-for-cars. Hershey’s s’mores surge. Target’s $1B yoga pants. Feb 09, 2021

Elon wants to trade cryptocurrency for Teslas, popping Bitcoin’s price above $45K. Hershey’s gets some investor love before Valentine’s Day thanks to the great s’mores surge. And Target’s athleisure brand hits $1B in sales because the target logo is nowhere to be seen.

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“Canada Goose + Yeti + Resto Hardware" — The Goose’s strategic uniform. Snapchat’s augmented everything. 23andMe’s DNA SPAC. Feb 08, 2021

Canada Goose shares surged because it had been forgotten by Wall Street. Snapchat collects less data on you than every other social media… because it’s betting on AR to make more money. And 23andMe is using a Hollywood SPAC to take DNA public.

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“The 1st pureplay Super Bowl stock” — Apple’s iCar. Wingstop’s stock pop. End of the S.U.M.O. Feb 05, 2021

Apple and Kia just took their biggest steps yet to make iCar a thing: It’s not a First Mover, it’s a Second Shaker. Wingstop’s stock popped because chicken wing prices are living their best lives for the Super Bowl. And a subtle change may mean you don’t have to be knighted to invest in big pre-IPO startups (no more SUMO’ing - straight up missing out).

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“Married or your money back” — Match’s dating lab. Scotts Miracle-Gro’s cannabis. Harley-Davidson’s ride-leisurewear. Feb 04, 2021

Match’s experiments with Tinder in Japan reveal the dating legend’s true competitive advantage. And Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stock doubled because it’s focused on lawns and cannabis. And Harley-Davidson stock fell 20% so we came up with a turnaround plan for them (which doesn’t hate Millenials).

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“Amazon’s 2nd puberty” — Bezos quits. Uber’s $1.1B Drizly drank. Why GameStop stock halted. Feb 03, 2021

Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO because of 1 word: “yawn.” Uber splurges $1.1B for Drizly’s booze delivery because there’s an alcohol arbitrage opportunity. And GamesStop’s stock re-pop dropped, so we’re looking at why trading gets halted on stock markets.

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“How ya like dem Apples?” — Short-selling’s Matt Damon moment. Nintendo’s 13-year record. Nike’s artful Zucking. Feb 02, 2021

WallStreetBets just used American Airlines stock to get back at shorting hedge funds (we’re getting Good Will Hunting vibes). Ninendo enjoyed its best quarter in 13 years, but we think it needs to pull a disney. And Nike just pulled off the first artful Zucking: it’s stealing like an artist from Crocs.

$NKE $NTDOY $CROX

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“How the money pipes work” — A stock brokerage’s plumbing. Levi’s kills slim-fit. WeWork’s ReWork. Feb 01, 2021

We’re jumping into the pipes deep within the financial system: Breaking down the plumbing on why brokerages broke down last week. Levi’s is killing slim fit, joining The Comfort Economy, and going into… furniture. And a year after falling apart, WeWork may be reborn for the next trend in your work life.

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“More change in 1 year than 50” — r/wallstreetbets’ day 3. GM’s Netflixification. Facebook’s awkward Apple. Jan 29, 2021

We don’t usually cover a story 3 days in a row, but this is different: We’re looking at how r/wallstreetbets made the industry uncomfortable. General Motors is going 100% electric by pulling a move straight outta Netflix. And the wildest part of Facebook’s earnings report… was Zuck’s focus on Apple.

$GME $NFLX $GM $FB $AAPL

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“You too, Tootsie?” — Tootsie Roll’s cyberbulling. Apple’s TBOY. Starbucks’ reimagining. Jan 28, 2021

Fresh after cyberbulling (not cyberbullying) powered up GameStop’s stock, we’re looking at its moves on Tootsie Roll and AMC. Apple didn’t just have its best quarter ever… it had its best quarter in global capitalism history. And don’t call Starbucks a coffee chain anymore.

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“It’s Cyber-bulling (not Cyber-bullying)” — Beyond Meat’s soda friend. Reddit’s stock pop. Johnson & Johnson’s tortoise vax. Jan 27, 2021

Beyond Meat surged 20% on word it’s partnering up with Pepsi. Reddit’s driving Gamestop, BlackBerry, and Bed Bath & Beyond stocks through “Cyber-bulling” (not cyber-bullying). And Johnson & Johnson went more tortoise, less hare, with a new vaccine that it pre-announced as a “game-changer”.

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“You, me, some guy, and Oprah” – Clubhouse hits $1B. Latch’s public key. WWE’s micro-stream fail. Jan 26, 2021

Clubhouse has become the only unicorn you can’t see, only hear. Latch is going public to open your door (literally), but the money is in the software. And we’ve got the 2nd failure of the Streaming Wars (after Quibi): World Wrestling Entertainment.

$TSIA $CMCSA

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“Disrupt the gas station” — Instacart’s pivot. Amazon Prime vaccine. EVgo’s gas makeover. Jan 25, 2021

We saw a headline about Instacart over the weekend, but we rewrote a completely new one for them instead. To solve the vaccine crisis, we need Amazon Prime Vax. And EVgo went public because electric cars need charging stations. And it’s time for gas stations to be completely reimagined.

$CRIS $AMZN

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“Feels like a Cult Stock” — Plug Power’s pop. Chobani’s ready-to-drank. Traveler’s chill mode. Jan 22, 2021

Plug Power’s stock has surged 300% in 3 months, so we’re jumping in Snack Style. Chobani yogurt is ditching diary for the biggest 3 words in beverage: Ready-To-Drink. And Traveler’s Insurance tells us exactly how you’re living your life right now.

$PLUG $TRV $SBUX

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“A student debt bailout” — Netflix’s profit pawn. Birkenstock’s $5B comfort. 44M Americans. Jan 21, 2021

Netflix stock just enjoyed its biggest jump in 5 years because content is king and profit is a pawn. Birkenstock may get acquired for $5B because comfort striking while the shoe iron is hot. And Student Loan Forgiveness could be the new bailout.

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“Every kiss begins with Jared’s” — Signet Jewelers’ Benchmark Brand. Goldman’s humble-brag. Impossible’s big hire. Jan 20, 2021

The world’s biggest diamond seller tells us everything we need to know about jewelry on Earth right now. Big Bank Goldman Sachs just made a major humble-brag. And Impossible Foods’ new hire is why we’re thinking of a new business line for them: Carbon-Neutrality-as-a-Service.

$GS $SIG $BYND

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“She made the first IPO move” — Bumble’s IPO filing. Spotify’s car thing. Biden’s $1.9 Trillion energy shot. Jan 19, 2021

Bumble’s New Year’s resolution was to go public, so we just jumped into its IPO paperwork. Spotify’s “Car Thing” is the secret gadget to know about. And we’re whipping up the most important numbers from Biden’s $1.9T stimulus plan.

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“GameStop isn’t Blockbuster” — GameStop’s 100% week. Poshmark’s IPO outfit. Computer chips’ wild moment. Jan 15, 2021

Poshmark pulled off the double-double IPO, but we don’t think it’s really an ecommerce company. GameStop’s stock (say 5 times fast) surged 100% in the last week, so we’re looking at why it’s no longer dead. And computer chips have never been in higher demand — and the industry has never seen so much drama.

$POSH $GME $QCOM

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“The power is in the plumbing” — Visa cancels Plaid. GM Teslafies itself. KB Homes’ backlog secret. Jan 14, 2021

General Motors just did its best impression of Tesla (and it was good enough to pop the stock to an all-time high). We noticed 3 lines in KB Homes’ earnings report that tell us everything about the real estate market in 2021. And Visa just canceled its $5B acquisition of Plaid, which will change the future of your credit card.

$KBH $V $GM

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“NFL + Nickelodeon + Slime'' — Zoom’s zWork. Viacom’s secret weapon. Walmart’s freaky fridge. Jan 13, 2021

CBS just introduced the NFL and Nickelodeon for the perfect marriage of convenience. After surging 600%, Zoom’s stock has lost almost half its value, so we’ve got an idea for them. And Walmart just whipped up a freaky outdoor cooler to store grocery delivery when you’re not home — because it knows the secret to your subscription heart.

$VIAC $ZM $WMT

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“Non-Return of the Return” — Ecommerce *ends returns. Roku’s $100M Quibi reincarnation. Cardtronics’ ATM frenemy. Jan 12, 2021

We’re facing a milestone in the shift to ecommerce: Ecommerce companies don’t want your returns anymore (just keep the socks). After a quick death, Quibi will be reincarnated… as Roku. And Cardtronics is the biggest chain of ATMs on Earth, but its greatest enemy is right now its greatest friend.

$ROKU $CATM

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“Lick or Treat & Dogs-giving” — BarkBox’s $1.6B SPAC. Budweiser’s spiked lemonade. Social Media’s automation. Jan 11, 2021

BarkBox goes public with a $1.6B SPAC because your dog can, in fact, suffer from subscripturation. Budweiser just launched a spiked lemonade, but it reminds us of the same growth strategy as Apple’s iPhone. And automation is failing on social media platforms.

$BUD $STIC $FB $TWTR

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“FOMOcoin” — Bitcoin’s FOMO-mentum. Bath & Body Works’ zen profit. Roblox’s tween stock. Jan 08, 2021

Bitcoin doesn’t usually give us a reason for doing what it’s doing, but we’re breaking down its surge to $40K (spoiler: FOMO). Victoria’s Secret needs to change its name to Bath & Body Works. And Roblox’s tween gaming is going public for 12-year-olds.

$RBLX $BTC $LB

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“Can we interest ya in a timeshare?” — Wyndham’s $100M mag. Electric Cars’ milestone moment. Georgia’s stock impact. Jan 07, 2021

We just saw 5 big updates from across the world that reveal 1 thing: Electric cars are having a global milestone moment. Wyndham Destinations dominates timeshares, so we’re curious why it’s dropping $100M on a magazine. And we’re jumping into how the Georgia Senate runoff election affected all 4 big stock indexes differently.

$WYND $SBE $TSLA

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“World Fried Chicken War II” — Shake Shack’s unveil. Twitter’s pod-cquisition. Alibaba’s disappearing CEO. Jan 06, 2021

Twitter just bought a podcast company — we think it could solve the #1 problem in podcasting. Shake Shack lost The Great Fried Chicken War of 2019, so it’s kicking off a new one for 2021. And Alibaba’s legendary founder was MIA because the #1 rule of doing biz in China: Don’t diss China.

$SHAK $TWTR $BABA

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“Got 99 problems, but payments ain’t 1” — Square’s Jay-Z desire. GE’s Obi-Wan Kenobi product. Discovery’s SharkWeek+. Jan 05, 2021

Word that Jack Dorsey’s Square is talking to Jay-Z about acquiring Tidal isn’t the most shocking thing we’ve ever heard, now that we’ve digested it. General Electric’s stock has one great final hope: A fan that’s as big as the Empire State Building. And Discovery jumps into subscripturation, but it’s got the QQE recipe.

$SQ $GE $DISCA

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1st pod back: Our 3 big biz wishes for 2021 Jan 04, 2021

In our first pod of the year, we’re going digestible bold: Our 3 big business predictions for 2021… (it’s good to be back). DoorDash should acquire IHOP. Spotify, Netflix, and Peloton should team up for “The Anti-Apple-Alliance” $30/month bundle. And Uber and Airbnb should go from one thing to every thing.

Last year’s “Big Biz Wishes” episode:

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BONUS: “Year in Review” — The 3 biggest trends of 2020 Dec 28, 2020

Snacks Digested: We whipped up the 3 top trends from the last year.

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BONUS: “Best of 2020 Album” — Our 3 favorite stories from the worst year yet. Dec 21, 2020

A special podcast: We whipped up ours and your 3 favorite stories from the last year.

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“To milk dip or not to milk dip” — Oreos’ secret squad. Map app madness. Stocking stimulus. Dec 18, 2020

We’re looking at the strategy behind Oreos’ double-stuffed Lady Gaga Halloween limited edition Oreo. Amazon whipped up a new map app that says more about its real profit puppy. And we’re looking at the government stimulus that could drop in your stocking before Christmas.

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“Zuck Team 6” — Facebook’s copycat team. Earth’s biggest (new) cannabis. StockX’s $2.8B sneaker. Dec 17, 2020

Cannabis legends Tilray and Aphria are combining into the world’s largest pot company, but the real story is what they’re brewing. “Unicorn of the Day” StockX hit a $2.8B valuation because the rules of media apply to sneakers. And it turns out copycatting is so critical to Facebook that they’ve created a secret team of entrepreneurs… to Zuck or be Zucked.

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“Planet Fitness bleeds its own blood” — Kate Spade’s opposite day. Blade’s heli-SPAC. Planet Fitness’ trick. Dec 16, 2020

Kate Spade and Coach shouldn’t be selling more handbags during a pandemic… yet they’re more profitable than ever. Planet Fitness whipped up an aggressive trick to not go bankrupt. We call it the “fruit fly strategy”. And Blade is the “Uber for helicopters” going public via SPAC — just as Uber is quitting helicopters.

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“Instagram for your ears” — Zynga’s audio Words. FireEye’s hack-tastrophe. Apple’s creativity crusher. Dec 15, 2020

After years of making mobile games for your phone, Zynga’s partnering up with Google Home for a completely new concept: Audio-only games. FireEye is supposed to protect the computers Fortune 500 companies… until it got hacked. And Apple just killed a TV series because San Francisco is the new Los Angeles.

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“The (New) Roaring 2020s” — Disney’s Shmovies. Restoration Hardware’s Gatsby earnings. Pfizer’s vaccine payday. Dec 14, 2020

Happy Vaccine Day, Snackers… The first US vaccines shots could hit this afternoon, so we’re looking at Pfizer’s $19B payday. Restoration Hardware’s earnings report reads like a Gatsby novel because its stores expect a new Roaring 20’s. And Disney shares hit an all-time high thanks to a new strategy we’re calling “Shmovies.”

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“2 stock Double Doubles” — DoorDash & Airbnb’s IPOs. Starbucks’ Return of the Routine. AT&T’s $66B mistake. Dec 11, 2020

The 2 biggest IPOs of the last 2 years highlight 3 reasons we’re seeing so many companies go public right now. Starbucks’ Investor Day presentation revealed a completely new vision for your new coffee routine (spoiler: “Walk-Thrus”). And AT&T made a $66B mistake 5 years ago… so it’s fixing that this week.

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“The Un-zuckening” — Facebook’s InstaExit. McD’s toy drama. Quantumscape’s 40-year invention. Dec 10, 2020

McDonald’s is facing its biggest fight of the year, and it’s because of… Happy Meals. Quantumscape’s stock jumped because it’s a patent puppy, not profit puppy. And Zuck’s being forced to sell Instagram and Whatsapp — we’re calling it the “ACDC” problem.

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“Jack Daniel’s trilogies” — Brown-Forman’s blockbuster strategy. Stitch Fix’s 40% pop. Uber’s self-drive ditch. Dec 09, 2020

Liquor legend Brown-Forman is borrowing a movie strategy for its top-shelf-ification of Jack Daniel’s. Stitch Fix stock surged 40% because it’s pulling a move straight outta Netflix. And Uber’s selling its self-driving biz… which completely changes our calendar of when self-driving actually arrives.

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“Did you just double-dip that chip?” — Spotify’s little secret. David’s Bridal’s dress pivot. Cheesecake Factory’s fib. Dec 08, 2020

Weddings are off, but David’s Bridal emerged from bankruptcy because weddings haven’t changed. We’ve got our 1st publicly-traded company charged with lying in the pandemic: Cheesecake Factory. And Spotify’s stock is up 20% in the last week… and Spotify’s app is up 20 spots in the App Store in the last week.

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“WOOF or MEOW?” — Petco’s IPO. Nestle’s 2050 food fantasy. November’s Jobs Report. Dec 07, 2020

Hey Chewy, turns out Petco is going public and it’s got its own profit puppy. Nestle just whipped up a 2050 plan to make zero greenhouse emissions… without affecting a drop of their earnings. And the November Jobs Report reveals how moms are hurt the most.

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“They Macchiato’d a sugarplum” — Dunkin’s experiential thing. Microsoft’s eSports binge. Boeing’s stunt marketing. Dec 04, 2020

Dunkin’ whipped up a color-changing drink and it’s the opposite of every other food chain’s strategy right now. Microsoft just acquired an ecosystem for eSports (still sad it couldn’t buy TikTok). And Boeing stock jumped 8% because stunt marketing works, whether you’re the Brooklyn Bridge or a tainted airplane.

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“And the winner of the Slack-quisition is...” — Citibank’s unicorn hunt. Nasdaq goes woke. Slack’s $28B trophy. Dec 03, 2020

Forget savings accounts — Citibank’s venture capital arm deserves your attention. Nasdaq whipped up a game changing new rule that requires your board have 1 woman and 1 underrepresented minority. And now that Salesforce’s acquisition of Slack is official, we dove into the numbers Snacks-style to figure out what comes next if you own Slack or Salesforce stock.

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“BlackBerry’s back, alright” — BB’s 30% stock u-turn. Sephora’s Inception retail. Zoom’s shrinkage. Dec 02, 2020

Instead of hibernating, BlackBerry’s turned from smartphones to smart cars… and its stock just shot up 30% on an Amazon partnership. Sephora heard our story on Inception Retail, so it’s whipping up its own store-within-a-store. And Zoom’s earnings continue to dominate the Year of Zoom, so we’re looking at why the stock fell 15%.

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“I will protect this Peloton” — Under Armour’s shoe deal. Kustomer’s Facebook love. S&P Global’s $44B splurge. Dec 01, 2020

Probably because they watched that Michael Jordan documentary, Under Armour is launching a Steph Curry shoe brand (but we’ve got a long-term solution for them). Facebook is reportedly dropping $1B for Kustomer because it’s the cherry on Zuck’s 2020 strategy sundae. And S&P Global whipped up the biggest deal of the year at a cool $44B.

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“Black Friday is dead (Cyber Monday too)” — The Great Pricing Reset. Slack’s slack-quisition. Pinterest’s secret school. Nov 30, 2020

We’re gonna call it as we see it: Black Friday is dead, long live Cyber Daily. Pinterest is secretly working on a new project that we think is the future of education. And Slack put up its “Out Of Office” away message last week – but was busy trying to sell itself.

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“Pop collars, pop stocks” — Abercrombie’s dirty secret. The Dow’s thirty-thow. Toast’s $8B steak knife. Nov 25, 2020

Just in time for our last pod of the holiday week, the Dow hit 30K on word of a new Treasury Secretary’s signature. We jumped into Abercrombie & Fitch’s latest earnings, but discovered it’s not really Abercrombie anymore (literally). And DineTech company Toast is our “Unicorn of the Day”. After laying off off ½ of its staff in April, it’s back and just hit an $8B valuation.

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“Needed more Lizzo juice” — Snapchat launches TikTok+. Reebok’s $4B fail. Warner Music’s muted money. Nov 24, 2020

In the biggest social media launch of 2020, Snapchat zucked TikTok… but kicked things up nine notches (you’re not a viewer, you’re a voter). Adidas bought Reebok for nearly $4B 15 years ago and is now trying to sell it for a quarter of that (what happened?). And Warner Music Group is part Spotify, part Live Nation, part Coldplay.

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“Canal Street of the Internet” — Wish’s public desire. A Wonder Woman Christmas. Affirm’s overdependent IPO. Nov 23, 2020

Circle the calendar (again) for December 25th: It’s the new Streaming-palooza, courtesy of Wonder Woman and HBO. Wish is IPO’ing because Amazon doesn’t feel enough like a TV gameshow. And Affirm is also going public because you hate credit cards.

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"1 app to rule them all" — Google zucks Venmo. TJ Maxx's final treasure hunt. GM's in-car-surance. Nov 20, 2020

Google’s new finance app is straight up Venmo, with all privacy perks you expect from Google. TJ Maxx is 100% focused on the treasure hunt experience of physical shopping, but then yesterday happened. And General Motors realized it knows more about your driving skills than your insurance company does, which led to an idea...

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“We’re in a Baby Bust” — P&G’s diaper problem. Tesla joins the club. Duolingo translates $2.4B. Nov 19, 2020

When a pandemic means making fewer babies, Procter & Gamble has to adjust its diaper strategy (spoiler: fancy dipes). Tesla stock popped 20% this week because admittance to the S&P 500 club brings perks. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is Duolingo, which just hit a $2.4B valuation as the translation app tries to pull a Spotify.

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“The stock ticker should be KEYS” — Airbnb’s IPO. Mars eats Kind Bars. Amazon launches an ePharmacy. Nov 18, 2020

We jumped into Airbnb’s IPO paperwork Snacks Style… and they finally told us who their favorite child is. Candy legend Mars just bought Kind Bar because snacks spring eternal (meta). And if you noticed Walgreens stock fell, it’s because Amazon just whipped up an online pharmacy.

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“We did a 5th thing...” — Casper’s 14% nightmare. Southwest’s frugal-ness. Asia’s epic trade deal. Nov 17, 2020

Casper’s 14% stock drop reveals a self-inflicted weakness that’s been hidden for years. Southwest Airlines stock rose 2% because it’s pulling the opposite move of every other airline right now — expanding. And Asia’s huge trade deal covers 2.2B people & ⅓ of the Earth’s economic activity — but the USA is MIA.

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“Dip, dodge, dive, duck, Doordash” — DoorDash’s IPO. Disney’s stock defiance. Google’s unlimited strategy. Nov 16, 2020

We ordered some noodles and jumped into DoorDash’s fresh IPO paperwork… but there’s one problem that they mentioned 649 times. DisneyLand shut down, no new movies, and stores closed? Didn’t stop Disney stock from jumping after its earnings. And we’ve finally ID’d Google’s strategy to get you hooked: “The 5-year Free Unlimited.”

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“TSA for Adele” — Live Nation’s 2021 strategy. Sonos’ niche need. Ford’s subscripturation. Nov 13, 2020

Live Nation’s sales plummeted 95%, so it’s already got a plan for your summer 2021 concert game. Sonos’ latest product unveil has us thinking they should find their niche. And Ford’s newest electric van isn’t really a van… it’s a freaky software your boss loves.

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“Lyft is worth only 1 Lyft” — Apple’s horizontal dominance. Hopin’s $125M. Lyft’s non-moment. Nov 12, 2020

We’ve been thinking it for weeks, but now that Lyft’s reported earnings we’re just gonna say it: Lyft hasn’t done anything this year. Apple’s “One More Thing” event shows that it’s not only vertically integrating… it’s horizontally dominating. And Hopin is our “Unicorn of the Day” for snagging a fresh $125M to be the Zoom for events (but ultimately the Zoom for Zoom).

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“Crazy in love (on a bike)” — Beyonce’s Peloton deal. Spotify’s podcast puberty. Ulta Beauty’s Inception retail. Nov 11, 2020

Peloton snagged a deal with Beyonce because Peloton is not in the industry you think it’s in. Spotify’s latest $235M acquisition is its most important yet, even if you’ll never listen to it. And Ulta Beauty’s quitting on malls to move into Target… which kinda turns Target into a mall.

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“Ronald McVegan” — McDonald’s McPlant-wich. Pfizer’s hero vaccine. Supreme’s $2.1B trick. Nov 10, 2020

Markets surged on word that Pfizer’s latest vaccine is over 90% effective… but that means stock winners and some stock losers (sorry, Zoom). Just as Beyond Meat was about to announce earnings, McDonald’s revealed its very own plant-based competitor: McPlant. And Timberland-owner VF Brands is splurging $2.1B on Supreme to streetwear-ify its social media sales game.

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“It’s Christmas for Candy” — Hershey’s 6% jump. Marriott’s profit surprise. Amazon zucks Airbnb. Nov 09, 2020

Our favorite earnings report of the fall: The first post-Halloween candy earnings from Hershey. The entire travel industry is suffering right now… and yet Marriott whipped up a profit? And we noticed that Amazon’s latest product is straight-up zucking Airbnb’s latest feature.

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“More election stock movers” — Tinder’s 6% pop. Nintendo’s Apple strategy. What else jumped/fell post-election. Nov 06, 2020

Itwasn’t just cannabis, sports betting, and Big Tech making moves after the election… we’ve got 2 more stock sectors shaking now. Match Group’s shares jumped 6% because Tinder powered through a pandemic, and Hinge made a comeback. And Nintendo sales surged, but we’ve seen their Switch strategy before.

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“How the election affected stocks” — The post-election surge. Uber/Lyft’s Prop 22 win. A liquor legend’s moment. Nov 05, 2020

We got you covered: Big Tech, gambling, and cannabis are the stocks making post-election moves. Uber and Lyft shares surged after winning the most expensive ballot initiative in California history. And since you probably poured yourself some top-shelf stuff Tuesday night, we’re looking at the latest update from Corona-brewing liquor legend Constellation Brands.

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“Earth’s biggest IPO is MIA” — Ant’s $310B ghosting. Reef’s $700M parking lot. The Right to Repair in Massachusetts. Nov 04, 2020

Ant Financial is the biggest finance company on the planet that was ready for the biggest IPO on earth… until the Chinese Government got involved. Reef Technologies is trying to do something kind of WeWork-y, but with parking lots instead of glamorous offices. And The Right to Repair would hurt corporate profits, but help just about everyone else.

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“Crocs won 2020” — Crocs’ 400% gain. Nestle’s $1B meal(kit). Exxon’s slow burn. Nov 03, 2020

First of all, have you voted yet? No? Stop the show (we’ll wait)... Nestle just dropped $1B to buy Freshly because it’s a learn-cquisition. Crocs just whipped up a Justin Bieber collaboration as its stock enjoys a 400% run since March. And for the first time ever, Exxon suffered its 3rd straight quarterly loss.

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“The stocks on the ballot” - Presidential stock impact. Pinterest dudes. Spotify & Netflix’s price-punch. Nov 02, 2020

We’re breaking down the stocks most affected by a potential Biden presidency and a potential Trump second term (now go vote). Pinterest shares popped as we noticed the rise of the Pin Dude. And Spotify and Netflix plan to hike prices because of media’s willingness-to-pay moment.

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“The Barking Bundle” — Chewy’s tele-vets. Amazon wins Techageddon. The final pre-election GDP report. Oct 30, 2020

Did ya feel that? Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook just announced earnings at the same exact time on the same exact day. Amazon was the Techageddon winner. Chewy is jumping into pet telehealth, so we’ve got a bold idea for them: “The Barking Bundle.” And we just got the final GDP report before the election, so we’re sprinkling on some context through Ford, GM, and Fiat-Chrysler’s earnings report.

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“Tap tap tapppp it in (for $2B)” — Callaway’s Topgolf splurge. Tupperware’s 2,000% pop. First Solar’s puberty phase. Oct 29, 2020

Topgolf was just acquired by Callaway for $2B because the Lazertag of golf is the future of golf. Back in March, Tupperware’s stock was trading at $1 — it’s surged 2,000% since then and just popped another 35% yesterday on your leftovers love. And First Solar is the biggest solar energy company in the US, but it’s going through a puberty phase.

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“Harley-Davidson’s done with Millennials” — HOG’s 22% surge. Postmates does everything. 3M’s 55K products. Oct 28, 2020

Harley’s stock popped 22%, but we think its new business strategy is a short term sugar high. Post-It creator 3M has sold 1.4B facemasks this year, but the pandemic stock is down mid-pandemic. And Postmates has a new delivery strategy: Deliver Everything.

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“$9B for 2 pumps of hazelnut” — Dunkin’s acquisition offer. James Bond learns from live sports. Big Banks squeeze you. Oct 27, 2020

Dunkin’s stock jumped 16% on word it could go private… and we’re extremely skeptical of the deal. MGM is reportedly open to selling off James Bond to the highest streaming bidder, but live sports is a cautionary tale. And Big Banks just told us they’re getting squeezed, so we’re looking at how they’ll squeeze you to make up for it.

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“Barbie looooves Zoom” — Mattel’s anti-screen bump. L’Oreal’s athleisure skincare. Redfin’s real estate future. Oct 26, 2020

Shares of Mattel surged 12% because iPad is out, Barbie is in. L’Oreal sales rebounded as it’s inspired by what Budweiser’s doing. And Redfin’s CEO made a bold call about real estate in 2021, so we’re looking at all the Housing stocks that are publicly traded.

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“Gone in 60 Quibis” — Streaming Wars’ victim #1. Venmo’s $13K Bitcoin. Goldman’s $5B Malaysia trip. Oct 23, 2020

Just a few Quibis after launching, billion-dollar streaming startup Quibi is shutting down — we’ve got the autopsy. Bitcoin popped to $13K for the first time in 3 years after PayPal announced it’s coming to your Venmo. And Goldman Sachs has to pay out $5B for its scandal in Malaysia, but the impact is way bigger.

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“First ever Charge Chugger” — GM’s eHummer. Snap’s lucky quarter. Netflix’s inflexion point. Oct 22, 2020

General Motors has taken the most unsustainable car every — the Hummer — and made it electric. Snap’s stock surged 28% because in-between moment content is having a moment. And Netflix fell 7% because growth in the USA and Canada is virtually zero.

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“GO O GL E” — Break it up? SpaceX’s other cloud. P&G’s 15-year best. Oct 21, 2020

The Justice Department just slammed Google with the biggest antitrust monopoly case since the ‘90s. Elon Musk’s SpaceX nails a new partnership with Microsoft to handle cloud computing… in outer space. And Procter & Gamble’s earnings are a window directly into your home — while you’re eating and cleaning (so much cleaning).

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“Pivot to puppies” — The Dodo’s pet insurance. Halliburton’s oil shovel. Walmart app-ifies its aisles. Oct 20, 2020

Partially-owned by publicly-traded Discovery Inc, The Dodo is known for adorable 3-minute cat videos — but now it’s launching pet insurance. Energy legend Halliburton is selling shovels to an oil goldrush that isn’t getting rushed into. And Walmart is bringing its app to life… as a store (1,000 of them).

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“$140M to Airbnb that Mercedes” — Getaround’s mega-round. FuboTV’s IPO. Amazon’s (Anti) Prime Day. Oct 19, 2020

Getaround snags $140M in fresh funding to Piggyback Pop off Airbnb… but for your car. Fubo just IPO’d so we’re looking at the littlest streamer out there. And the winner of Amazon’s epic/delayed Prime Day? Anti-Prime Day.

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“Facebook thinks it’s a telephone line” — Nio’s 1,000% jump. Sleep Number’s anti-Casper pivot. Twitter/Facebook’s Section 230 moment. Oct 16, 2020

Shares of Nio (the Tesla of China) have subtly surged 1,000% since March because it’s made a lifestyle brand out of a glorified battery. Twitter and Facebook just faced their biggest ever test about whether they’re platforms or publishers. And Sleep Number stock popped because it’s doing everything with mattresses that Casper isn’t.

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“That’s a $111M chicken wing” — Pilgrim’s Pride’s chicken-fixing. Uber’s pet unicorn. BlackRock’s hedge. Oct 15, 2020

Thursday’s the new Friday. And Pilgrim’s Pride just dropped millions to settle a chicken price-fixing lawsuit that reminds us of Big Tech. Meanwhile, Big Banks kicked off earnings season, but we’re more interested in the diversification going on at BlackRock. And we noticed that some subtle job postings reveal major moves from Uber’s moonshot idea: Freight.

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“E.T., 5G, phone hoooome” — Apple’s iPhone 12. NordicTrack’s future ab-cquisition. Delta’s Mighty Ducks drama. Oct 14, 2020

Apple’s surprise product event may result in the biggest iPhone sales season ever thanks to 5G. We noticed that NordicTrack’s owner, Nautilus, and Hyperice just raised big money in a Peloton world — but we’re wondering what Big Tech company will acquire them. And a single line from Delta’s earnings report was enough to drop the stocks of entire industries.

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“Big Papi goes public” - Red Sox’s potential SPAC. Twilio’s gold shovel. Fashion’s QVC-ification. Oct 13, 2020

The Red Sox might bouncing back from missing the playoffs by transforming into a publicly-traded stock. Twilio stock jumped 8% yesterday — you probably use it everyday but don’t know it. And fashion brands are pulling a QVC to fix the 2 biggest issues with online shopping.

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“Cannabis runs for Vice President” — Microsoft’s forever WFH. Cannabis defines the relationship. Disney’s $3B shuffle. Oct 12, 2020

Cannabis stocks just enjoyed their best day in months after 2 major moves to finally define the relationship with DC. Should Disney send out dividend checks forever… or permanently treat itself to $3B every year in a Netflix world? And Microsoft is the first Big Tech to go permanent Work From Home — so we got ourselves the first WFH Playbook.

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“A $30B check for racial justice” — JPMorgan’s unprecedented pledge. Kroger’s ghost kitchen. Dollar General’s fancy idea. Oct 09, 2020

Remember when Netflix put $100M into black-owned banks? JPMorgan is spending 300 times that toward racial justice in a move we’ve never seen before. Kroger is disrupting itself with a ghost kitchen in aisle 4. And Dollar General is already living its best life… so it’s doing the opposite: A fancier chain for wealthier customers. The “five dollar” store.

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“The $30/month Breakfast McClub” — McDonald’s new breakfast. Levi’s thrift store. Crispr’s Nobel Prize bump. Oct 08, 2020

Levi’s shares popped 5% after earnings, but we are most focused on its new online thrift store for secondhand Levi’s. McDonald’s just added its 1st baked breakfast item in 8 years, so we’ve got a bold idea for Ronald: Breakfast Club. And gene-editing pioneer Crispr watches its stock jump 11% — doesn’t hurt when your co-founder just got a Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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“Gucci or Pucci?” — TheRealReal’s luxe breakthrough. Sono’s Apple breakup. Venmo’s Synchrony secret. Oct 07, 2020

TheRealReal shares surged 10% on a deal with Gucci that changes fashion more than Blue Steel did (Mer-man, pop. Mermannnn). Sonos stock dropped on word Apple’s pulling the “it’s not you, it’s me.” And Venmo’s new credit card launch is really a story about the company behind the plastic: Synchrony Financial.

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“Trump’s anti-COVID cocktail” — Regeneron’s 5-second fame. Tesla’s S-3-X-Y conflict. Cooler Screens’ $80M grab. Oct 06, 2020

Regeneron’s stock jumped because saving a nation’s president’s life is straight-up earned media value. Tesla has officially cannibalized itself… and we think that’s a good thing. And Cooler Screens snagged $80M to make your bodega’s drink fridge digitally speak to you.

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“Pure-play Avocado stock” — Mission Produce’s toasted IPO. Etsy’s crafty surge. 2020’s most important Jobs Report. Oct 05, 2020

The most important Jobs Report of the year is really America’s economic report card. Etsy shares have nearly tripled this year because it’s figured out something crafty that Amazon hasn’t. And Mission Produce’s IPO reminds us more of oil than avocado.

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“Rum and Coke, hold the Coke” — Pepsi’s liquor thirst. Bed Bath & reBound. Hims’ public prescription. Oct 02, 2020

Pepsi is thinking about entering the alcohol biz — but that’s way more complicated than fermentation. Telemedicine innovator was the 2nd fastest company ever to become a unicorn, but now it’s SPACing itself into a publicly traded stock. And Bed Bath & Beyond is now living the opposite life that you expected.

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“Jon Snow wears wolf, Gen Z wears Goose” — Canada Goose’s restaurant bump. Disney’s firing paradox. Asana/Palantir’s Direct Listing Day. Oct 01, 2020

Canada Goose shares jumped 8% yesterday because if you’re gonna eat out this winter, you’re going to bundle up in Goose. Disney’s firing 28K workers, yet its stock keeps rising. And Happy Direct Listing Day – Asana and Palantir ditched the investment banks and sent their stocks trading solo.

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“Hoooooow convenient” — Blackstone’s climate/profit pledge. Stitch Fix’s unraveling. Beyond Meat’s Walmartification. Sep 30, 2020

Stitch Fix’s personal styling biz was already slowing - now Amazon’s doing the same thing. Beyond Meat shares surged 9% because this deal with Walmart is way more than just a deal with Walmart. And Blackstone is America’s biggest landlord. Their climate pledge is also a profit pledge.

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“Thou art fit and proper” — Uber’s London trip. Roku’s home theaterization. ShipBob’s anti-Amazon Alliance. Sep 29, 2020

Uber stock jumped 3% on a ruling in London that we think begins Uber’s new era. Roku is thinking 6-months ahead about your entertainment needs, so it’s turning your streaming TV into a streaming movie theater. And our “almost Unicorn of the Day” is ShipBob, which snagged $68M. It’s playing its part in the anti-Amazon rebel alliance.

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“Amazon’s $250 aerial Rottweiler” — Amazon’s home security drone. Vail Resorts’ snow report. Square’s Cash App-titude. Sep 28, 2020

Vail Resorts’ is fighting climate change long term, but could surprisingly thrive this COVID ski season. Square’s stock jumped 12% last week because Cash App’s network effects aren’t getting enough love. And Bezos decided to go dystopian in Amazon’s big product day with a drone that flies through your home like an aerial Rottweiler.

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“Air Force 1 is 38 years old” — Nike’s sneaker moment. Spotify’s Hollywood repackage. ChargePoint’s electric shovel. Sep 25, 2020

Shares of Nike popped 10% thanks to its retro sneakers, which are still the profit puppy. Spotify wants to repackage its podcast audio content into movies/TV. And ChargePoint plans to go public since electric cars need electric charging infrastructure.

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“Elon’s 3 year hype” — Tesla’s un-Tesla Battery Day. GoodRX’s IPO prescription. General Mills’ innovation renovation. Sep 24, 2020

Elon announced… big goals at Tesla’s Battery Day. And Tesla’s stock dropped because we didn’t see the Elon we were expecting. GoodRX shares popped 53% on IPO day because it’s the expedia.com of prescription drugs. And General Mills’ is so desperate to keep you buying cheap cereal that it’s making up business terms and mixing yogurt with candy.

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“We already have a bunch of Quibis” — Quibi’s (potential) sale. Amazon Zucks Peloton? Big Bank money laundering drama. Sep 23, 2020

After raising nearly $2B to enter the Streaming Wars, Quibi may be the first victim of it. Echelon creates low-cost Peloton knockoffs. And it claims it’s partnered with Amazon to Zuck Peloton now. And a new bombshell report reveals how criminal money is working through the financial system via our Big Banks.

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“Nikola & Theranos. Different companies, same accusations.” — Nikola’s 19% drop. Chime’s $14.5B swipe. BJ’s Costco-fication. Sep 22, 2020

Nikola is kind of like Tesla’s stunt double, and its founder just resigned amid accusations of investor deception (CC Elizabeth Holmes). BJ’s is the cinderella story of the Warehouse Wars after its stock almost doubled this year. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is digital banking app Chime, which hit a $14.5B valuation. It wants you to think it’s a bank, but not investors.

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“Liam Neeson got TikTaken” — TikTok (isn’t) banned. InFarm’s vertical farms on aisle 3. AT&T’s ad test. Sep 21, 2020

Soooo TikTok downloads are banned as of last night… but there’s a difference between the headline you saw Friday and the headline that should’ve been written. InFarm snagged $170M to make vertical farming a thing. And AT&T don’t care what HBO says — it’s testing the limits of ads because life comes down to pricing.

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“It’s like an invisible smart fridge” — Snowflake’s broken IPO. Facebook’s Ray-Ban deal. NextEra’s renewable monopoly. Sep 18, 2020

Snowflake’s business is kind of boring, but their IPO reveals everything that’s wrong with IPOs right now. Facebook is whipping up a Zuck-free Ray-Ban partnership to win Wearables. And NextEra is now the most valuable utility stock in the USA thanks to renewable energy and a hint of monopoly.

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“Wonder Woman snitches on Mulan” — Disney’s secret numbers. Goldman’s build-vs-buy. Amazon’s suburban dream. Sep 17, 2020

We still don’t have the numbers on Disney’s experiment sending Mulan direct-to-living-rooms instead of theaters – but we still figured out it was probably a failure. Goldman Sachs acquired a startup that reveals when to build or when to buy. And Amazon’s having fun in cities, but it’s also buying up 1,000 strategic locations in the suburbs.

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“No Watch? No weights.” — Apple’s Fitness+ unveil. Opendoor’s home-flipping SPAC. Carnival’s $1B life jacket. Sep 16, 2020

We’ll be honest with you, Snackers — the big Apple event was kinda boring… except for a brand new fitness club they just unveiled for Club Apple. “Unicorn of the Day” Opendoor is going public via SPAC because it can flip homes at scale. And Carnival Cruise’s stock plummeted because it’s grabbing a $1B life jacket at the worst (and most costly) moment.

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“TikTok refuses to sell TikTok” — Oracle’s TikTok-uisition. Pepsi’s dream drink. Delta’s frequent flyer fundrais Sep 15, 2020

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 2020 — functional. And Delta is raising money in the most creative and airline-ish way possible: Frequent flyer miles.

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“Zuck Zucks Facebook” — American Eagle vs. Aerie. Phase 3 COVID vaccines. Facebook’s newest social network. Sep 14, 2020

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 social network is the exact same as its first ever social network… college only (we’re calling it “TheFacebook”).

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“The official (BLANK) of the NFL” — Postmates’ football deal. Martha Stewart’s CBD. Restoration Hardware’s fanci-ness. Sep 11, 2020

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. And Restoration Hardware is one of the Fantastic Fancy 4 that’s winning by helping the affluent adapt to COVID.

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“Ghosted at the $16B wedding” — Louis Vuitton breaks up with Tiffany’s. Google’s Chromebooks kid strategy. Slack’s schlep moment. Sep 10, 2020

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 schools. And Slack stock fell 15% yesterday because we think it’s way more of a schlep than Zoom is.

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“The tech stock white whale” — Softbank’s big Nasdaq money. Nikola surges 40% on GM investment. Boeing’s business class dreams Sep 09, 2020

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 same thing now to publicly-traded tech stocks. And Boeing has itself a cancelation problem because business class’ future is uncertain in the age of Zoom.

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“The Tesla of SoulCycle” — Peloton’s new strategy. T-Mobile’s back-to-school effort. Bankrupt brands get eResurrected. Sep 08, 2020

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 buying up the big bankrupt brands you miss, then digitaling re-launching them.

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“Jeep Grand Wagoneer… is back” — Jeep’s nostalgia-wagon. Campbell running out of Soup. Samsung = 11% of Korea’s GDP. Sep 04, 2020

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 factory in history because going wide is what Samsung does.

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“Bumble stock makes the 1st move” — A Bumble IPO plan. Jack Daniel’s K-shaped recovery. Amazon innovation in Brooklyn. Sep 03, 2020

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 launched the most innovative thing in online grocery delivery yet: A ghost grocer grows in Brooklyn.

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“And the growth trophy goes to…” — Zoom’s unprecedented-ness. Nestle’s $2.5B food allergy. Walmart unveils Walmart+. Sep 02, 2020

While you were chewing Nestle’s peanut butter chocolates, the company just acquired a $2.5B company that develops a peanut allergy treatment. Walmart unveiled the details and launch date of Walmart+ to subscriptify your life (and it promises it’s got nothing to do with Amazon Prime). And everyone had high expectations for Zoom’s latest quarter, but this one was truly historic.

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“Free Netflix (but not for iPhone users)” — United ends change fees. Netflix’s free option. Lemonade’s non-profit-ness. Sep 01, 2020

Cheers of joy spread throughout the land as United ended its change fees — aka 15% of overall US airline sales. Netflix is trying a new “give-our-content-away-for-free” strategy. And renter’s insurance icon Lemonade is giving away 17X more money than the average publicly traded corporation does… but it’s still not profitable (investors not down).

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“Happy TeslApple Day” — Tesla & Apple split their stocks. The Gap’s 1 hope. Abbott’s $5-15 minute Covid test. Aug 31, 2020

In the rarest of moments in the universe, Tesla and Apple both decided to split their stocks today. The Gap basically became a fashionable facemask company last quarter, but its future depends on Athleta. And Abbott Labs stock jumped 8% last week not because of a vaccine, but because of “the $5 COVID credit card 15-minute” test.

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“Apple should buy Warby Parker” — Walmart & Microsoft might adopt TikTok. Warby Parker hits $3B. Amazon’s 1st fitness gadget. Aug 28, 2020

Since every company you know is trying to buy TikTok, an odd couple is trying to make it happen together: Walmart and Microsoft. Amazon is tired of looking at its Apple Watch, so it whipped up its first ever fitness gadget that has eyes and ears. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is Warby Parker, which we think would look really nice on Apple.

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“Can someone wake up Casper?” — Urban Outfitters’ fashion smoothie. Casper’s fresh CFO. Salesforce is in the Dow. Aug 27, 2020

We’re looking at Casper’s new CFO, who has 1 mission: Find profits under the mattress (even if that means changing Casper’s core identity). Urban Outfitters’ stock jumped 19% because it isn’t just faux-ironic t-shirts — it’s actually a smoothie of innovation. And Salesforce is the newest addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, so we jumped in Snacks Style to its fresh earnings report.

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“It’s wedding season for IPOs” — DoorDash’s stock surprise. Best Buy’s best life. Ball’s aluminum-ification. Aug 26, 2020

Apparently DoorDash now wants to IPO this year because it’s wedding season to go public (we’re more interested in its hidden product). Best Buy was left for dead by Wall Street, but now it’s living its best life. And Ball’s cans make it possible for you to consume sparkling anything, but its stock is trying to keep up with the aluminum-ification of everything.

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“Codename: CIA IPO” — Palantir’s ironic leak. Luminar’s laser stock. Uber/Lyft’s politics. Aug 25, 2020

The secretive tech icon Palantir’s IPO paperwork just un-secretly leaked. Luminar is yet another electric car startup going public through SPAC — except this one shoots laser beams and is run by a 25-year-old CEO. And we’re looking at how the shutdown of Uber and Lyft in California last week didn’t happen, but revealed their unique in-app policy power about the new battle, Prop 22.

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“Taco Bell’s TSA pre-check” — Taco Bell’s store of the future. John Deere’s waterfall chart. Drizly’s booze delivery. Aug 24, 2020

Yum Brands’ Taco Bell is launching new “Go Mobile” stores that show how food is leading the convenience movement. John Deere loves your gardening moves lately, so we’re looking at its waterfall situation. And booze-deliverer Drizly is our “Unicorn of the Day” — It just raised $50M because alcohol and cannabis delivery are just different.

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“The Marie Kondo IPO” — ThredUp is going public. Verizon’s bundle of perks. The US Dollar’s fall. Aug 21, 2020

The consignment industry is having a moment, and ThredUP is getting dressed up for its IPO. Verizon knows you quit cable because you hate bundles, so it’s whipped up something it thinks you’ll love: Bundles...for cord-cutters. And the US dollar is the global economy’s Batman, but now that it’s losing value, we’re looking at what that means for you.

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“The tech 5 and the 495 others” — Impossible Foods’ $200M differentiator. GM’s divorce. Why S&P 500 hit record highs. Aug 20, 2020

Apple is now worth $2T and the S&P 500 hit a record high, despite the economy getting crushed. We’ve got the 3 reasons to explain why/how. Impossible Foods has now raised $1.5B to scale its plant-based meats, but it also just found its differentiator from Beyond Meat. And General Motors is tired of being so general, so it could strategically split into a 2 companies.

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“iBlackjack at the iCasino” — Penn’s Barstool app. Home Depot’s pimped dividend. Chegg’s back-to-school bounce. Aug 19, 2020

Penn National Gaming shares jump on hopes it can turn the Blockbuster of gambling into the Netflix of casinos. Home Depot’s biz loved that you pimped yo’ crib, so we’re looking at whether it can pimp its own dividend. And Chegg pioneered eTextbooks, but shares have doubled because it’s not your textbook tech platform.

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“Sweet battery, where’d ya get it?” — Tesla’s 2nd profit puppy. Aviation Gin’s $610M sale. Thursday’s Uber/Lyft-pocalypse. Aug 18, 2020

Tesla shares jumped on word Elon may have discovered a second profit puppy: just the batteries. Earth’s biggest liquor company, Diageo, treated itself to Ryan Reynold’s Aviation Gin because premiumization needs celebrity. And Uber and Lyft are about to (maybe) shut down service in California this week, because, gig.

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“Fortnite vs. Don Appleone” — Fortnite’s App Tax boycott. USPS pain = FedEx gain. Chili’s virtual wings. Aug 17, 2020

Aaaand we’re back. Fresh off vacation, we’re looking at the screenplay-worthy showdown between Apple and Fortnite. UPS and FedEx stocks get love when the US Postal Service doesn’t. And shares of Brinker International, the owner of Chili’s, jumped after launching a ghost kitchen.

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“Last pod until August 17th” — Take Two’s video game record. Disney’s ecosystem un-magic. Feather’s $30M rental furniture. Aug 05, 2020

Our final Snacks Daily pod before vacation — We return to the mics on Monday, August 17th (we’ll miss ya until then, Snackers). In the meantime, Disney’s earnings underline the pain COVID is inflicted on physical businesses. Take Two’s video games are benefiting from the elusive double sales wave. And Feather is trying to become the Rent The Runway of furniture.

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“Windows TikTok 2.0” — Microsoft’s TikTok-quisition. Levi’s non-Amazon roadmap. Tyson’s new chicken-free CEO. Aug 04, 2020

Over the weekend, TikTok learned it might be banned in the US. Actually maybe acquired by Microsoft (or maybe not). We break down the TikTok saga. Levi’s CEO revealed its wild new 5-month gameplan in a world where denim is out. And America’s biggest meat producer, Tyson, just made the boldest CEO hire we’ve ever seen: A Google tech guy.

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“70% of us have Cash-Phobia” — PayPal’s crown jewel. Molson Coors’ brew shocker. SiriusXM’s revival. Aug 03, 2020

PayPal hit an all-time high after saying “cash is dead,” but Venmo’s getting all the attention. While the rest of the brew industry douses itself in hard seltzer, Molson Coors figured out how to make beer flourish in the moment. And SiriusXM is a lot like cable TV, but for audio. We hope it doesn’t accept its fate of decline, like cable has.

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“Apple’s pizza is waaaay too big” — Apple’s 4-1 stock split. P&G stole Sysco's sales. Amazon’s record. Jul 31, 2020

Fresh after hitting Capitol Hill, the Tech Big 4 announced earnings reports (they were epic). We’re focused on Apple’s 5 profit puppies and Amazon’s double-double. Then Procter & Gamble sneaked in with its best quarter in 14 years because one company’s loss is another’s gain. And P&G has tons of MBAs.

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“Does this tie make my hoodie look fat?” — The Big Tech 4 hit DC. Blue Apron’s shocker profit. AMC’s movie truce. Jul 30, 2020

Amazon. Apple. Facebook. Google. CEOs of the Big Tech 4 hit up Capitol Hill for their biggest Congressional grilling, maybe ever. Blue Apron whipped up its 1st profit since IPO’ing, but then the stock plummeted 15%. And AMC Movie Theaters just snagged the most important deal in streaming history — it shortens the infamous “75-day window.”

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“Kodak’s FOMO-ment” — TikTok’s latest Zucking. Lysol’s consulting gig. Kodak’s stock triples. Jul 29, 2020

Kodak went bankrupt in 2012, but now it’s pulling off an epic pivot from photographer to pharmacist. TikTok is going through a Level 6 Zucking courtesy of Instagram’s new Reels feature. And Lysol wants to become the Bain of Clean. Full disclosure: FOMO-creator Patrick McGinnis invented the term FOMO-ment.

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“Apple’s got a Stage 5 Clinger” — Jamf’s IPO. DraftKings Opening Day drama. Ro hits $1.5B Jul 28, 2020

DraftKings shares dropped 6% because baseball just had its first mid-season COVID crisis. Jamf stock has doubled since its IPO because it’s got a single mission: Help your company thrive on Apple devices. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is Ro, whose valuation tripled to $1.5B by evolving beyond cheap direct-to-consumer Viagra to all of healthcare.

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“Favorite child? It’s hard seltzer” — Boston Beer’s 21% surge. The biggest SPAC ever. No blockbusters in 2020. Jul 27, 2020

Sam Adams owner Boston Beer shockingly doubled profits last quarter, but it’s not thanks to Boston Beer. Disney, Apple, and Netflix have made moves that just killed the summer blockbuster biz. And the biggest Special Purpose Acquisition Company ever just went public, officially making this the “Summer of the SPAC” (fun to say).

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“You have to be this tall to get in the S&P 500” — Tesla’s profit shocker. Ben & Jerry’s e-ice cream. Microsoft bundle-bullies Slack. Jul 24, 2020

Tesla shares hit a record high on its first ever full year of profit. Microsoft was caught bundle-bullying Slack, which is claaaassic ‘90s Microsoft. And Unilever announced earnings, but we’re focused on (and concerned about) its direct-to-consumer ice cream strategy with Ben & Jerry’s.

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“Spotify’s not a tech company” — Pfizer’s $2B Operation Warp Speed. Misfit’s ugly veggie $85M. Spotify’s new record label deal. Jul 23, 2020

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 offset that. And Misfit just bagged $85M in fresh funding to scale its subscription food box for ugly fruits and veggies.

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“The Hamilton Musical (for economies)” — Europe’s $2T joint bank account. Starbucks’ free lattes. Coca-Cola’s “new news” stock bump. Jul 22, 2020

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 Wendy’s just launched the 1st ever rewards app for a burger chain. We think the Loyalty Wars are coming. And Coca-Cola jumped 2% after its earnings report because of new news. Ignore old news.

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“The anti-prenup” — Headspace gets in Snapchat. Fisker pulls an Apple. Google Maps gets Uber money. Jul 21, 2020

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 it’s deciding to act more like Apple than every other car company (including Tesla). And Uber can’t do it all by itself, so its paying tens of millions of dollars to be dependent on Google Maps: It’s one the Silent Servers.

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“WeWork from the Dead” — WeWork’s profitability (?). Domino’s fortressing strategy. JetBlue & American Airlines colludiness. Jul 20, 2020

Don’t even think about thinking WeWork is gone — the coworking pioneer claims it’ll be thrivingly “profitable” by this time next year. JetBlue and American Airlines have developed a special corona-relationship that basically feels like collusion. And Domino’s revealed its new chicken wings, cauliflower ambitions, and “fortressing” strategy.

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“@McConaughey... didn’t get hacked” — Twitter’s TBOY hack. Hasbro’s Scrabble app. UnitedHealth’s record (double) profit. Jul 17, 2020

Twitter suffered its biggest hack ever, which could forever change its role as the direct-to-consumer communication platform. Hasbro’s new Scrabble app is causing aggressive drama among Scrabble purists, but the toymaker has learned its lesson from the ‘90s about cannibalization. And UnitedHealth just enjoyed a record $6.6B profit because you paid for health insurance but didn’t use it last quarter.

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“RZF = Resting Zoom Face” — Zoom launches hardware. Lemonade adds pet insurance. Goldman’s quiet before the storm. Jul 16, 2020

Welcome to Big Bank earnings season, which kicked off with big words from JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and is ending with a Goldman Sachs stock surge. Lemonade just launched its 2nd product: Pet insurance. And behold, Zoom from Home your desk’s 2nd monitor that is the closest thing to being in the office.

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“Ford’s midwestern modesty... problem” — New York Times pivots. Oatly hits $2B. Ford resurrects Bronco. Jul 15, 2020

After 24 years, Ford just brought back the Bronco — but Midwestern modesty can’t win in a Tesla hype world. The New York Times is replacing lost ad revenue with a new plan: Repackage its reporting into great TV and podcasts. And oat milk pioneer Oatly hits a $2B valuation thanks to a fundraise with big-time investors who fully mainstream-ify it.

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“PepsiCo should rename to SnacksCo” — Netflix’s earnings preview. Pepsi’s immuni-foods focus. Tech’s billions go to India. Jul 14, 2020

Earnings season kicks off and it’s (shocker) supposed to be brutal — so we’re looking at the one potential bright spot: Netflix. Pepsi’s soda sales fell, snacks sales surged, and it’s already focusing on a new trend: Cleansing your insides. And with all the drama between the US and China, the big winner is India — which just snagged a $10B check from Google.

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“The SoulCycle of egg freezing” — Kindbody snags $32M for fertility. Anti-Tesla Rivian raises $2.5B. Biden’s $700B econ package. Jul 13, 2020

$2.5B is a huge amount of money for a fund raise, but it kinda makes sense when that company is Rivian — aka the biggest threat to Tesla yet. Women’s fertility startup Kindbody gets $32M to apply SoulCycle-nomics to egg freezing. And Joe Biden releases his $700B economic package.

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“Skip medical school. Spend $1B instead” — Walgreens launches 700 doctor’s offices. Rocket Mortgage’s IPO. Kroger’s surprise meat strategy. Jul 10, 2020

The lending artist formerly known as Quicken Loans has filed to IPO, calling themselves “Rocket Companies”. Walgreens is quitting medical school and pursuing a $1B investment in 700 doctor’s offices instead. And Kroger’s figured out a surprise strategy to boost sales of its own plant-based meat brand: Stick it next to real meat.

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“I can’t believe it’s not Chunky Monkey” — Perfect Day’s animal-free ice cream, Twitter’s subscription plan. Walmart finally zucks Amazon Prime Jul 09, 2020

Some sneaky sleuthing on a Twitter job posting indicates that Twitter may be whipping up paid subscription… for something. Walmart whips up an anti-Amazon version of Prime called Walmart+, coming this month. And our “Almost Unicorn of the Day” is Perfect Day, which snagged $300M to make milk that’s neither plant-based, nor animal-based. But tastes exactly like milk.

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“A nasty Dunkin styrofoam cup” — Dunkin’s gas station makeover. Sunrun’s solar-powered merger. Under Armour’s $475M botched acquisition. Jul 08, 2020

Dunkin’s boldest move yet is cutting out 450 gas station locations because it wants to upscale its brand (fancy coffee). Sunrun is merging the #1 and #2 solar companies because the industry needs a leader. And Under Armour is trying to sell the fitness app it splurged half-a-billion dollars on 5 years ago (it did nothing with it).

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“Puma-fy Harley-Davidson” — Warren Buffett’s $9.7B bet. Chipotle launches e-farmers market. Harley jumps 7%. Jul 07, 2020

Harley shares surged 7% because its new CEO is turning the company into Puma (in a good way). Warren Buffett is making his first big corona-conomy bet by buying up Dominion Energy, a natural gas pipeline company. And Chipotle launches a virtual farmers market for its suppliers so you can DIY some barbacoa at home.

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“Tesla is a 14-year-old LeBron James” — Lemonade goes public. Tesla > Toyota. Walmart’s drive-in movies. Jul 06, 2020

Techieinsurance startup Lemonade IPO’d Thursday and its stock doubled. That’s actually an unfair problem with finance. Tesla became Earth’s most valuable car company — and then backed it up that milestone with an awesome report. And Walmart is turning 160 of its parking lots into drive-in movie theaters, but it’s not just about kindness and smiles.

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“It’s time for B-commerce (Booze commerce)” — Constellation buys Empathy Wine. Alibaba’s stores from the future. YouTube TV’s price jacking. Jul 02, 2020

Last pod before the July 4th holiday (celebrated on July 3rd by Wall Street). Liquor legend Constellation just acquired Gary Vaynerchuk’s 1-year-old wine startup because it wants to go direct to consumer. Alibaba’s Freshippo stores make Amazon’s most innovative ecommerce look primitive. And YouTube TV just pulled a move straight outta the cable playbook: Jack up prices. We think the Great Price Reckoning may be coming.

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“Lulu, Lulu, on the wall” — Lululemon acquires Mirror. Uber may buy Postmates. Netflix’s $100M black bank bet. Jul 01, 2020

Athleisure icon Lululemon splurges $500M to acquire Peloton-ish in-home workout startup Mirror. Fresh off its acquisition breakup with Grubhub, Uber is looking to rebound with Postmates instead. And Netflix will stream $100M of its cash into black community banks to fix the bank desert hole in the financial system. $LULU $UBER $NFLX

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“The 2nd Kardash-icorn” — Under Armour’s mega-deal. Facebook is too-big-to-cancel. Coty’s Kardashian investment. Jun 30, 2020

Coty Cosmetics shares popped on word it’s snagging 20% of Kim Kardashian’s beauty brand. Facebook is facing its second ever #DeleteFacebook moment, except this time it’s coming from its most important stakeholder: Advertisers. And Under Armour is trying to cancel the biggest college apparel deal in history. It’s a sign of how far UA has fallen.

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“When aisle 6 produce goes public” — Albertsons’ grocery IPO. Ford’s profit puppy makeover. Big Banks houseparty. Jun 29, 2020

The latest major IPO is America’s 3rd largest grocer, but we think Albertsons looks less like a grocery chain and more like a finance company. Ford is redesigning America’s most popular car, and the new F-150 pickup tells us where the truck industry is going. And Big Bank stocks are making big moves like they got the keys to Mom and Dad’s house for the weekend.

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“When you drink here, you’re family” – Olive Garden’s reopening. Google’s news savior. Slack’s crossborder email crusher. Jun 26, 2020

Darden Restaurants has reopened 91% of its restaurants like Olive Garden, but the restaurant industry has a takeout booze problem. Google’s new news app will completely change the business model for the news industry. And Slack just whipped up an actual email killer.

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“Beyond Meat is Regina George” — Starbucks’ Impossible deal. Delivery is like golf. COVID data is econ data… again. Jun 25, 2020

Starbucks just announced a plant-based partnership with Impossible Foods in the US, which is awkward because Starbucks already has a relationship with rival Beyond Meat. Gatik’s delivery obsession with “the middle mile” reveals how the shipping industry looks a lot like your golf game. And the recent surge in coronavirus cases highlights how COVID-19 data is economic data.

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“Sports-pocalypse 2K20” — EA Sports is in the game. Club Apple’s big day. TJ Maxx’s revenge shopping. Jun 24, 2020

The Apple Worldwide Developer Conference is both a mouthful and Apple’s biggest day of the year, so we break down the stories that matter for you. Since there are no real live sports happening, EA Sports is really “in the game” during COVID-19. And TJ Maxx is enjoying the “revenge shopping” vibes among Americans.

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“Bob Ross would’ve used Canva” — Virgin Galactic surges 16%. Canva hits $6B. Hey vs. Apple. Jun 23, 2020

Virgin Galactic shares popped on word of its 2nd business line: space tourism to the International Space Station. Hey (real name) is trying to fix email forever, but first it’s taking on Apple and its infamous App Tax. And Canva is our “Unicorn of the Day” for hitting $6B while making you look sharp on social media.

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“Apple secret sports division” — Tech’s real sports moves. Clear’s pivot. Carmax’s differentiator. Jun 22, 2020

Twitch is kicking the Streaming Wars up a notch on behalf of its owner, Amazon: It’s going after cable’s live sports (and Apple and Google may follow). Airport icon Clear knows you’re not traveling so it’s pulling off its biggest pivot in a decade. And Carmax now has competition from Vroom and Carvana, so we’re looking at differentiation strategies.

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“No more McLasagna” — McDonald’s menu reduction. Spotify’s latest acquisitions. Carnival’s 1 lifesaver. Jun 19, 2020

Spotify shares surged over 10% on word they signed Kim Kardashian and Batman to exclusive podcasts. McDonald’s slimmed 100 items off its menu, and it’s loving how the slimmer menu strategy feels. And Carnival’s earnings reveal how it’s surviving in a corona-conomy “pause” for the cruise industry.

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“Dieting, but not cutting out milkshakes” — Uber-as-a-Service. Beyond Meat’s Cookout strategy. The (other) Dow’s filthy environmentalism. Jun 18, 2020

Beyond Meat’s early adopters didn’t care about price, but everyone else does. So it’s launched an “affordable” bulk pack to get beyond them. Dow Inc. (not “The Dow”) is okay making filthy materials because it says they make Tesla possible. And Uber is teaming up with the public transportation it’s historically always crushed — we’re calling it UaaS (“Uber-as-a-Service”).

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“Rent-a-Zombie” — Hertz back from the dead. Apple’s App Store bias. BP’s oil DCF. Jun 17, 2020

You thought Hertz was dead when it went bankrupt last month, but now it’s issuing $500M in new stock — we’re looking at how that’s possible. Apple wants to be both the referee and a player in its App Store, and the implications are huge for the great platforms of tech. And BP thinks its oil is worth $17.5B less than it last told us, so being honest about COVID’s impact on its biz.

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“The only Will Smith stock” — iRobot’s Cadillac vacuum. Shopify + Walmart vs. Amazon. Airbnb’s anti-racism algorithm. Jun 16, 2020

iRobot is the only robot company that’s WFH right now, but we’ve got a bold idea for its next move: Sell yourself. Shopify shares surged on word it is partnering with Walmart for an unprecedented rebel alliance against the Amazon empire. And Airbnb just whipped up “Project Lighthouse” to fix racism on its platform — We think the entire gig economy could use that.

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“Throw cash in the $14B Instacart” — Photoshop pulls a Snapchat. Travel stocks go big/go home. Instacart & Doordash raise funds. Jun 15, 2020

Because you’re doing delivery for everything your body consumes, Instacart and Doordash just raised mega fundraising rounds (sorry, you can’t invest in them yet). Adobe wants to make sure Gen Z uses “Photoshop” as a verb, so it just launched a freaky new photo-filtering app. And travel stocks’ latest plummet has made them 2020’s case study in risk/reward.

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“Why stocks plummeted 7%” — Chewy’s over-eagerness. Zoom’s China drama. The Dow’s 7% drop. Jun 12, 2020

That recovery rally hit a hard Wall Street wall, so we’re looking at why the Dow plummeted 7% for its worst day in months. Chewy is enjoying the current puppy-palooza, but it’s more focused on its anti-Amazon tactic: customer service. And in 1 day we just saw 2 opposite approaches to doing biz in China — Zoom’s way (censor) and a scrappy podcast startup’s way (don’t-censor).

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“Selling cannabis shovels” — Scotts Miracle-Gro’s green rush. Grubhub gets acquired. Wave virtual concerts. Jun 11, 2020

Scotts Miracle-Gro is enjoying the pimp yo’ lawn life, but we’re more focused on its other green side hustle. Grubhub was supposed to be acquired by Uber, but now it’s ditching for a European lover. And not-quite-Unicorn-of-the-Day Wave snags $30M to make virtual concerts a thing you take seriously.

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“Gen T = Generation Tiktok” — Restoration Hardware doubles-down. IBM’s anti-facial tech. TikTok’s business trifecta. Jun 10, 2020

While you’re buying online, fancy furniture retailer Restoration Hardware is tripling-down on the physical world — it’s launching hotels. IBM is actually abandoning its entire facial recognition division on worries it could become a weapon of racial oppression. And put Millennials and Gen-Z aside for a sec — we just got data on what the little kids are watching (hint, we’re calling them Gen T now).

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“Make Winnebago-ing a verb” — Thor Industries’ resurgence. DocuSign’s fun funnel. Wahed’s Islami-Fintech Jun 09, 2020

Thor Industries’ sales of Winnebagos over the last month show how vacations have changed. DocuSign is thriving in the corona-conomy, but we’re focused on how e-signatures are just the top of the fun funnel of its true business. And Wahed raised a fresh $25M to scale its shariah-compliant investing product, taking Islami-Fintech to 130 more countries.

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“The Crocs of Ecommerce” — eBay’s all-time high. Volkswagen’s e-investment. May’s shocking Jobs Report. Jun 08, 2020

Remember eBay? Shares just hit an all-time high, but we think we know how they can keep the mojo going. Germany’s support for electric cars like Volkwagen’s is showing what 21st century investment in infrastructure looks like. And the May Jobs Report pretty much shocked everyone who read it, so we jumped into the little black book of hiring/firing (congrats, dentists).

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Yup, it’s a cult stock” — Nikola love/hates Tesla. ZoomInfo is the biggest tech IPO of 2020. American Airlines’ normal data. Jun 05, 2020

Don’t call it Zoom — ZoomInfo is the biggest tech IPO of 2020, so we’re looking at why it jumped 70% on its first day of trading. Nikola is trying to take on Tesla, but it’s really a cult stock right now. And American Airlines’ latest data encouraged investors big time, because they love forward-looking data.

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“The Bruno Mars IPO” — Warner Music goes public. AMC Theaters’ sequel moment. Campbell Soup’s soup cockiness. Jun 04, 2020

The biggest IPO of 2020 is Warner Music, which just surged 20% on Day #1 of trading. Campbell Soup is thinking your corona-conomy soup-binging is (shockingly) here to stay post-virus. And AMC theaters used a moment of honesty to admit it actually may not survive unless movies come back fast.

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“The Zuck-ocracy” — Facebook’s super shares. Adidas & Allbirds partner up. Vacasa’s $108M booking. Jun 03, 2020

Shoe rivals Adidas and Allbirds are teaming up on a sustainable sneaker that’s completely redefining what “competition” means. The latest walkouts at Facebook reveal how unique the “Zuck-ocracy” governing style of the social network really is. And even though the travel industry is hit the hardest in the corona-conomy, Vacasa is our “Unicorn of the Day” for because it’s just the slightest bit different from Airbnb. $FB, $ADDYY, $TWTR

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“Kylie Jenner is the new Luckin” — Neou’s Netflix of burpees. Zynga’s video game collection. Coty Cosmetics’ Kylie Problem. Jun 02, 2020

Turns out Kylie Jenner isn’t quite a billionaire — that messed with Coty Cosmetics stock, but reveals a powerful truth about public vs. private companies. Zynga just shockingly dropped $1.8B to make the biggest tech acquisition in Turkish history, so we’re looking at how Zynga saved itself in the past years. And Neou just raised money as the “Netflix of fitness,” but we’re thinking it needs a different model for the at-home workout megatrend world.

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“Virtual Reality no-showed the corona-conomy” — MasterClass hits $800M. Williams-Sonoma’s pimp yo crib. Americans gained $$$ in Corona-conomy. Jun 01, 2020

Williams-Sonoma isn’t just living the pimp yo’ crib megatrend — it’s revealing who’s enjoying it the most. Our “Almost Unicorn Of The Day” is MasterClass, which just hit an $800M valuation, but the fundraise highlighted that virtual reality is missing its moment. And you’re probably not shocked that consumer spending dropped last month, but you should be shocked how much Americans are suddenly saving up.

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“Guac never forgets” — Chipotle’s early COVID-proofing. Twitter’s un-scared threat. Draft Kings don’t care. May 29, 2020

Chipotle’s stock has doubled in the corona-conomy because it’s literally been through its own personal pandemic before. You’ve probably seen the political drama going on between Twitter and the president, but we’re focused on the business side: Why isn’t Twitter’s stock down like 20%? And sports betting apps like DraftKings are living their best life… even though there are no live sports. So we’re looking at how that is humanly possible.

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“A 3rd degree, category 5 Zucking” — Instagram TV’s YouTube move. Zoox’s (maybe) acquisition. Apeel’s un-expiring avocados. May 28, 2020

Zoox had the biggest ambitions in mobility: self-driving, electric, robo-taxis. But now it may sell out to become Amazon’s delivery boy. Instagram’s latest move to share ad revenue with influencers is the first big Zucking of YouTube. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is Apeel, which hit a billion-dollar valuation (thanks to Oprah money) to be the anti-aging serum for your fruit bowl.

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“This rocket self-drive to space or what?” — SpaceX’s capitalist milestone. Alexa wants podcasts. The COVID-19 umbrella challenge. May 27, 2020

Small step for man, giant step for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, as it takes its first human customers to space. Amazon is making moves to invest in local news and sports podcasts because it wants to make “The Audio Wars” a thing. And stocks are up as the economy reopens, but this kinda feels like an “umbrella” situation.

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“Pure-play Millennial stock” — Elf Cosmetics wins corona-conomy. Apple’s latest Donglegate. HBO Max’s streaming meal. May 26, 2020

The mythical Millennial pure-play stock: Elf Cosmetics’ stock jumped 16% on word it figured out how to beat the corona-conomy. We found the latest Dongle-gate from Apple — and it means you may have to splurge on AirPods. And HBO Max debuts tomorrow, so we’re looking at how the latest streaming species is more meal than bite.

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“Step on the scale! Step off the scale.” — Ford Motor’s “reopening.” MakeSpace’s anti-gig-ness. Our 7-question test of the Retail-pocalypse. May 22, 2020

Walk on in to the Ford Factory! Actually, don’t — it just closed down right after reopening because a worker tested positive, making it a metaphor for our economic reopening. MakeSpace snagged $55M of VC funding to try to *not* be “the Uber for storage.” And we just finished the biggest week of retail earnings, so we whipped up a 7-question test to determine if companies are winning or losing in the corona-conomy.

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“Pimp Yo’ Crib” — Lowe’s megatrend. Facebook becomes a digital catalogue. Clubhouse hits $100M. May 21, 2020

Fresh after the first wave of corona-conomy trends, we’re predicting the next megatrend: Pimping yo crib, Lowe’s style. Social network Clubhouse launched this year and just hit a $100M valuation… with only 1,500 users. And Facebook’s newest product transforms instagram from digital magazine to digital department store (so who got Zuck’d this time?).

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“Madonna, but for podcasts” — Spotify’s $100M Joe Rogan exclusive. Walmart’s essentiality cape. Moderna’s vaccine bet. May 20, 2020

The biggest podcast in the world just went exclusive with Spotify, making it the biggest punch yet in the battle for your ears (Joe's now an orchid in Spotify's gated garden). Walmart’s earnings reveal what happens when one business is made “essential” and its competition is deemed “non-essential.” Someone’s going to win the COVID-19 vaccine race — Moderna is the $30B biotech company whose good trial results just excited markets.

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“The most unprofitable company on Earth” — Softbank’s garage sale. Peet’s $2.2B re-IPO. Detroit’s Big 3 return. May 19, 2020

Even though IPOs are basically not happening, Peet’s Coffee is about to do one because… coffee — they think it’s recession-proof. Startup-obsessed Softbank is the least profitable company in the world right now (cough, WeWork/Uber, cough), so it’s having a tech garage sale. And Detroit’s Big 3 carmakers have re-opened factories, so we’re looking at why that’s the most milestone-y moment of the corona-conomy (FYI, 3M Americans work in auto).

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“GIPHY didn’t get Zuck’d” — McDonald’s post-corona playbook. Luckin’s scalding pivot. Facebook acquires Giphy. May 18, 2020

Facebook needs to spice up its messaging game, so it’s splurging $400M to control your gif game: Buying Giphy. McDonald’s whipped up a 59-page playbook on how to reopen its restaurants post COVID-19. And remember Luckin Coffee’s $310M fraud last month? It’s pivoting its core biz because it’s more tech than latte.

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“Work-leisurewear, by Lululemon” — Smile Direct Club’s cavity. Sleeper’s fantasy sports fix. Lululemon’s nirvana COVID moment May 15, 2020

Data from Lululemon shows it’s uniquely found balance in the coronaconomy for extremely specific reasons. Smile Direct Club should be the Peloton of oral care, but it simply hasn’t been. And Sleeper is the “not-quite-Unicorn of the Day” after raising $20M from Andreessen Horowitz to finally fix fantasy sports.

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“Work From Work (still a thing)” — $43M for Pizza-nomics. Google’s 12-mile-high wifi. Commercial Real Estate’s WFW problem. May 14, 2020

Google’s secret Loon project just graduated to deliver wifi via balloon globally (and we’re thinking it’s a potential rare double-profit-puppy). Pizza ordering platform Slice is doing the opposite of all the delivery apps — it’s all about pizza-nomics (the unique economic principles of pizza joints). And while the world is straight-up WFH right now (Work From Home), we’re looking at the publicly-traded companies that are straight-up WFW (Work From Work).

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“Twitter goes Work-From-Home…Forever” — Uber Eats acquirin’ Grubhub. Vroom’s ecommerce car IPO. Twitter’s WFH megatrend. May 13, 2020

New work update from Twitter: You don’t have to come back. Ever. Grubhub stock jumped over 30% on word Uber Eats wants to buy it, calling a Delivery Wars mafia truce. And Vroom is our “Unicorn of the Day” as it plans to IPO its online car sales (aka ecomm cars).

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“Bitcoin’s ‘Halvening’ just halvened” — Tesla vs. California. Amazon’s movie theater interest. Bitcoin’s Halvening. May 12, 2020

After a year of just chilling, Bitcoin is back and demanding your attention with a once-every-four-years event: “The Halvening.” Elon threatened to move his car company outta Silicon Valley, so we’re looking at Tesla vs. The State of California. And a tabloid with PFWTM (people familiar with the matter) reported that Amazon may be interested in acquiring AMC movie theaters… so we break down this fantasy acquisition.

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“How to lose a $2.9B guy in 90 days” — Uber acts like McConaughey. Tinder’s corona-conomy DTR. The worst jobs report ever. May 11, 2020

Uber stock rose 18% last week despite an earnings report soaked in blood. Match’s earnings reveal how Tinder has fallen behind, but it’s trying to make it up to everyone with video chat and trivia. And the worst monthly jobs report ever has us comparing what’s happening in the actual economy with what’s happening on Wall Street (spoiler: totally different).

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“Peloton, you’re probably too late” — Costco’s worst-in-a-decade. Nintendo’s game drought. Peloton pops another 16%. May 08, 2020

Peloton is now worth twice as much as Planet Fitness, so we’re looking at the leading indicators that revealed how that could happen. Costco suffered its first sales drop in 11 years and it’s about to face the family budget gauntlet. And Nintendo profits surged 41% last year, but it’s struggling to develop more games while working from home.

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“Disney+ > Canada” — Beyond Meat democratizes itself. Pinterest is pre-commerce. Disney’s just too big. May 07, 2020

Disney’s so big that its latest earnings report is a microcosm of the entire corona-conomy. Beyond Meat’s goods are so expensive, it just made a profit — but probably shouldn’t have. And we’re looking at Pinterest shares, which plummeted 12% because investors are wondering when your escapism pinning will make them some money.

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“A stock surge recipe” — Uber drops Lime’s valuation 79%. NBC vs. Streaming’s Achilles heel. Wayfair’s stay-at-home wins. May 06, 2020

Uber splurges $170M into Lime — Uber got the better end of the deal as Lime is desperate. Every streaming company is its own species in the Streaming Wars, but NBC may have just solved one of the industry’s Achilles heels. And Wayfair stock has surged (get this) 580% (no joke) in just the last month (seriously), so we’re looking at the signs from back in March that this could have happened.

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“J. Crew returns itself” — Quibi’s real life drama. Berkshire Hathaway’s 1st public mistake. J. Crew’s bankruptcy style. May 05, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder day featured Warren Buffett pounding a 6-pack of coca-cola, and then admitting 1 huge stock mistake. J. Crew became the 1st big national retail brand to file for bankruptcy, but we’re not blaming the corona-conomy. And Quibi’s facing a legal drama that they could probably turn into a Quibi show.

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“COVID-19 ≠ an Act of God” — Amazon trades profits for PR. Victoria’s Secret’s asterisk. Clorox’s surprising surprise. May 04, 2020

Amazon shares dropped 8% after CEO Jeff Bezos told the world he’s just not into profits right now. Victoria’s Secret was supposed to be acquired by a private equity firm this week, and it’s all coming down to one dramatic line in legalese. And Clorox’s earnings report didn’t shock us — but its implications on a fad versus a trend did.

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“Elon goes full Kanye” – Tesla’s surprise profit/outburst. Microsoft’s Zoom killer. Figma’s $2B app blueprints. May 01, 2020

Tesla’s profit surprise got overshadowed by Elon’s anti-everything rant, so we’re comparing him to Zuck. Microsoft’s sales surprised investors, but we noticed its passive aggressive ripping on a new enemy. And behind-the-scenes app design software Figma hits a $2B valuation, because software’s not eating the world, apps are.

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“Everyday is the weekend for Spotify” — Boeing’s $7B cash burn. Streaming Trolls (our sequel). Spotify’s earnings insights. Apr 30, 2020

We listened in on Spotify’s earnings — shares jumped 12% even though you’re not commuting and now love audio meditation. Boeing’s earnings update is a case study in how cash flow is a science, and cash burning is an art. And fresh after we told you Universal Pictures’ “Trolls 2” would change movie math, the movie theaters just responded with the most aggressive open letter we’ve ever seen.

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“The anti-Amazon rebel alliance” — Shopify’s new shopping app. High Times, the weed chain. Trolls change movie math. Apr 29, 2020

Shopify does everything behind the scenes so brands can have their own ecommerce sites, but they just launched an app to take on Amazon. High Times is the NY Times of weed, but it just acquired a chain of 13 cannabis dispensaries. The new Trolls sequal wasn’t just adorable — its direct-to-streaming pivot may change movie industry math forever.

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“Hey Instacart, change your whole biz model” — Nestle’s pet passion. VW goes back to work. Instacart’s 1st profit decision. Apr 28, 2020

All your grocery delivery powered Instacart’s 450% growth, so we’ve come up with a plan for their first profit. Volkswagen decided to reopen the world’s biggest car factory, but it’s got a chicken/egg problem. And Nestle’s earnings reveal more about pets than they do about humans — an accelerated trend.

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“Opposite Day at Domino’s” — PPP + $320B + shaming. DraftKings goes public. Domino’s is better in Corona-conomy. Apr 27, 2020

If you were impressed by Chipotle’s surge in online sales, you’ll be blown away by Domino’s. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) just snagged $320B in more funding from Congress, but publicly traded companies are about to get shamed over it. And sports betting app DraftKings decided, ‘what the heck, let’s go public’ — even though there are literally no live sports to bet on right now (except Russian table tennis).

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“A tale of 2 Remdesivir trials” — Raytheon’s nuclear-tipped missiles. Unilever is an economic mirror. Gilead’s 2nd COVID trial. Apr 24, 2020

Ben & Jerry’s owner Unilever announced earnings that reflect the product hoarding and usage habits of the entire world (we know you’re not showering). Raytheon snags a nuclear-tipped stealth cruise missile deal that reveals what the defense industry is facing in a corona-conomy. And Gilead’s COVID-19 treatment just had disappointing results from a leaked report — markets react accordingly.

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“Chipotle is an internet-first burrito factory” — Netflix’s hoarding strategy. AT&T’s triple-whammy. Chipotle’s eLeadership. Apr 23, 2020

Netflix’s corona-conomy subscriber surge wasn’t a surprise — what shocked us was how much (and whether it can last). AT&T’s earnings report confirms our Snacks takeaway from a month ago: It’s facing a triple-whammy of accelerating trends. And while the restaurant industry is hit hard, Chipotle’s CEO made moves that popped the stock 12% Wednesday.

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“Plant-based sleepover at Starbucks China” — Beyond Meat and Oatly head to China. Local News’ 2 options to survive. DuPont’s diversification pivot. Apr 22, 2020

Beyond Meat and Oatly oat milk wanted to hang out in China, so they’re hitching a ride and hanging out at Starbucks’ house there. Local news is feeling more financial pressure than ever as local ads dry up — we have two ideas for how it can be saved. And DuPont is the oldest company we’ve ever covered on Snacks Daily, but its pivot is totally fresh.

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“Pasta vs. Oil” – Uber’s unicorn contract. Oil’s historic 200% plummet. Mobile gaming 2.0. Apr 21, 2020

We noticed Uber snagged a nearly $1B government contract that no one is talking about. The price of a barrel of crude oil was $140 when we were in college — and it just plummeted 200% in one day to cost less than your lunch (spoiler: Negative prices may become a thing). And gaming is having such a moment right now, Facebook Gaming lets you live stream your Fortnite to Facebook.

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“Zuck cancels his Libra moon-landing” — AMC theaters’ expiration date. Gilead’s corona-cure bet. Facebook’s cryptocurrency 180. Apr 20, 2020

The most refreshingly ambitious project of the next decade should’ve been Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, but now it just looks like a weird version of Venmo. AMC theaters stock surged 31% after showing off all its cash, though Thanksgiving is its expiration date. And markets surged Friday on word drugmaker Gilead has a COVID-19 treatment that works — and how this went down sounds like a movie script.

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“Amazon cancels Mother’s Day” — Blue Jeans “One & Only” product. BlackRock tiny fee = huge profits. Amazon’s killing its best sales tricks. Apr 17, 2020

While you were mid-Zooming, rival Blue Jeans was just acquired by Verizon — but we hope it can stay focused on being a “one and only” business. Amazon’s new strategy is all about reversing its old one — it wants you buying less. And BlackRock’s profit puppy takes a really tiny fee on an enormous ocean of money.

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“Congrats, you now own part of an airline” — Apple’s $399 iPhone shocker. Aaptiv is “the Spotify of Sweat.” Our $25B airline bailout. Apr 16, 2020

Apple decided to announce a new iPhone, but the surprise is in the pricing strategy. The airlines finally got their $25B government bailout, and that means you’ll own part of Delta, United, JetBlue, and the whole flying gang. And our “Maybe Unicorn of the Day” is Aaptiv, which claims to be “the Netflix of Fitness,” but we think it’s really “the Spotify of Fitness.”

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“Roku — The People’s Champ of streaming” — JPMorgan is Paul Revere. Thrasio’s 43 Amazon-trepreneurs. Roku is 44% of America. Apr 15, 2020

Big bank earnings season just kicked off, and JP Morgan is yelling a bankruptcy warning throughout the land. The Streaming Wars are enjoying primetime love, but Roku’s latest numbers prove it’s truly the platform of the people. And startup Thrasio just hit a $750M valuation in less than 2 years by hunting down and eating up Amazon-trepreneurs.

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“Dunkin’s not a land-lord — it’s a Brand-lord” — Google/Apple’s superhero team-up. States acting like companies. Dunkin’s franchise bet. Apr 14, 2020

In the world of fast food, Dunkin’ is 100% focused on a franchise business model — a strength and a weakness in specific economic moments. Rivals Google and Apple are shockingly working together on a new project to end COVID-19 by looking how close you are (literally) to the virus. And we’re seeing how states and cities could go bankrupt because their own business model is kind of like small businesses.

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👊 “Quibi vs Disney vs Everyone’s Expectations” — Wing’s “X” drone. Exxon’s oil price awkwardness. Quibi’s 1st numbers. Apr 13, 2020

We just got fresh download numbers from Quibi and Disney+ — and it reveals how they’re completely different species of streaming. Oil prices surged on a Saudi/Russia kumbaya moment, but it highlights how little control Exxon has over its profits. And Google’s drone delivery startup, Wing, just saw usage double because it’s doing what it always was supposed to do.

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💁‍♀️ “Airbnb can’t sit at Slack’s lunch table” — Away’s humane layoffs. The alphabet-shaped economic recovery. Airbnb/Slack’s debt drama. Apr 09, 2020

Away Luggage is sadly laying off staff because you’re not traveling right now (and don’t need their suitcases), but the extent of benefits and way they announced it reveal a major change in HR strategy. Airbnb is raising $1B debt and Slack's raising $750M to get through the corona-conomy, but the 2 different paths reflect 2 different situations. The stock market’s recovery could look like a “V”...or a “U”...or an “L” — we’re breaking down all the options alphabetically.

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🍝 “Olive Garden’s single Gnocchi problem” — Lear’s open-the-factory blueprint. Uber’s gig work jobs board. Olive Garden’s survival plan. Apr 08, 2020

Uber’s latest “Work Hub” moves are making it the ultimate default job board for the gig economy. The Olive Garden revealed shockingly big sales declines (and 1 huge sales increase), but we think its future is in emulating clothing retail with omnichannel sales. Lear probably made the seat in whatever car you’re driving in — and it’s also whipped up a blueprint for every company’s post-corona-conomy back-to-work plans.

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🐉 “Jamie Dimon = The last Targaryen” — Buffett’s “smart money” stock sale. Constellation’s booze blueprint. JPMorgan’s last dragon. Apr 07, 2020

Warren Buffett noticed something in airport data from the TSA that made him rethink his airline investments, so we’re looking at the smart money’s moves. Constellation Brands’ liquors are having a corona-conomy moment, but we’re more fascinated by the powerful slide #12 in its earnings deck. And we’re comparing JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s experience from the ‘08 financial crisis to the current one — because he’s the last big bank chief still around from the days of Lehman Brothers.

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🕹️ “Video games are social media now” — WeWork’s $3B is cancelled. Google’s Big Data rebrand. Sony’s PS4 seesaw situation. Apr 06, 2020

WeWork was supposed to get a $3B lifeline from its biggest investor this month, but that just got cancelled because its core business model is a public health risk. The surge in video game demand from companies like Sony in the corona-conomy actually marks an evolution in the term “social media.” And Google’s latest Big Data project could help rebrand the whole Big Tech industry.

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♨️ “The greatest fraud in coffee history” — Luckin plummets 76%. YouTube will rip off TikTok. Altria’s Juul collusion. Apr 03, 2020

China’s Luckin Coffee lost $5B in value in 5 minutes on word the company made up its numbers last year. YouTube pulls a Facebook-on-Snapchat and copies TikTok because it wants mobile video. And Marlboro-owner Altria is being told by the government it should reverse that whole Juul investment it made — because it was really a collusion deal.

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🤦 “Carnival’s Panama Problem” — HBO’s Hulu coup. McCormick spice’s seesaw situation. And Carnival’s bailout problem. Apr 02, 2020

Attend our 1st ever LIVE “Snacks Break” virtual event @ 3pm EST on Friday 4/3 by registering at rbnhd.co/snacks-break — We’ll be whipping up our 3 mega takeaways on the corona-conomy.

On today’s pod… Carnival Cruises was already facing a no-one-is-cruising-right-now moment — but now its Panama corporate citizenship is messing with its desperate bailout needs. HBO just made a critical hire for CEO of Warnermedia during the most important month for streaming of the year. And McCormick spices dipped 2% after its earnings because it’s facing what we’re calling the “seesaw situation” in the corona-conomy

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🤯 “Amazon’s biggest stress test” — Via’s $200M carpool fundraise. A Zoom privacy problem. Amazon hits crunch moment. Apr 01, 2020

We haven’t had an Amazon story during the entire corona-conomy — now it’s facing its crunch moment. Zoom became the most popular free app in the world, but now it’s facing its 1st major privacy investigation. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is ride-share under-puppy Via — it just raised $200M for AI-powered busses in the strangest timing for a ride-share investment yet.

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🧟‍♂️ “HQ Trivia’s Frankenstein/Queer Eye moment” — Eggs are the new TP. Johnson & Johnson’s Da Vinci Code COVID-19 announcement. HQ Trivia’s revival. Mar 31, 2020

Fresh after shutting down in February, HQ Trivia has been resurrected during this crucial moment for stay-at-home apps — and the announcement came via push notification. Cal-Maine is the largest egg producer in the country and it’s having a moment right now (eggs are essentially essential). And Johnson & Johnson shares jumped 8% on word it may be leading the race-for-a-corona-cure.

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🧘‍♂️ “Lululemon’s pandemic-proof mantra” — Nike is a close-talker. Fast beats Amazon/Apple/PayPal. Lululemon’s Power of 3. Mar 30, 2020

It’s been one year since Lululemon set an intention known as its “Power of Three” — and sticking to its 5-year plan has become pure corporate leadership in the coronaconomy. Startup “Fast” raised a new round of financing from Stripe to solve online shopping cart anxiety, but its real power is as a Big Tech outsider. And Nike’s earnings report reveals a valuable Wall Street strategy: Be a “close talker.”

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👉 “3.3M Americans laid off in 1 week” — Lime'de-horned. Target’s neglected profit puppies. The economic pain begins. Mar 27, 2020

Fresh after the latest two-trillion-dollar stimulus package, we got news of the red wedding week for American workers — 3.3M filed for unemployment last week. E-scooter legend Lime already pulled out of 99% of the cities it scoots around in, but a new fundraise could drop its valuation by 80%. And you’d think Target is living its best life right now, but a surprise report reveals that its profit puppies are getting no love.

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🤸🏿‍♀️ “ClassPass’ work-from-home burpees” — $2T stimulus bill math.Twitter’s ad-pocalypse. Return of the eWorkouts. Mar 26, 2020

Stocks popped (again) because the economic rescue bill finally passed the Senate, so we put the $2T spending total into a spreadsheet for you. Twitter and Facebook are enjoying bandwidth-breaking usage, but they’re about to face the ad-pocalypse of 2020. And workout platform ClassPass is launching virtual workouts — 1 year after they first tried the same exact thing and failed.

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🍍 “Marijuana’s lockdown liftoff” — Pot stocks pop. The “Project Apollo” war effort/ Cat Person’s spinoff launch. Mar 25, 2020

Businesses like Ford and 3M are entering phase they haven’t hit in decades: War Effort mode. The Harry’s Razors innovation arm whipped up its 2nd startup — a direct-to-consumer cat brand called Cat Person that’s changing direct-to-consumer. And marijuana companies faced an oversupply problem pre-coronavirus, but quarantines may be their cure.

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🍻 “Corona's $900M wounded soldier” — A canceled Mexico brewery. NYT’s pod acquisition. The economy’s “Two Paths.” Mar 24, 2020

Constellation Brands brews Corona lagers in Mexico, but its $1.4B investment in a new facility there now isn’t happening, so the stock dropped 12%. Despite all its reporting right now, the New York Times took a break to acquire Audm — doubling its content in 1 move. And the US response to coronavirus is now facing a Robert Frost style “Two Paths” moment: Officials may start weighing the economy vs. human lives.

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🏚️ “What’s the refund policy on Airbnb’s IPO promise?” — Movie theaters get cut out. Airbnb’s host/guest hate. 5 “Corona-conomy” trends are accelerating. Mar 23, 2020

We predict that the Corona-conomy is accelerating trends, including contactless payments, subscriptions, and cord-cutting. Universal Studios is going direct-to-consumer with its latest movies, which questions the whole must-be-in-theaters-first-for-90-days thing. And Airbnb promised investors and employees it would IPO this year, but now it’s got to make a careful calculation as its bookings plummet: Side with guests or hosts?

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😘 “Netflix just got asked to chill” — Netflix’s ad-free moment. Ford’s anti-treat-yo-self strategy. Uber surges 38%. Mar 20, 2020

Even though ride-hailing has plummeted in the corona-conomy, Uber’s CEO announced the company has $10B of cash, food delivery, and some side hustle ideas. Media consumption is surging while you work from home, and Netflix’s business model may put it above its media rivals. Ford’s touching its $13B loan as part of an anti-treat-yo-self plan, but that’s more of a problem for its bank.

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⌨️ “Apple failed at something” — Walmart’s record. Starbucks treats itself. Apple’s subtle product unveil. Mar 19, 2020

While it looks like nearly every stock has fallen, Walmart shares just hit a record high — we repeat: Record high stock price during this crisis. Apple just issued a subtle press release for new products that basically admits 1 big failure. And Starbucks has a couple billion dollars in extra cash, so it decided to treat itself… to more stock… of itself.

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🧻 “Toilet Paper hates your hoarding” — Who wants to buy Lyft? $1 Trillion stimulus bill. TP’s front-loaded demand drama. Mar 18, 2020

Lyft is worth 1 Lyft, but 1 Lyft is now worth less than $6B, so we’re wondering who may buy it (the whole company). Toilet paper sales have surged for Kimberly Clark, but the front-loaded demand now may not help its future sales. And the latest update in the government’s COVID-19 response is a nearly $1 Trillion stimulus package that completes a policy trifecta.

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🦠 “Google would like your health data now, please” — Lulu, Nike, and Under Armour’s leadership. The Fed’s last bazooka. Google’s COVID-19 moment. Mar 17, 2020

To rescue financial markets from pandemic ruin, The Fed took drastic measures Sunday — but it’s already used up its major tools. To help people figure out testing for COVID-19, Google’s deployed “Project Baseline”, which is like Healthcare.gov but for disease screening. And private businesses are making “flattening the curve” possible with pro-social distancing policies.

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#️⃣ “Slack — the not WFH stock” — Ro goes full pharma. Market bulls & bears. Slack’s surprisingly weak WFH business. Mar 16, 2020

Despite your work-from-home lifestyle right now, office IM’ing service Slack announced a quarter that didn’t live up to expectations, because work software habits take time. Direct-to-patient half-icorn Ro has a new strategy: Launch pharmacies so it can vertically integrate your healthcare experience. And with the sudden end of the bull market, we’re looking at the history and reality of market cycles in the USA.

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☁️ “Midnight Blue Thursday (worst day since ‘87)” — The stimulus keg. LabCorp’s Baby Yoda moment. Direct-to-Consumer drama. Mar 13, 2020

The worst day for markets since 1987’s Black Monday. We’re looking at why the stimulus keg from the government didn’t save stocks. Virus-testing company Lab Corp is now facing the moment it’s been waiting for (but it’s stock is still down). And Direct-to-Consumer startups and stocks have been having a different kind of moment, so we’re looking at Casper/Brandless/Harry’s/Outdoor Voice’s CAC problem (“customer acquisition cost”).

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🏋️‍♀️ “Apple’s secret personal trainer killer” — Pepsi acquires Rockstar. Government bailout chatter. Apple’s anti-Peloton app. Mar 12, 2020

Another wild market drop has us officially in a “bear market”, and there’s chatter about a bailouts, so we’re looking at the last bailout and when/why they actually should happen. Pepsi splurged to buy Rockstar Beverages because you’re not a beverage these days unless you’re a “functional” beverage. And word leaked about Apple’s “Project Seymour” — a workout-guiding app that Peloton has a problem with (because it’s a problem for Peloton).

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🧵 “The Stitch hit peak Fix” — Dick’s bigger gun ban. Grove is a $1B tree-positive company. Stitch Fix plummets 25%. Mar 11, 2020

Dick’s Sporting Goods used a tech-ish tactic to realize that its gun ban helped profits and its CEO’s values. Stitch Fix shares dropped 25% because the latest data shows its early adopters are losing enthusiasm. And the “Unicorn of the Day” is Grove Collaborative — it’s already focused on sustainability products, but its latest move promises a sustainable package future.

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☎️ “Flick the ol’ Circuit Breaker” — Why the market (literally) stopped for 15 minutes. NBC’s Snapchat breakup. Oil’s worst day since ‘91. Mar 10, 2020

First we learned that Russia and Saudi Arabia are in a fight about oil markets — it’s caused the biggest drop in stock prices since 1991. Investors weren’t thrilled (coronavirus drama + oil market drama = not good), so they sent stock prices down a shocking 7% within minutes of Monday’s trading. But it didn’t stop NBC from breaking up financially with Snapchat

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🤑 “$1.75B (and Quibi hasn’t even launched yet)” — Spindrift’s $70M seltzer water. Burlington Coat Factory’s anti-ecommerce. Quibi’s starting lineup. Mar 09, 2020

Burlington Coat Factory is going against the trend in retail: it’s ending its ecommerce to focus on physical stores. Mobile video streaming pre-icon Quibi has now raised $1.75B — and you can’t even use it yet. And LaCroix-fighting Spindrift just snagged another $29.8M — it’s differentiator is real fruit.

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🚢 “3 cruise disasters. 3 months.” — Carnival’s stock drama. Aerie underwear surge. GM’s big car battery. Mar 06, 2020

Carnival Cruises’ has a hat trick of profit-crushing drama — but we found the perfect analogy for the travel industry’s current coronavirus struggles. GM has whipped up a fresh electric car battery that goes 400 miles, but we’re looking at whether Americans even want electric cars to begin with. And underwear brand Aerie is carrying its parent company, American Eagle, on its back. #HYHYSD

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🥫 “Frankly this is a trend that many did not think was possible” — Campbell Soup’s shocking rebound. United Health pops 11%. H&M’s supply biz. Mar 05, 2020

Campbell Soup shares jumped 9% because even the CEO was shocked that soup is making a comeback. United Health didn’t announce earnings or a new product — the stock popped 11% because of Super Tuesday (it’s all about policy risk). And you know H&M for whipping up fast fashion, but its latest business line wants rivals to love its supply chain.

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🦇 “The Fed’s Batman move backfired” — Waymo snags $2.25B. Honeywell’s supercomputer. The Fed’s 0.5% interest rate cut. Mar 04, 2020

Alphabet’s self-driving car division, Waymo, grabbed $2.25B in outside funding for the first time as it adds 5 new godparents. Honeywell doesn’t just make charming thermostats — the historic company is now building (allegedly) the world’s most powerful supercomputer. And the Federal Reserve acts like the economy’s Batman, but the latest/shocking interest rate move had the opposite effect that it intended.

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🤬 “Twitter’s getting Tyrion Lannister treatment” — Panera’s coffee subscription. Bird e-scooter “Pay”. Jack Dorsey’s hedge fund pressure. Mar 03, 2020

Twitter shares jumped 8% on word an activist investor is trying to push CEO Jack Dorsey out of his role at Twitter (because Jack is also the CEO of Square). Panera whips up a coffee subscription that fits our formula for subscription power (not subscripturation). And Bird scooters decides it also wants to be in payments, so it’s launching a way for you to buy food...via Bird.

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🌯“Chipotle 4B TikTok views” — Stocks’ 13% drop. Thyssenkrupp’s elevator sale. Chipotle’s viral strategy. Mar 02, 2020

Context is king, so we’re looking at the market’s decline last week — the worst since the financial crisis. Chipotle is powered by menu items lately, and we noticed they whipped up viral attention on TikTok — but we’re skeptical of the numbers. And Thyssenkrupp is the German elevator company that just sold its elevator biz — just like another elevator company did.

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🍻“Here come the Bud Light Seltzer commercials” — Beyond Meat’s first struggles. Square’s Cash app stock. Bud drops 9%. Feb 28, 2020

Beer-glomerate AB InBev dropped 9% as coronavirus stops China from socializing, but we’re focused on how Bud Light is losing market share in the US. After a week of plant-based meat partnerships and uncouplings, Beyond Meat’s earnings sent the stock down 9%. And Square shares jumped 4% because its Cash App is powering profits.

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🏃“Outdoor Voices vs. Lululemon” — OV’s CEO steps down. TJ Maxx beats Retail-pocalypse. Pony.ai hits $3B. Feb 27, 2020

TJ Maxx shares popped 7% because its “affordable splurge” strategy is working. Pony.ai is China’s self-driving car startup that just hit a $3B valuation thanks to a big investment from Toyota. And Outdoor Voices’ iconic CEO was forced to step down, so we’re looking at why the cloud-soft anti-Nike couldn’t beat Lululemon.

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“🎢Baby Yoda’s baby daddy just retired” — Disney’s CEO quits. Shake Shack is behind. Amazon’s 2nd software profit puppy. Feb 26, 2020

Out of nowhere, Disney’s legendary CEO Bob Iger is stepping down — and the new guy isn’t necessarily the right guy. Shake Shack’s shares plummeted 14% because it’s basically given up on innovation and is acting like a teenager. And Amazon will start licensing its human-less grocery store tech, starting with airport stores and sports stadiums.

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“Your score dropped, Nicolas 😓. New credit score, Nicolas 😃” Intuit buys Credit Karma. Tubi (almost) acquired. Dow drops 1,032 points. Feb 25, 2020

The Dow plummets 1,032 points because coronavirus expanded beyond China (to South Korea and Italy). Fox wants to splurge $500M on streaming service Tubi, even though it’s got terrible content (it’s all part of Tubi’s plan). And Intuit just announced it’s officially dropping $7B to buy Credit Karma so it can data-double-dip you.

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“We have to talk about ‘cult stocks’” — Plug Power’s stock jump. Lyft’s ad-cquisition. Equinox’s coworking/bikes. Feb 24, 2020

Equinox snagged a fresh round of funding to push the luxe gym chain into coworking and at-home spinning bikes. Plug Power shares have popped because it’s become a “cult stock”. And Lyft’s latest acquisition is in response to #profitpressure, so it’s sticking ads on top of its cars.

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“We didn’t sell salads to sell salads” — Domino’s pizza domination. Victoria’s Secret ghosts. Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade trade. Feb 21, 2020

Domino’s shares popped 26% because it’s got a uniquely DIY approach to delivery apps. Victoria’s Secret split from its L Brands parent, but turns out it’s worth just $1.1B. And Morgan Stanley buys up E*Trade in a deal that’s really all about saving time in the race to Main Street for the big banks.

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“Garmin finds you when iPhone can’t” — Alphabet kills an “Other Bet.” Toast hits $4.9B. Garmin’s GPS pop. Feb 20, 2020

We’ve got a new era over at Google on word that its parent, Alphabet, has put its wind energy bet to sleep. Our “Unicorn of the Day” is Toast, which hit a $4.9B valuation as it tries to do everything at restaurants, but we’re focused on its SaaB (“software as a bank” — just made it up). And Garmin stock jumps 7% because it’s going places where your iPhone and Apple Watch can’t.

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“We found an Innovation Vampire” — Walmart’s Jet black shutdown. Molson Coors spiked seltzer. Uber/Lyft’s “rideshare” lie. Feb 19, 2020

Walmart’s earnings report wasn’t anything special, but we think it’s latest moves to buy up startups, suck out their innovation, and then spit out the remains is. A report on the impact of Uber and Lyft reveals that the rideshare apps really aren’t about ridesharing at all. And Molson Coors isn’t a beer company anymore as it whips up its first spiked seltzer (did we mention it’s testing a spiked coffee?).

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“It’s like Ben & Jerry’s going dairy-free” — Delta’s carbon neutrality. Headspace’s $93M fundraise. Canopy Growth’s rebound. Feb 18, 2020

The 3 major marijuana producers have had a tough year, but Canopy Growth’s latest earnings powered pot stocks up thanks to price per kilo. Delta announced plans to go fully carbon neutral by 2030 — how can one of the most polluting industries can pull that off? And Headspace snags $93M in fresh funding to one-up its rival in the wellness app showdown.

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“Cloud computing is the new oil” — Kraft-Heinz 70% stock drop. Tesla’s “buy low, sell high”. Microsoft vs. Amazon. Feb 14, 2020

Fresh after Tesla shares hit their all-time high, the company has a surprise: It’s selling 2.6M fresh shares to raise $2B in fresh cash. Kraft Heinz shares fell 8% after the 150-year-old pantry icon showed it has no turnaround plan -- it just wants more processed foods. And the epic $10B JEDI deal between Microsoft and the Pentagon is frozen (and the real winner could be Amazon). Cloud computing is the new oil.

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“Facebook fact-checkers vs. 4.75B posts per day” — DoorDash’s not First-Mover Advantage. SoundCloud’s desperate $75M. Facebook’s hires Reuters. Feb 13, 2020

Facebook has added a new addition to its army of information regulators for the election year, but we’re looking at their odds (spoiler: not great odds). SoundCloud snags a fresh $75M in funding from SiriusXM, but the music platform still hasn’t found itself. And DoorDash’s CEO sat down for an interview with Fortune that revealed how First Mover advantage isn’t an advantage.

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“Starbucks wants to pick you up at the airport” — Sprint/T-Mobile gets approved. Samsung’s flip phone. Starbucks’ airport deal. Feb 12, 2020

Sprint surged nearly 80% on word its T-Mobile merger is good to go (because Sprint was basically a dead wireless man walking). Samsung whipped up a foldable new phone that you should definitely care about because we don’t actually live in an iPhone world. And Starbucks snagged a new airport partnership that’s innovatively all about getting you coffee without any terminal friction.

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“Burger King is jealous of Popeye’s fried chicken-palooza” — Brandless shuts down. Coronavirus’ lenders. Popeye’s power earnings. Feb 11, 2020

Restaurant Brands International happens to own both Burger King and Popeye’s, but it was Popeye’s chicken-powered quarter that’s getting all the attention. Softbank-backed nearly-unicorn Brandless is shutting down after trying to create a brandless brand. And coronavirus is causing a financial crisis for many Chinese companies, so we’re looking at the lenders of last resort.

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“Warner Music is Venture Capital for musicians” — Uber’s profit shocker. Ericsson/Nokia 5G awkwardness. Warner Music’s IPO. Feb 10, 2020

Warner Music filed to IPO because streaming saved the music industry. Uber shares surged 10% before the weekend on word it’s actually planning to become profitable by the end of this year (*depends how you define “profits”). And Europe’s telecom giants Ericsson and Nokia woke up to word the US government may want to acquire them because we’re desperate for a 5G internet network.

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“Dunkin’ stealthily went fancy” — WWE’s XFL problem. Twitter’s record surge. Dunkin’s premium coffee strategy. Feb 07, 2020

Dunkin’ announced earnings, but we’re focused on the subtle hints that it’s transforming into a fancy coffee chain. World Wrestling Entertainment stock dropped 9% and we’re blaming the XFL situation. Twitter shares surges as the social network tries to convince you it’s in the most healthy shape of its life.

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“By that math, Instagram is worth $150B” — Chipotle’s Taco Bell-ification. Instagram owns Facebook. Spotify’s acquires the Ringer Feb 06, 2020

Turns out Spotify just made (another) acquisition in the podcast space because it’s trying to build a “gated garden.” Instagram’s numbers leaked and we finally learned how it stacks up to YouTube. And Chipotle’s sales surged 13% because its new CEO is cooking up a Taco Bell-ificiation strategy.

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“Why Tesla is like a young avocado tree” — Visa’s swipe tax. BP’s empire. Tesla’s Elon-sanity. Feb 05, 2020

Snackers want to know why Tesla stock has surged a freakish 60% in the last week, and the answer lies in avocado trees and orange groves. Visa is already Earth’s biggest payment processor, but now it’s making the biggest change to credit card transactions in a decade: AKA, “the swipe tax.” And BP’s oil empire is getting harvested by BP.

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“YouTube sells more ads than ABC/NBC/FOX… combined” — Harry’s razors acquisition gets sued. Coronavirus-benefiting companies. Alphabet’s YouTube surprise. Feb 04, 2020

Alphabet’s stock fell 5% after its earnings report, but the real highlight was YouTube — the company disclosed financial info for the first time. Harry’s razors was supposed to be acquired by Schick’s parent company, but now federal regulators are trying to block the deal. And last week we looked at the companies hurt by Coronavirus, so this week we’re looking at who’s benefiting.

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“One Medical is the Equinox of doctors” — Nike’s olympics shoes. Pinterest’s makeup feature. One Medical pops 47% IPO pop. Feb 03, 2020

Shares of One Medical jumped 47% because it’s trying to make you love doctor’s appointments. Nike’s freakishly performance-enhancing shoe just got approval for the Olympics — and gold medals are critical to its brand. And Pinterest whipped up a virtual makeup feature because being your first spot to discovery is what it depends upon.

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“Juul’s Darth Vader moment” — Amazon surges 10%. The Bouqs raises $30M for wedding flowers. Altria devalues Juul e-cigarettes (again). Jan 31, 2020

Juul was supposed to save the world from smoking, but it made a critical decision that its new owner, Altria, is now paying for. The Bouqs direct-to-consumer flower startup raised $30M because it wants to get invited to your wedding (but seriously).

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“Barstool’s t-shirts follow a simple formula” — Barstool Sports becomes a half-icorn. SAP’s FOMO Marketing. Apple’s iRecord quarter. Jan 30, 2020

Apple’s 4 divisions are as big as 4 other super companies. Barstool Sports hits a $450M valuation after an investment from a casino company. And SAP is the most valuable company in Germany, but no one really knows what it does — good thing it just announced earnings, and it’s all about FOMO Marketing.

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“Who’s gonna buy James Bond?” — Casper’s un-unicorning. MGM’s bidders. Bird’s newest acquisition. Jan 29, 2020

Scooter pioneer Bird just acquired a German rival, but it’s a sign the future scooter wars are going to look a lot like today’s delivery wars. Casper’s valuation dropped from over $1B to $744M before its IPO as public investors laugh at the VCs that thought it was a tech company. And MGM is looking to sell itself to Apple, Netflix, or the rest of the “Big 6.”

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“WE are a real estate company (not a tech company)” — The Wing loses its big investor. Detroit becomes GM’s electric car HQ. Coronavirus messes with stocks. Jan 28, 2020

Women’s coworking icon The Wing enjoyed a major investment from fellow coworking pioneer WeWork… which just sold off that stake. GM’s latest moves in Detroit have turned a shutting down factory into its new capital of electric vehicles. And coronavirus dropped stocks big to start the week, so we’re looking at who got hit the hardest and why.

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“Eaze is cannabis’ bubblish-moment” — Intel stock reaches 2000 levels. The man who coined “disruption.” Eaze pot delivery has problems. Jan 27, 2020

The “Seamless of Weed” is Eaze, but it’s having problems growing. Intel’s stock hit its highest point since the first internet boom, so we’re looking at chips on chips on chips. And Clay Christensen passed away, but his word “disruption” is living on aggressively.

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“Tinder supports safe sexting” — Google’s camouflaged ads. The Athletic hits $500M. Tinder’s new security launch. Jan 24, 2020

Tinder is adding new security features for your first date — it’s consistent with a trend that’s defining tech in 2020. Google made a minor tweak to google.com with major implications. And our “Half-icorn of the Day” is The Athletic, the digital sports news company that just snagged a $500M valuation.

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“Cell-Based Meats disrupting Plant-Based Meats” — Memphis Meats raises $161M. Delta shares $1.6B of profits. GM launches a true robocar. Jan 23, 2020

Delta unveiled the biggest corporate bonus plan ever, so we’re looking at its Return On Investment strategy (Happy flight attendants = Happy fliers). GM unveiled a robocar that reaches Level 5 on the all-mighty (and unofficial) self-driving car measuring stick for self-driving-ness. And startup Memphis Meats snags the biggest ever fundraise for a cell-based meat company — growing chicken thighs in the lab.

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“Amazon is turning your palmprint into a credit card” — Amazon’s new payment method. Uber’s “name your own price.” PetMed Express’ aging dogs. Jan 22, 2020

Amazon is pursuing a new feature to sell to retail stores to take on Apple Pay — We’re talking “pay by hand” (and we’re calling it “Amazon Hand”). Uber’s whipping up a “name your own price” idea for drivers so it can prove to regulators it’s just an app, not a ride company. And PetMed Express shares fell 6% even though it’s sitting on top of 2 trends. Also, we’re flying over to London for the Robinhood launch across the pond — you can sign up to attend our live pod recording on Jan 28th or Jan 29th at rbnhd.co/uksnacks.

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“‘Mealkitting’ never became a verb” — HelloFresh vs Blue Apron. Signet Jewelers’ 40% surge — Microsoft pulls a Sierra Club Jan 21, 2020

We’ve got a new #1 in the US meal kit market — HelloFresh is beating Blue Apron (even though mealkitting may be in trouble). Zales/Kay/Jared’s owner Signet Jewelers watched its stock pop 40% last week, but its “Path to Brilliance” plan may not be working. And Microsoft is acting more like a non-profit, announcing it’s not just going carbon neutral… it’s going carbon negative (mic drop).

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“Peacock is the 761st streaming service” — Gap won’t spinoff Old Navy. NBC reveals Peacock. China weaponizes the wallet Jan 17, 2020

Shares of the Gap pop 5% on word it’s doing the opposite of what it planned to do — it’s no longer spinning off Old Navy, its best-performing brand. NBC reveals the details of Peacock, but it’s acting like the flaky friend of the Streaming Wars. And China holds German car companies hostage (the USA is no longer the only global economic police).

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“Baby Yoda is Build-a-Bear’s Rudy moment” — Build-A-Bear jumps 14%. Califia Farms’ fund raise. Phase 1 trade deal Jan 16, 2020

We finally got to see what was actually in the Phase 1 trade deal that was just signed. We noticed Build-A-Bear shares popped 14% because it’s working on what Hasbro can’t: A Baby Yoda doll. And Califia Farms is our (almost) “Unicorn of the Day,” snagging $225M in fresh funding to make plant-based milks bigger than plant-based meats.

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“Half of America has a Chase account” — JP Morgan’s record profit. Visa acquires Plaid. BlackRock fights climate Jan 15, 2020

It’s big bank earnings season, so we went financial on this one. JPMorgan Chase apparently covers half of America, which led to its record profit (more than the value of 2 Lyfts). Visa dropped $5.3B to acquire Plaid, the fintech app that sits on a treasure trove of financial info, like your Venmo account. And BlackRock’s CEO whips up a new mandate: $7T to fight climate change through good, clean, financial pressure.

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“Casper is the Peloton of Slumber, not the Nike of Sleep” — Casper’s IPO. 23andMe’s transition. Primo Water’s acquisition. Jan 14, 2020

We slept on the Casper IPO documents released over the weekend, then realized they spent $80M just dealing with mattress returns last year. 23andMe hits a new corporate milestone — treating diseases with your saliva. And Primo Water boasts that it’s a pure-play water company, but it just got swallowed up.

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“Sweetgreen is the most innovative company in food” — Hershey. Quibi. Sweetgreen Jan 13, 2020

Quibi raises (another) $400M to create a new “era” (their words) beyond video streaming. Sweetgreen gets a profile in the NYT, and we think it may be the most innovative company in food right now. And “the OPEC of chocolate” may raise prices on the critical ingredient for Hershey and Mondelez sweets.

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“Verizon's ‘pros before cos’ problem” — Wine tariffs, Softbank layoffs, and Verizon Jan 10, 2020

Verizon whips up a new pricing model for its cable TV, but it’s basically creating subscripturation in our lives. Softbank startups like Zume Pizza and Getaround are starting the year by firing employees (we’re in a new decade of unicorns). And 100% wine tariff threats may mess with your Friday evening pinot plans.

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“These delivery apps are like mafia families” — Grubhub, Spotify, and Tough Mudder Jan 09, 2020

We’re testing out a new title format, Snackers. Grubhub shares jumped 13% on news it’s trying to sell itself. Spotify’s launching a dynamic new advertising format that reminds us of Facebook. And the “you might die from this” fitness event startup Tough Mudder is reportedly being pushed to file for bankruptcy.

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Tesla, the #1 most valuable US car company (ever) — Goldman transparentizes — Impossible creates plant-based pork (and drops McD’s) Jan 08, 2020

Impossible Foods is adding plant-based sausage — but rival Beyond Meat’s stock jumped 10%. Goldman Sachs’ stock has barely budged in the last 3 years, so it’s redecorating itself to focus on 1 word: Transparency. And Tesla shares just hit an all-time high as its Gigafactory opens in China, so we’re looking at whether that makes sense.

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SmileDirectClub goes to Walmart — Taco Bell’s owner devours hamburger chain — The taser creator could split in 2 Jan 07, 2020

SmileDirectClub abandoned its direct-to-consumer ways to launch in Walmart stores, but it’s missing one big thing: Its core product. Taser-inventor Axon acquired a rival last year, but now it’s been accused of running a taser monopoly. And Yum Brands happens to own Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC, but now it’s acquiring a burger chain — so why burgers, why now?

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Snapchat buys the “Cameos” company — One Medical’s IPO moves — Apple’s 2020 HomeKit mantra Jan 06, 2020

Aaaand we’re back. While you were unwrapping gifts, Snapchat treated itself to an augmented reality startup that makes the hilarious filters for Snapchat. OneMedical just filed paperwork to IPO already even though the industry it’s in hates new brands. And Apple’s got a new mantra for 2020: Make HomeKit happen.

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Last pod of 2019: Our 3 bold wishes for 2020 Dec 20, 2019

In our last pod of 2019 (we’re taking a 2-week break until Monday, January 6th), we’re going digestibly bold: Our 3 bold predictions for 2020. Will Apple buy Tesla? Can Amazon eliminate boxes? And does Chipotle really need tables, or can it just do delivery and pickup? We’ll see you Snackers again in 2020.

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Ikea’s tech pivot — FedEx’s ‘horrific’ profits — Flavors & Fragrances plant-based merger Dec 19, 2019

Ikea’s always been focused on furniture, now it aims to democratize smart furniture (but it needs help). FedEx plummeted 10% because it’s losing its profit puppy. And International Flavors & Fragrances makes the scents and tastes you’re touching and tasting daily, but shares fell 9% because its latest merger is all about 1 single bet.

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Oprah’s 9-city Weight Watchers tour — Boeing’s worst year ever — Alexa’s profit pivot Dec 18, 2019

Weight Watchers tried to turn itself around the last couple years by adding Oprah to the board, but now she’s headlining a 9-city WW wellness tour. Now that Boeing has officially suspended production of its controversial 737 Max planes, we break down its worst year, by the numbers. Getting Alexa everywhere was Part 1 of Amazon’s voice activation plans — Part 2 is making money off your Alexa use.

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H&M’s “Moneyball” strategy — Intel’s $2B AI acquisition — Sprout Social’s social-ish IPO Dec 17, 2019

H&M has spent 2 years trying to burn fewer clothes (literally), and an 11% sales rebound shows it’s finally working. Intel splurged $2B on a chip company because the last time it tried to build its own, it failed. And Sprout Social IPO’d to help your company’s social media manager relax.

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The Spirit Airline-ification of cars — Pandora’s talking ads — and the Phase I trade deal Dec 16, 2019

V-commerce — aka “voice commerce” has new momentum after online radio Pandora tests ads that let you talk back. Car prices are starting to mimic airplane ones, forcing you to pay extra if you want anything. And stocks hit record highs last week on word the US and China actually/finally reached an agreement over phase 1 of the trade deal.

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Lyft launches car rental — Disney didn’t tell Hasbro about Baby Yoda — Delta is really a credit card Dec 13, 2019

If you noticed that Avis shares plunged, that’s because Lyft just whipped up a car rental service. The hero of Disney+ has been Baby Yoda, but toy-maker Hasbro didn’t get the memo and missed out on millions of potential holiday toy sales. Delta’s Investor Day lets us get to know the airline better — and it’s basically a credit car company.

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Lulu tries to become Nike — How Saudi Aramco makes $90B in profits/year — Away’s drama arrives Dec 12, 2019

Oil legend Saudi Aramco is the most valuable company in the world and it just IPO’d, but how does it make money? Luggage brandicorn Away went through a week worse than your worst travel trip, so we’re looking at what actually went wrong. And Lululemon reported earnings, but we’re curious about whether it can become the next Nike.

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Vail Resorts’ adds 17 slopes — Yumi’s epic investors — NAFTA is reborn as USMCA Dec 11, 2019

Just in time for your first turns, Vail Resorts’ earnings gave insights on where you should ski — and highlighted the growing showdown on ski passes. Yumi raised $8M for fancy subscription baby food, but we’re focused on who gave them that money. And the NAFTA trade treaty is being replaced by the USMCA now that Congress, the Senate, and the President are all on board.

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Airbnb’s investment in the WeWork for housing — Amazon’s JEDI business ethics — The Volker Rule Dec 10, 2019

Yesterday we broke down why Airbnb shouldn’t acquire a competitor — now they just took the first step in acquiring another called Zeus. Amazon lost the $10B JEDI contract with the government, but its fight against the decision reveals what business ethics are all about. And former Fed Chair Paul Volker passed away, so we’re sharing his 2 biggest financial lessons.

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Waymo’s robotaxis hit the app store — Otis Elevator spinoff — HipCamp could be Airbnb’s next acquisition Dec 09, 2019

Alphabet’s self-driving car company, Waymo, just took a big step towards real robotaxis — an app for the general public. Otis Elevators made skyscrapers possible, and now it’s getting spun-off into its own company. And a fresh profile on HipCamp (the Airbnb for camp sites) has us wondering if it’s simply an Airbnb acquisition target.

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Rent The Runway hooks up with W Hotels — GM & LG joint venture a battery — Tupperware’s plastic strategy Dec 06, 2019

Rent the Runway partnered up with W Hotels so you don’t have to pack clothes for vacation. GM and LG are launching a joint venture focused on car batteries, which are the critical (and absurdly expensive) part to any electric car. And Tupperware is trying to go upscale with its plastic by claiming its reusable plastic is more sustainable… even though it’s plastic.

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Canada Goose’s freezing store — Nintendo’s best week ever — Duolingo hits $1.5B valuation Dec 05, 2019

Absurdly expensive coat designer Canada Goose just opened up a store that literally snows inside — “experiential retail” is now “sensational retail.” Nintendo’s Switch console just enjoyed its best week of sales in the US, even though it’s been around for almost 3 years already. And Duolingo became Pittsburgh’s 1st unicorn, hitting a $1.5B valuation as it teaches you French.

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Google co-founders retire — Zume robot pizza aims for $4B valuation — Roku’s ratings drama Dec 04, 2019

Google’s legendary co-founders are stepping down effective immediately, but it’s probably because Google’s had its most controversial year in ever. Our “Unicorn of the Day” is Zume whose robot pizza is already worth $2B, and it sells the most intense food trucks you’ve ever experienced. And Roku stock plummeted and then surged after two analysts gave opposite interpretations of its streaming potential.

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Shopify is “The Force” — Jack Dorsey is MIA in Africa — McDonald’s enters the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Wars Dec 03, 2019

Cyber Monday set a record as the biggest online shopping day in US history — but the real winner this year is Shopify. Jack Dorsey is busy being the CEO of both Twitter and Square, but now he wants to live in Africa for 6 months. And McDonald’s is looking to enter the Chicken Sandwich Wars, but its biggest challenge comes from the inside: Franchisees.

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Rename Black Friday — SoulCycle vs. Peloton — Dollar Tree’s 19% stock plummet Dec 02, 2019

Black Friday in-store shopping actually fell from last year — but purchases made on smartphones and with in-store pickup dominated, so we’re renaming it: “Mobile Cyber Pickup Week.” SoulCycle just lost its CEO while Peloton stock had its best week ever, so we’re getting on both bikes. And Dollar Tree’s stock dropped 19% last week, so we’re looking at how tariffs are about to change everything.

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*Live* at Spotify - Part II: Why Spotify is doing podcasts — Our interview with Max Cutler, Founder & MD of podcasts at Spotify Nov 27, 2019

The 2nd half of our Snacks recording live from Spotify. We sit down with Max Cutler, the Founder & MD of Parcast Studios at Spotify — his startup was acquired by Spotify earlier this year. We’re asking about how he first pitched his company, whether podcasts will follow the Netflix strategy, and what his favorite pod is. Ever.

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EBay sells off StubHub for $4B — Uber gets cancelled from London — Charles Schwab’s Lannister-style acquisition of TD Ameritrade Nov 26, 2019

Ebay snagged StubHub for itself in 2007 for $300M, but it just sold the ticket company for a cool $4B. Uber has officially been rejected from London because policy risk is a real thing. And Charles Schwab treated itself to an early gift by buying up rival TD Ameritrade for $26B — and the strategy was straight out of Game of Thrones.

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Amazon knocks off Allbirds — Target’s shipping nirvana — PayPal buys $4B of Honey Nov 25, 2019

Allbirds’ CEO noticed that Amazon’s been knocking off its go-to shoes — Amazon calls them “equivalents,” we call them “knock-offs”. Target is enjoying shipping nirvana and shares are up 91% this year because it’s pulled off same-day shipping magic. And PayPal splurged $4B for deal-snagging pioneer Honey, but Wall Street ironically thinks it overpaid.

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*Live* at Spotify - Part I: How we build this (every day) Nov 22, 2019

Spotify invited us to their NYC offices to record a live podcast — it’s a podcast about podcasts for our podcast listening Snackers. We introduce to the Snackers how we got into podcasting, how we built this podcast (every day), and the 5 ingredients for a podcast that people will actually listen to.

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Victoria’s Secret needs a new CEO, Chobani launches Oat (milk), and TJ Maxx vs. Urban Outfitters Nov 21, 2019

Victoria’s Secret still has its 83 year old CEO despite (another) rough quarter — So we whipped up a gameplan for them to get less out of touch with millennials. Greek yogurt legend Chobani just introduced its first non-dairy option: Oat milk. We’re wondering if plant-based milk is a trend or a fad. And TJ Maxx and Urban Outfitters both reported earnings, but discount prices is helping one and hurting the other.

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Warby Parker launches its 2nd product, Microsoft vs. Slack (Microsoft is winning), and Home Depot’s DIY website problems Nov 20, 2019

Warby Parker is the OG disrupter, cutting out the middle man of retail — now it’s launching its 2nd everproduct line: “Scout” contacts. Microsoft was threatened by Slack, so it launched a rival/knockoff messaging service called Teams — we just learned it’s got 20M users. And Home Depot usually just rides a strong housing market to strong profits, but it botched one part of the business that relies on Home Depot alone.

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Kylie Jenner’s makeup exit, Ford’s Mustang e-SUV, and FedEx’s tax-cut-apalooza Nov 19, 2019

Coty cosmetics realized it was probably easier to just acquire 51% of Kylie Jenner’s beauty brand than compete (so it did). Ford unveiled its Mustang-looking electric SUV that’s not just a compliance car. And The New York Times broke down what FedEx did with its tax cut money… which highlights what companies actually do with their tax cut money.

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Warren Buffett bets on Restoration Hardware, Pinterest is too nice, and Peloton follows Tesla’s playbook Nov 18, 2019

Fancy home goods chain Restoration Hardware jumped 8% after an investment by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway… and it’s totally not Warren’s style investment. Pinterest is such a nice social media company that it’s not throwing enough advertising at users. And Peloton will reportedly launch 2 new products in 2020 as it uses Tesla’s playbook.

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Canada’s shocking cannabis oversupply, Tesla’s 1st-mover e-advantage, and 1Password’s one password rules them all Nov 15, 2019

Canopy Growth is the most valuable cannabis company, but the price of cannabis it sold last quarter dropped by 27% because Canada’s got an oversupply problem. Daimler and Ford just announced big investments in electric cars, while Tesla’s won awards. And our “Maybe-Unicorn of the Day” 1Password knows you don’t want to remember 243 usernames and passwords — it’s service makes you remember just 1.

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Google’s checking account, Nike’s breakup with Amazon, and Convoy is our “Unicorn of the Day” Nov 14, 2019

Google plans to launch a checking account, another sign that Big Tech wants to understand your daily spending. Nike decided it no longer wants to sell on Amazon, probably thanks to its new CEO (who is an eBay guy). And the Uber for freight, Convoy, just raised $400M to take on… Uber Freight.

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Instagram knocks off TikTok, Alibaba’s $38B day, and Almond milk = Dean Foods’ downfall Nov 13, 2019

TikTok set a record for app downloads, so Facebook just decided to knock it off with a new Instagram feature. Alibaba’s Singles Day set a sales record of $38B in 24 hours — so we’re looking at why the stock fell. And big milk giant Dean Foods just filed for bankruptcy, but you can’t (totally) blame Millennials for it.

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Adidas closing US “Speedfactory,” Bumble & Walgreens’ private equity love, and Apple’s potentially iPhone-less AR future Nov 12, 2019

Adidas tried to update its manufacturing with a fancy new “speedfactory,” but now it’s relocating them out of the US and into Vietnam and China. Both Bumble and Walgreens have something in common: They’re suddenly into private equity. And Apple is planning for an iPhone-less future with iGlasses and iHelmets (we made up those names) after its 5-year plan was leaked.

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Zillow is flipping houses, CEOs are getting fired, and Party City stock dropped 67% in 1 day Nov 11, 2019

Party City’s stock dropped 67% after a brutal Halloween and helium crisis, so we’re looking at what issues it can actually control. Zillow has pivoted from just exposing real estate prices to also buying homes — that’s a big and risky bet. And with Gap’s CEO getting fired last week, 2019 has become a record year for CEOs losing/leaving their jobs.

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Airbnb’s 7M-home trust pledge, Coke’s new (caffeinated) sparkling water, Toyota’s “muda” hatred Nov 08, 2019

Airbnb’s suffering a sudden trust crisis so it’s responding proactively(ish) with a bold move: Verifying all 7 million of its listings by next year. Coca-Cola’s trying to succeed in the flavored sparkling water market (again) with an aggressive anti-LaCroix move — caffeinated sparkling water for your mornings. And Toyota is the profitable surprise among Japanese car companies because it hates “muda.” A lot.

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Uber Eats’ “Browser Billboard” strategy, Kroger’s “Operation Restock,” and Xerox may acquire HP Nov 07, 2019

An Uber Eats job posting revealed that it’s further monetizing the food delivery app by sticking ads into the search results for “pizza”. Grocery chain Kroger hasn’t recovered from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, so its Operation Restock recovery plan may involve a clever pricing strategy with Microsoft. And Xerox may acquire HP, which is three times bigger than it. We’re looking at how that’s possible.

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Peloton gets no love for its Personal Record, Wag wants to sell itself, and Match expands international (hard) with respect Nov 06, 2019

Match Group shares dropped because it’s not as ambitious about the upcoming holidays as investors wanted — so we looked at Hinge and its adorable new mascot. Peloton’s numbers outperformed what analysts expected, but the stock still dropped because Wall Street can be irrational. And Wag is our “Almost Unicorn of the Day” whose jumbo fundraise from a key WeWork investor hasn’t helped.

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Uber lost $543,478 per hour last quarter, Walmart launches alcohol pickup, and Under Armour plummets 18% on sneakers Nov 05, 2019

Uber lost a shocking $1.2B last quarter, but now it’s hoping/planning to hit profitability in 2021 (same as Lyft). Under Armour is suffering from a sudden accounting investigation, but the real issue is with its core business, and its sneakers. And Walmart launched alcohol pickup (and some delivery) across 2,000 stores because it can’t beat Amazon on price.

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Google gets a Fitbit, AIG’s anti-catastrophe quarter, and Quip flips the razor/razorblade model Nov 04, 2019

Remember when we mentioned Google could acquire Fitbit last Friday? It did. So we’re looking to understand why Google’s paying almost double the normal stock price. Insurance giant AIG doesn’t like catastrophes, and last quarter had fewer than expected. And electric toothbrush startup Quip just launched a floss that turns the razor/razorblade pricing model on its head.

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Dunkin’s grand slam game plan, Apple’s wearables, and WWE’s 16% stock drop Nov 01, 2019

Dunkin’ shares popped 6% after it spent the last 3 months amping up its 4-part game plan for fast food innovation. Apple’s earnings revealed that it’s becoming a wearables company, powered by AirPods and Apple Watches. And World Wrestling Entertainment stock plummeted 16% as its Middle East TV dreams get crushed.

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Twitter bans political ads, Mirror raises $34M, and Fiat Chrysler & Peugeut are mega-merging Oct 31, 2019

Jack Dorsey just took a jab at Mark Zuckerberg by banning political ads from Twitter, via tweet. Peloton rival Mirror snagged $34M in fresh funding from Lululemon, Karlie Kloss, and Steve Cohen’s hedge fund, so we’re looking at who could buy them. And Fiat Chrysler and Peugeut are planning to merge to create Earth’s 4th biggest car company, because merged car companies live longer.

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Free Prime grocery delivery, GrubHub’s stock falls 43%, and Lockheed Martin’s $34B fighter jet order Oct 30, 2019

We just realized today’s Snacks has a delivery theme. GrubHub stock lost nearly half its value because the CEO thinks you’ve been “promiscuous” with your late-night food delivery. Amazon goes with the nuclear option by launching free grocery delivery for all prime members. And Lockheed Martin just got an expensive order for F-35 fighter jets from the Defense Department.

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Virgin Galactic’s space IPO, Beyond Meat’s 1st ever profit, and Tiffany’s $14.5B acqui-proposal Oct 29, 2019

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic just became the first ever space tourism IPO, but investors don’t have anything to compare this to. Beyond Meat enjoyed its 1st ever profit, but the stock still dropped 10%. And Tiffany’s received a $14.5B acquisition proposal by French luxury leader LVMH because they’re a complementary couple.

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Budweiser’s US Bud-pocalypse, Airbus is 2019 airplane champ, and Waste Management stock cleans up Oct 28, 2019

Shares of Bud-owner AB InBev plummeted 11% on word it’s losing beer market share (fast), so it’s betting big on (wait for it…) sparkling seltzer. Airbus is thriving off of Boeing’s 737 Max crisis. And Waste Management’s recycling passion isn’t charitable — it’s profitable.

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Amazon’s “Era of Less Profitability,” Twitter’s midlife ad crisis, and Barclays’ ATM drama Oct 25, 2019

Shares of Amazon dropped 7% on word 1-day shipping is really, really costly. Twitter plummeted 21% on its midlife ad crisis. And Barclays pulled the switcheroo on its ATM-in-post-offices plan, ultimately caving to pressure.

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Tesla’s 3 big surprises, Zuck’s crypto day with Congress, and Six Flags... is actually 6 different flags Oct 24, 2019

Tesla popped after an earnings report with 3 big surprises (including a profit). Six Flags makes almost half its money from July through September, but the stock fell 12% because of a flat summer performance. And Zuck testified to Congress about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency plans — and he promised to get their blessing first.

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WeWork’s bailout, McDonald’s got more money from fewer diners, and Nike & Under Armour’s CEOs are out Oct 23, 2019

Without its IPO, WeWork was about to run out of cash in weeks — now it’s signed a bailout deal that drops its valuation from $47B to about $8B. McDonald’s had fewer diners last quarter, but it squeezed more sales out of all of them. And both Nike and Under Armour’s CEOs announced they’re leaving yesterday and their replacements reveal the companies’ growth plans.

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Spotify’s earnings preview, Ford’s Explorer problems, and Destination Maternity’s bankruptcy Oct 22, 2019

Spotify’s earnings are next week, so we’re previewing how they’re making money (and the unique global strategy). Ford’s kinda dependent on its SUVs and trucks, but the new Explorer didn’t work out as planned. And Destination Maternity filed for bankruptcy because our generation has, you know, ruined parenthood.

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Quibi’s T-Mobile partnership, Powerbar’s IPO, and the Shampoo Wars Oct 21, 2019

The owner of PowerBar jumped after its IPO, so we’re looking into its “convenient nutrition” strategy that it boasts as “asset light.” Unilever took a punch in the Shampoo Wars, so we’re looking at its latest moves on the shower battlefield. And streaming video disruptor Quibi hasn’t launched yet, but it just snagged a major partnership with T-Mobile to take over your phone screen.

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Ford-Amazon-VW fix electric “range anxiety,” Venmo launches credit card, and Airbnb’s unprofitability Oct 18, 2019

Airbnb’s financial info was leaked, revealing that it’s splurging big on marketing. Ford just teamed up with Amazon and Volkswagen on its “Team Edison” for a nationwide electric car charging network. And Venmo launches a credit card because it’s owner PayPal really wants it to make money.

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Netflix’s 130 seasons of non-english shows, Facebook’s Libra crypto drama, and GM’s 1-month strike is ending Oct 17, 2019

Even though everyone’s launching a streaming service, Netflix surged after its latest earnings report. Facebook’s global cryptocurrency project, Libra, keeps losing its corporate backers, so we’re looking at why. And General Motors may have finally ended its biggest strike since 1970, but the numbers show what investors really think about it.

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Google kills its VR headset, Schwab’s secret profit puppy, and Emerson Electric’s burn book Oct 16, 2019

At Google’s product day in New York, the focus should’ve been on what it took away (a VR headset) not what it unveiled (more Pixel products). Charles Schwab enjoyed record 3rd quarter profits, and that’s driven by customers who aren’t doing anything with their money. And Emerson Electric was founded by a Civil War vet, but now it’s getting trolled by a hedge fund for owning 8 private jets.

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The $399 iPhone, SmileDirectClub’s California problem, and Goldman’s WeWork worry Oct 15, 2019

SmileDirectClub has become the worst performing IPO of 2019, but fell another 13% Monday after a new California law was signed by California’s governor. The 3rd quarter earnings season kicks off this week with big banks, but we’re looking at Goldman’s venture investments like WeWork and Uber. And an analyst’s deep dive into Apple’s Asian supply chain reveals it could be coming out with a cheaper model because, you know, services.

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Ghost kitchens are having a moment, the new mini Trade Deal, and Papa is the “grandkids on demand” app Oct 14, 2019

Rachael Ray and GrubHub just teamed up. Uber Eats launched one last week. We’re looking at the “trend of the week” — Virtual Kitchens. Stocks popped Friday because of the latest (kinda) trade deal, so we’re looking at what it includes. And Papa raised $10M and snagged major partners as it becomes the “grandkids on demand” app.

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Grammarly hits $1B, Tootsie Roll is 110% in on candy, and Waze becomes Google’s secret weapon Oct 11, 2019

Your other map go-to, Waze, is owned by Google’s parent, Alphabet, and it’s the company’s potential future profit puppy. Tootsie Roll is 100% focused on candy, less focused on its latest earnings report. And our Unicorn of the Day is Grammarly, the AI-powered company (or is it a feature?) that just hit a $1B valuation.

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American Airlines’ rough 5 years, Bed Bath & Beyond’s innovative new CEO, and Lithium Ion Batteries’ big week Oct 10, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond stock is down over 80% in the last 5 years, but it just snagged a new CEO who revolutionized shopping at Target. Compared to Delta, it’s been hard out there for American Airlines, so we’re looking at what uniquely caused its problems. And our Invention of the Day is lithium ion batteries because the creation that enabled the tech device you’re reading this on just won a Nobel prize.

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China vs. the NBA, Domino’s focuses on “carryout” pizza, and One Medical preps to IPO Oct 09, 2019

Domino’s already fights in the Pizza Wars and Delivery Wars — now it’s focused on takeout (they prefer “carryout”) to win. A Houston Rockets’ tweet has China angry at the NBA, and now companies are getting involved. And One Medical is our Unicorn of the Day: the $1.5B tech-ish doctor chain now wants to IPO

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Unilever hates virgin-plastic, Harley’s e-bike isn’t connecting, and Walmart tries to return its ecommerce acquisitions Oct 08, 2019

The owner of Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever is making an epic sustainability pledge: cut 400K tons of virgin plastic per year. Harley designed an electric bike to desperately snag millennial customers, but it turns out they’re not interested. And after diving deep into ecommerce, Walmart is undoing the parts that are too unprofitable.

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Zola launches “Honeymoons,” Target adds Disney stores-within-stores, and HP drops 10% because printers are like fax machines Oct 07, 2019

Target is pulling a Best Buy — it’s adding Disney stores within its own stores (and it kind of looks like the future of malls). HP dropped 10% because printers are the new fax machines, but a shrinking business could become a growing one. And wedding registry icon Zola is engaged to become a unicorn — the $650M startup launches an end-to-end Honeymoon booking service.

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Corona’s hard seltzer, Uber’s new Work app, and Square processes CBD payments Oct 04, 2019

Liquor legend Constellation brands fell 6% even though it’s launching 4 flavors of a new spiked seltzer to save its beer sales. Uber unveiled a new app that’s purely focused on the gig economy — connecting workers with needs, not just drivers and delivery. And payment processor Square jumped into supporting CBD sellers because cannabis has a banking bottleneck.

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Microsoft’s new “Phonebook”, Chipotle’s anti-breakfast carne asada strategy, and the World Trade Organization’s major decision Oct 03, 2019

Don’t call it a phone — Microsoft just cooked up a 2-part foldable phone that creates a whole new product category (its mojo is back). The World Trade Organization (WTO) just decided on a 15-year trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus that reveals how trade conflicts should go down. And Chipotle’s new-ish CEO makes a bold move during the breakfast wars — focus on dinner and everything the previous CEO wouldn’t do.

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Charles Schwab cuts commissions to $0, GoPro’s new moat problem, and Masco recession-proofs itself Oct 02, 2019

GoPro unveiled a couple pre-holiday cameras, but the move reveals how much it’s lost its moat. Charles Schwab announced it’s cutting stock trading commissions from $4.95/trade to zero, so we’re jumping into the history of fees. And Masco is our Midwestern institution of the day for focusing on paint over cabinets as it pivots strategy.

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Waymo’s valuation plummets, RV-giant Thor Industries jumps 16% on global camping, and Budweiser’s Asia IPO Oct 01, 2019

Bud had a hefty bar tab, so it just spun-off its Asia beer business — and the IPO proved unsexy business models may be sexy again. Google’s self-driving car division just had its valuation slashed because it’s taking. Way. Too. Long. To. Arrive. And the world’s biggest RV-maker, Thor Industries, jumped 16% because camping is going global.

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AT&T may cut NFL Sunday Ticket, Endeavor cancels its IPO, and Rent The Runway’s worst week ever Sep 30, 2019

Talent agency Endeavor was supposed to IPO last Friday, but it called off everything Thursday night. Rent The Runway is not taking new customers to its clothing rental until Oct 15th because of a mistake that reveals what kind of a company it really is: Logistics. And NFL Sunday Ticket is the loyalty leader that got people using DirecTV — but now AT&Tis considering ending the expensive deal.

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Interview with Peloton’s Co-Founder Sep 27, 2019

Straight from the fitness tech pioneer’s IPO, we sit down with Peloton co-founder and COO Tom Cortese to talk about how they pitched investors, what drives customer loyalty, and if the stock ticker symbol should’ve been “SWET” or “SPIN” instead of "PTON".

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Facebook Oculus creates a virtual world, Amazon launches tons of new products, and eBay’s CEO is out Sep 26, 2019

Facebook’s virtual reality arm, Oculus, just cooked up “Horizons” — a virtual world at a whole new level. Amazon released a huge number of Alexa-packed products, including a finger ring, copy-cat AirPods, and a high-end speaker. And fresh after WeWork and Juul just lost both their CEOs this week, eBay’s leader is stepping down.

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WeWork’s CEO is out, Nike goes for dude-leisure-wear, Nio (the Tesla of China) cancels its earnings call Sep 25, 2019

After a crazy week, WeWork’s co-founder and CEO stepped down. Nike’s earnings reveal its next opportunity is really with guys wearing athleisure. And Nio, the Tesla of China, plummeted 22% after another rough quarter that forced it to shockingly cancel its earnings call.

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Bloomingdale’s launches rental clothes, Fitbit is on the market for sale, and Thomas Cook just shut down mid-flight Sep 24, 2019

Literally while some people were in the air, British travel agency Thomas Cook shut down, so we look at the millions affected by a big corporate bankruptcy. Fitbit’s fought hard to survive since Apple unveiled the Watch, but it’s now offering to sell itself. And Bloomingdale’s launched “My List,” a 10-item per month clothing rental for $149/month as “clothing as a service.”

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Tinder’s new “Swipe Night” TV show, J. Crew’s Madewell IPO, and e-cigarettes are getting cancelled Sep 23, 2019

J. Crew’s legendary denim brand is outperforming J. Crew — so it filed to IPO itself. Tinder-owner Match Group is getting an interactive TV show (welcome to “Swipe Night”) in a unique convergence of tech and media. And Juul’s e-cigarette issues keep piling up, which is a bigger pain for its latest investor: regular cigarette-maker Altria.

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Amazon’s epic carbon neutrality pledge, Alphabet’s drone deliver goes live ASAP, and Stripe hits $35B Sep 20, 2019

Bezos kicked things up a notch by announcing a carbon neutrality pledge for Amazon that shockingly even beats the Paris Climate Accords. Alphabet’s drone division, Wing, just partnered up with Walgreens, FedEx, and a local gift store to make drone delivery happen next month in Virginia. And Stripe just passed Airbnb with a $35B valuation that earns it our “Unicorn of the Day.”

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Facebook launches a TV device, Corning Glass owns your iPhone screen, and FedEx’s 13% stock drop Sep 19, 2019

Facebook just announced a $149 Portal TV device to let you video chat while binge TV-watching. Corning Glass is located in a small town in upstate New York, making the glass on your iPhone — it just snagged a $250M investment from Apple. And FedEx fell 13% on its worries about the global economy, which makes it a “leading indicator.”

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LinkedIn verifies skills, GM’s $100M/day strike, and Shopify’s CBD moves Sep 18, 2019

LinkedIn just revealed a new “skills” feature that we consider its most strategic move since Microsoft acquired it. General Motors is experiencing its biggest strike in a decade and that’ll cost it up to $100M a day. And Shopify just became Earth’s #2 biggest ecommerce platform, but we’re looking into its cannabis-supporting moves into CBD.

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Netflix splurges on Seinfeld, Amazon’s secretive “A9” algorithm, and Oil’s surge Sep 17, 2019

Oil prices just surged after an attack in Saudi Arabia, so we break down why it’s not as big a deal as Wall Street made it seem. Netflix is treating itself to $500M of Seinfeld reruns from Sony because sitcoms earn your loyalty. The WSJ reported that Amazon’s secretive A9 search office made a change to its algorithm with huge implications for your online shopping life.

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Pepsi/Venmo’s “PepCoin” partnership, Walmart’s Grocery Club, and Voyage’s self-driving cars for old people Sep 16, 2019

Pepsi and Venmo teamed up for a spending partnership they’re calling “PepCoin” — it highlights the behavioral challenges of Fintech. Walmart’s $98/month Grocery Club is taking on Amazon with something Amazon can’t do. And our “Nearly-Unicorn of the Day” is Voyage, whose self-driving cars are turning the elderly into early-adopters.

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SmileDirectClub’s great pre-IPO (but bad IPO), Under Armour goes anti-athleisure, and General Electric is selling itself to survive Sep 13, 2019

SmileDirectClub (uncreative ticker symbol, FYI) falls 28% on its IPO day, but we look at whether it was really a bad IPO when you look at the valuation. Under Armour is going anti-athleisure with its new strategy, but it’s actually copying Lululemon. And General Electric is selling $38B of itself to survive, which highlights its greatest disadvantage: Pensions.

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California re-classifies Uber drivers, Wendy’s breakfast wars loss, and Monster Beverage’s Coke problem Sep 12, 2019

Wendy’s is trying to jump into the fast food breakfast wars, but shares fell 10% because it’s too late — again. A Snacker asked us to jump into Monster Beverage, so we found out what it’s up to. And California’s new gig worker law hits right at Lyft and Uber, so they hit right back.

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Apple’s iPhone 11 day, Ford’s “junk” credit rating, and Next Door is the anti-Facebook Sep 11, 2019

Everyone’s looking at the new iPhone 11 unveiled at Apple’s big product unveil (spoiler alert: new colors), but we’re focused on its strategic moves with Apple TV+. Ford’s bonds just hit junk status, so we’re looking at the decade that led to this. And Next Door is our “Unicorn of the Day” for its latest fundraise and focus on accountability.

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Uber Freight’s $200M annual allowance, Starbucks’ 1st pick-up only store, and AT&T’s 23-page love/hate letter Sep 10, 2019

Uber is already deeply unprofitable, but whipped up $200M to invest annually in its fastest-growing business: Uber Freight. Starbucks will launch its 1st pick-up only store in New York this fall, but it’s the early sign of American companies copying Chinese ones. And AT&T was smacked with a 23-page letter by a new major hedge fund investor, and it’s calling for huge change.

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Glossier’s growth hack, DocuSign jumps 22% on its gateway drug, and Beyond Meat falls 4% on fresh competition Sep 09, 2019

Glossier just snagged a new COO from Amazon, highlighting the company’s growth hacking success. DocuSign surged 22% as the e-signature pioneer’s anti-friction strategy pays off. And Beyond Meat drops as plant-based protein competition kicks up four notches.

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Match drops 5% on Facebook Dating, WeWork’s valuation may get halved, and Slack’s “10M” problem Sep 06, 2019

Tinder-owner Match fell 5% on word Facebook’s new dating feature goes live, like, right now — even though Match already knew the competition was coming. Slack released its first earnings report since going public, revealing its next 10M users are harder than the 1st 10M. And WeWork may slice its valuation from $47B to about $25B before it IPOs because critics think its IPO paperwork is a “masterpiece of obfuscation.”

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Aerie bralettes save American Eagle, Juul’s flavored e-cigs banned in Michigan, and Google’s $170M fine Sep 05, 2019

While American Eagles sales suffer, its Aerie lingerie brand is thriving — and it’s a perfect example of spinoff brands. Michigan became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, just as Juul came out with “the strictest age verification system ever.” And Google was hit with a $170M fine that highlights the difference in targeted and non-targeted ads.

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Facebook tests ending the “like” counter, Ulta Beauty’s 30% plummet, and Brexit + Argentina problems Sep 04, 2019

A “reverse engineer” took it upon herself to investigate Facebook’s code — and she discovered the company toying with a “hide your likes” feature. Ulta Beauty dropped 30% last week, so we looked into why and found an insight in slide #9. And with deadlines quickly approaching, we break down the econo-political drama in Britain and Argentina.

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Walmart gets its M.D., WeWork’s acquires Spacious, and Dollar Tree & Dollar General’s Matrix-like tariff creativity Sep 03, 2019

WeWork just acquired Spacious before its IPO, and the startup’s business model fascinated us. Walmart is stealthily testing out a new health center it could take nationwide. And Dollar Tree and Dollar General were about to be hit hard by tariffs — then they discovered 4 creative ways not to pay for tariffs.

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Amazon gets in with the Yankees, Forever 21’s bankruptcy, and higher minimum wages can save companies money Aug 30, 2019

The Disney merging with Fox saga is officially over now that Disney sold YES Network… partially to Amazon. Forever 21 is a fast-fashion founding father, but it’s reportedly going bankrupt (there’s another key F-word here: Fad). And Citibank and Panera bread both have minimum wage stories that will surprise you.

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Peloton’s IPO, Fitbit launches a health subscription, and Amazon Ring partners with police Aug 29, 2019

Peloton’s IPO — we literally printed off the IPO filing documents, got on a Peloton, and discovered that Peloton wants to be a religion. Fitbit’s taking on Apple by launching its own subscription service. And Amazon had already acquired the doorbell company Ring, but now it’s got an interesting partnership with

police departments nationwide.

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Costco’s absurd China debut, Smucker’s peanut butter problems, and the cigarette re-merger Aug 28, 2019

Costco just opened up its first physical store in China and the reaction was huge (the store had to close early). Smucker’s dropped 8% on word its peanut butter is facing price cut problems (and other nut-butters). And Altria and Philip Morris used to own the tobacco industry together, but now they may re-merge because nearly every trend is anti-cigarette.

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Hasbro’s $4B cartoon deal, Fried Chicken’s market-moving moment, and Dish’s 5G future Aug 27, 2019

First Popeye’s and Chick-fil-a went at it over a new fried chicken sandwich, then KFC added a Beyond Meat faux-meat burger. Hasbro is dropping $4B for British cartoon Peppa Pig (and it’s also getting some rap artists). And Dish is about to be the 4th biggest telecom company after the Sprint-T-Mobile merger, so we jumped into it Snacks style.

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White Claw murdered beer, Knewz wants to replace Apple News, and the Trade War’s bloodiest day Aug 26, 2019

Stocks plummeted at the end of last week on the biggest escalation in the US/China trade war yet (it got personal). White Claw by the Mark Anthony group is the spiked seltzer whose sales have quadrupled as it takes on beer. And News Corp announces Knewz, a new app trying to out-play tech in its top skill: aggregation.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods’ big gun test, Wheels Up is a country club for private jets, and Germany’s negative interest rate opposite day Aug 23, 2019

Dick’s pulled a classic tool out of its belt: A/B Testing. Our “Unicorn of the Day” is Wheels Up, which claims it’ll be the Airbnb of private jets (and Tom Brady and Serena Williams are members). And Germany’s 30-year bonds hit negative interest rates — so we break down what they are and why they’re so rare.

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WeWork’s IPO is really MeWork, JPM shuts down its cash app, and Waymo opens up its self-driving brain Aug 22, 2019

We dove into WeWork’s IPO paperwork (its S-1) Snacks style. JPMorgan is shutting down a payment app, but it’s a major lesson on how to quit something smartly. And Waymo (owned by Google) is sharing its self-driving car knowledge to make self-driving actually happen.

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Apple’s Goldman Sachs card goes live for all, Target’s ‘Gramamble new food brand, and Tesla’s “Jerry Maguire” moment Aug 21, 2019

Apple’s card with Goldman Sachs was just released for all Americans, so we jump in Snacks style. Target announces its biggest ever food brand, focused on organic food. And Tesla’s solar panel unit announces a rental version — just as it gets sued by Walmart.

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SmileDirectClub’s IPO, Estée Lauder’s airport makeup passion, and 181 CEOs renew their vows. Aug 20, 2019

Makeup legend Estée Lauder jumped 13% after its earnings report, but we were most interested in its “travel retail channel” surprise. SmileDirectClub wants to IPO, so we jumped into its filing documents and found an Instagram story. And the Business Roundtable held a meeting, but ended up renewing its vows of what being a corporation actually means today.

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Facebook’s new news relationship, sperm startups raise millions, and Roku’s 21% jump makes it streaming king Aug 09, 2019

Our last Snacks episode until Tuesday 8/20 (we're off for a week for Jack's wedding). Facebook’s had a rocky relationship with the news industry, but it’s trying a major new partnership to fix what it broke. Roku is the new king of streaming after its Rudy moment. And sperm startup Dadi just raised $5M as money pours into fertility — now healthtech is the next wave of Brandicorns.

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Lyft’s 5-star earnings, Sam Adams is not a beer company, and opioid stocks get a penalty price tag Aug 08, 2019

Lyft jumped after its huge loss wasn’t as bad as expected — but we found two other stories with a bigger takeaway about the tech industry. Boston Beer Company is famous for its Sam Adams label, but a recent report highlights why it’s not a beer stock anymore. And prescription drug distributors are getting sued by states, and we learned a key price tag of the opioid epidemic.

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Shake Shack’s 18% surge, Disney’s record year, and IAC — the VC-like public company (indirectly) powering Tinder Aug 07, 2019

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Shake Shack popped 18% not just because of a new strategic move, but because its leadership was open to changing its mind. Disney’s earnings hit record revenues, but spent $3B more money than it made because of acquisitions. And IAC owns a piece of everybody in the human-connecting-human apps industry, including Tinder and Angie’s List.

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Why stocks just plummeted, Tyson’s (real) meat collussion, and Compass is our “Unicorn of the Day” Aug 06, 2019

Worst. Day. Of. The. Year. The trade war just opened up a fresh new front: the currency battles. Meat giant Tyson shares surged, but then it announced it’s being investigated for collusion on your chicken prices. And Compass has almost doubled its valuation in less than a year to $6.4B — its dream is to bring tech to real estate.

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Pinterest’s 19% surge, delivery app wars hit a tipping point, and oil’s big day Aug 05, 2019

Pinterest is defining itself as the most positive, happy, feel-good social media app — and usage is jumping. Delivery apps had their biggest week yet, so we jumped into it Snacks style. And oil icons Exxon Mobil and Chevron reported earnings, which reveal a “glut” issue in the whole industry.

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The trade war hits Defcon iPhone, Kellogg surges (because, snacks), and Canada Goose falls on un-wokeness Aug 02, 2019

Kellogg enjoyed its best day in two decades even though cereal sales are struggling big. Canada Goose removed a single word from its website, causing the stock to drop Thursday. And stocks fell because of the trade war — you’re going to finally notice the tariffs that hit consumer products.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro’s pot side-hustle, Fitbit’s 14% plummet, and the Fed’s historic decision Aug 01, 2019

Turns out lawn phenom Scotts Miracle-Gro has been enjoying a sales boost by equipping cannabis producers to grow indoors. Fitbit plummeted 14% on a struggling new smartwatch, but its future could be Apple-style services. And stocks plummeted yesterday because of the Fed, so we break down why.

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Apple is no longer an iPhone company, Under Armour’s 14% stock plummet, and beards break P&G’s Gilette Jul 31, 2019

Turns out Apple is no longer an iPhone company after releasing its latest quarterly earnings report. Under Armour hasn’t embraced the athleisure trend enough and its latest 14% stock drop reveals it needs a rebrand. And P&G stock jumped 4% even though it suffered a $5.4B loss — blame that on its razor biz (which is blaming beards).

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Beyond Meat’s sophomore slump, Pfizer’s VIP-only drug cabinet, and The Athletic joins the 500 club Jul 30, 2019

A new drug company hath been born — Pfizer is merging its portfolio of off-patent drugs (like Viagra and Lipitor) with epi-pen-maker Mylan. Beyond Meat’s earnings report had a good side and a dark side. And The Athletic’s subscription-only sports news biz model is winning the media industry with a new milestone.

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LIVE interview from Livongo’s IPO, Apple’s “referee” problem, and the $26B T-Mobile/Sprint deal’s big step Jul 29, 2019

We were live from the floor of Nasdaq’s opening bell ceremony at Livongo IPO’s — so we sat down to interview the president of the digital health service company. We also covered a WSJ report that Apple may be giving unfair preference to its apps in the App Store (so we run our first “snax-periment”). And the T-Mobile/Sprint deal to create a new telecom giant got a major approval from the DOJ worth diving into.

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Amazon’s record profit streak ends, Hershey’s “peanut butter” strategy, and the secret car meeting in California Jul 26, 2019

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In today's episode, for the past 4 quarters, Amazon set record profits. But not this time — we noticed it has 42 highlights in its report, so we picked highlights of those highlights. Hershey stock rose 2%, but its new strategy is simply repackaging Reese’s. And major car companies got together to chat emissions standards with California in a secret meeting that could affect the entire industry.

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Tesla plummets 10%, Dunkin’ democratizes Beyond Meat, and UPS jumps 9% on “do-everything” strategy Jul 25, 2019

With another huge day of earnings, Tesla fell 10% because one of its top cars is cannibalizing sales of another. Dunkin’ is launching a plant-based sausage sandwich with Beyond Meat, highlighting how Dunkin’s become the great trend democratizer. And UPS popped 9% as it tries a new strategy for growth: A try every strategy.

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Starbucks selling its mobile app, Hasbro jumps 10% (thanks to The Avengers), and China’s new stock market Jul 24, 2019

Forget coffee. Starbucks made a strategic tech investment so it can start licensing out its successful mobile app technology and loyalty program. Hasbro shares popped 10% courtesy of its critical Disney partnership. And China’s new tech-focused stock market debuted with one purpose: Make sure Chinese tech companies IPO in China.

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Uber’s Prime-ish membership, Apple’s chip acquisition, and GoPuff is our “Unicorn of the Day” Jul 23, 2019

Uber is launching a pilot in SF and Chicago for a membership program that combines all its services for one price. Apple is reportedly buying Intel’s smartphone chip-making business, and that dropped Qualcomm’s stock. And GoPuff is our “Unicorn of the Day” because it’s about to get a major investment from SoftBank as it brings convenience stores to college students nationwide.

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Beyond Meat’s partnership-palooza, Boeing’s $8.5B “gate”, and Tinder tries to cut out Google’s app tax Jul 22, 2019

Beyond Meat is bouncing back after 2 big partnership deals — online and offline. You’re constantly hearing about Boeing’s issues, so we’re breaking down how its $8B price tag stacks up to other corporate scandals. And Tinder’s new move to sneak past the Google Play store highlights how app stores have become tollbooths.

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Microsoft’s triple-threat quarter, Skechers’ 12% surge, and iHeartMedia’s back on Wall Street Jul 19, 2019

Microsoft remains the world’s biggest publicly-traded company, so we jumped into the big question no one understands these days: How it makes money. Skechers stock popped because it’s basically become an international company, but its core focus is (ironically) avoiding trends. And iHeartRadio just started trading again on Nasdaq after emerging from a hefty bankruptcy.

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Netflix's 1st decline, Amazon’s Prime Day records, and Unicorn of the Day: Turo Jul 18, 2019

The 2-day Amazon Prime Day just ended, so we jump into the “flywheel effect” that powers it. Netflix shares plummeted 12% and it’s blaming its lack of story-telling the last 3 months. And Turo is our unicorn of the day after an investment by Tinder-owner IAC boosted the car-sharing platform beyond a $1B valuation.

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Apple battles Spotify for podcasts, Domino’s “Volemort-y” 9% drop, and Goldman’s pivot to main street Jul 17, 2019

A report revealed that Apple wants to jump deeper into podcasts by signing exclusive deals with podcast creators sent Spotify shares down. Domino’s fell 9% after its earnings revealed it may be facing pressure from ”3rd party delivery aggregators.” And Big Bank Week continued with earnings from JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs — and we noticed how expensive Goldman’s pivot from Wall Street to Main Street is getting.

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Chobani’s Greek yogurt strategy, Marriott’s “resort fee” call-out, and Blackstone’s digital “ad-quisition” Jul 16, 2019

Chobani whipped up a new line of nut butter Greek yogurts — The Greek yogurt industry is struggling, but Chobani is using Coca-Cola’s spinoff strategy. Marriott has been charging “resort fees” for years, but now the DC Attorney General has a problem with it. And publicly-traded private equity firm Blackstone just made an acquisition of the mobile ad optimizing startup that’s taking on Google and Facebook’s ad game.

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Budweiser cancels biggest IPO of 2019, France passes a US tech tax, and Bird’s profitability drama Jul 15, 2019

Earth’s biggest brew-glomerate, Budweiser-owner AB InBev, was planning the biggest IPO of the year by spinning off its Asia unit — that was suddenly canceled before the weekend. France unveiled a “tech tax,” but it really looks like a tariff on Silicon Valley. And scooter icon Bird is our “dramatic unicorn of the day” for a debate raging on its profitability problems.

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Facebook’s crypto vs. the Fed, Lululemon’s 20K-sq-foot mega-store, and why healthcare stocks jumped big Jul 12, 2019

Fed Chairman Jerry Powell was visiting Congress — So he shared his thoughts on Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency (that may have caused Bitcoin to drop). Lululemon whipped up a 20,000-square-foot mega-store/club/studio, a sweatlife store format it wants to take nationwide. And healthcare stocks jumped this week on multiple headlines, so we jump into the factors that drive the unique industry.

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Zoom’s major crisis, prison stocks lose their banks, and Snapchat’s 2nd class of startups Jul 11, 2019

Conference call icon Zoom made your webcam vulnerable to snooping, and the flaw got discovered in a dramatic way. SunTrust bank decided to stop funding private prison companies, so we decided to look into private prison company stocks. And Snapchat’s venture capital arm, Yellow, announced its 2nd class of early-stage startups, which we explored

to notice the trends of tomorrow.

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HBO Max (coming this spring), Pepsi’s Bubly obsession, and Virgin Galactic is going public Jul 10, 2019

Pepsi’s earnings report seemed normal, until we noticed its CEO’s passion for the future of its sparkling water strategy. AT&T announced HBO Max with a unique angle attacking Netflix’s awkward Achilles heel. And Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic wants to become the first publicly listed human-spaceflight company.

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Snapchat’s 2 biceps of tech, WeWork’s pre-IPO debt-a-palooza, and the big minimum wage report Jul 09, 2019

So far in 2019, Snap’s stock is up 160% — we’re looking at the 2 biceps of tech powering that silent comeback. WeWork wants to IPO, but first, it’s taking on some debt. A lot of it. And it’s the same strategy as a college athlete going pro. And the Congressional Budget Office’s minimum wage report reveals some key insights on the nation’s paycheck policy if everyone made $15/hour.

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Cannabis co-CEO fired by beer board, Walmart’s Jet.com drama, and Lee Iacocca changed cars forever Jul 08, 2019

Canopy Growth is the world’s largest cannabis company and it suddenly fired its co-CEO — but it looks like Corona owner Constellation Brands was all over this one. A Recode report revealed major drama within Walmart as its ecommerce arm led by Marc Lore clashes with classic brick-and-mortar Walmartians. And our “Icon of the Week” Lee Iacocca changed the auto industry forever, so we’re looking at his legacy as he passed away.

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Tesla goes from “dark orange” to “light yellow,” Calm is our “Unicorn of the Day,” and the 10th birthday of the longest US econ expansion. Jul 03, 2019

Tesla didn’t report earnings – it reported its car deliveries, and the record numbers boosted the stock 7%. Meditation app Calm just raised more money as a $1B+ valued company, so we dive into the sleep pivot that powered its growth. And happy 10th birthday to the longest economic expansion since WWII.

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Stubhub’s VIP everything for concert tickets, Nike’s women’s sports binge, and Deutsche Bank’s downward spiral Jul 02, 2019

Stubhub is treating customers who spend $10k to VIP tailgates, VIP perks, and VIP customer service. The women’s national team soccer jersey is Nike’s top-selling soccer jersey ever, showing the potential to boost womens’ sales. And Deutsche Bank’s reportedly mulling laying off 20k workers as it still hasn’t recovered from the financial crisis.

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Budweiser acquires Babe / White Girl Rosé, The RealReal surges 45% on its IPO, and Velodyne is the startup making self-driving possible Jul 01, 2019

With beer sales falling, Budweiser’s parent company AB InBev acquires the maker of Babe canned rosé and White Girl Rosé as its summer makeover. The RealReal is leading the re-commerce industry by pulling an Airbnb on thrift stores — and it just surged 45% on its IPO. And Velodyne is our “Pre-IPO of the Day,” using an anti-Tesla technology to make self-driving happen for a bunch of key carmakers (and tech giants).

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Bitcoin’s best friend, Amazon is a shipping company, and Superhuman pioneers “luxury email” Jun 28, 2019

While Bitcoin is rising, we looked at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which is the “shovel” to Bitcoin’s “mining.” A crazy stat about Amazon reveals how it’s become a shipping company. And Superhuman just raised $33M for its mission to make email a luxury thing.

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Shopify’s customer service game-changer, WeWork acquires Waltz, and General Mills falls on snacks vs. pet food Jun 27, 2019

We noticed WeWork is on an acquisition tear, and it just strategically added Waltz to its list. General Mills shares fell 4% because its snack biz is underperforming, while its fancy pet foods are winning. And Shopify powers your go-to boutique ecommerce options, and its new Apple iMessage feature is a new level for customer service.

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Google’s “city-within-a-city-of-the-future” milestone, Starbucks and Dunkin’ hit record highs, and BMW’s big electric car/motorcycle moves Jun 26, 2019

Coffee stocks Starbucks and Dunkin’ are up to record highs this year because they’re both pursuing 4 specific strategies. BMW unveiled its new lineup of Tesla-battling electric cars and even an electric bike. And Google sister company Sidewalk Labs revealed details of its $1B future city plan to takeover a Toronto waterfront.

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“Viagra for Women” gets FDA approval, McDonald’s fresh beef investment pays off, and Caesers gets acquired to create the biggest US casino operator Jun 25, 2019

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder was launched with fresh beef a year ago — and that just propelled McD’s to its first gain in burger market share in 5 years. Caesars merged with Eldorado to create the biggest casino in the US, but activist investor Carl Icahn is the real story. And what’s being called the “Viagra for women” just snagged FDA approval, so we look into why the pharmaceutical company’s stock fell.

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Amazon’s freaky drone patent, Earth’s biggest cannabis company (Canopy) falls 8%, and Walmart’s $288M “Sorcerer” bribe Jun 24, 2019

Canada’s Canopy Growth is the biggest cannabis producer in the world, but its latest numbers reveal it may have a pot demand problem. Walmart paid up a $288M bribery fine, but the management team has a reason to not be upset. And Amazon whipped up a new surveillance drone that fits smoothly into a trend we’re noticing from the ecommerce icon.

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Slack is now public, Netflix’s strategic reveal, and Apple’s trade war letter Jun 21, 2019

Slack shares jumped 49% on their first day of trading, so we jumped into the company that thinks it’ll replace work email within 7 years. Netflix’s Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston movie set a personal record, but it’s the number Netflix shared that entertained us. And Apple’s letter to a US trade rep about moving its factories is a key development in the trade war.

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Grocery Outlet IPOs today, YouTube’s huge change, and Adobe reveals why Silicon Valley loves software Jun 20, 2019

Grocery Outlet’s “WOW!” IPO (listen to the pod — you’ll see what we mean) is the convergence of two major retail trends. YouTube may be launching a separate version for kids and even disable its profit-powering auto-play. And we noticed Adobe’s stock hit a record high and it highlights why Silicon Valley loves software.

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Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Lululemon’s new #sweatlife selfcare shampoo, and Best Buy’s new FitnessTech strategy Jun 19, 2019

Facebook unveiled details of its new cryptocurrency, Libra (aka “ZuckBucks”), so we jump into the key details you need to know. Lululemon’s going hard into its #sweatlife lifestyle push by launching its new shampoo, deodorant, and more, while athleisure keeps winning retail. And Best Buy introduced a new FitnessTech strategy as it aims to become the Apple Store for Baby Boomers.

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Blue Apron’s reverse split, Domino’s self-driving minivan delivery, and Buzzfeed/VW union drama Jun 18, 2019

Tech-focused Domino’s is unleashing a self-driving delivery minivan later this year. Meal kit pioneer Blue Apron’s shares jumped from 55-cents to over $8 because of a reverse stock split (we’ll break it down). And while Buzzfeed employees are pushing to unionize, VW’s shockingly just voted against the idea.

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Airbnb launches (crazy) “Adventures,” Chewy.com’s 60% IPO surge, and Verizon’s new “never forget” dongle strategy Jun 17, 2019

Chewy.com’s IPO is based on the concept of “pet humanization,” but it’s showing how to beat Amazon. Airbnb’s insane new “Adventures” feature lets you book wild trips you probably didn’t realize were possible (because it’s facing competition in every direction). And Verizon launches a piece of hardware to help you not lose anything, but it’s all part of a “switching costs” strategy.

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Quibi’s the #1 disruptor in video, Fiverr surges 90% on IPO day, and HSBC’s Saudi Arabia risk/reward Jun 14, 2019

Startup Quibi is launching as a fully mobile streaming app with $1B in funding, and we just got more details on what it’s working on (hint: the return of “Punk’d”). Gig economy website Fiverr surged 90% on its IPO, and it literally trademarked the term “gig.” And a WSJ article reveals how HSBC has become the international bank of choice for Saudi Arabia with big risk, and big reward.

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Fortnite acquires Houseparty, Restoration Hardware’s rebel upscale strategy, and our “Unsexy Industry of the Day” is Crowdstrike’s IPO Jun 13, 2019

Restoration Hardware (aka RH) surged 20% after its earnings for its new magazine strategy (the opposite of everyone else). Gaming legend Fortnite acquires Houseparty in a move that may redefine the future of social media. And Crowdstrike surged 71% on its IPO day, so we made cybersecurity sexy as our “Unsexy Industry of the Day.”

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Mary Meeker’s epic “Internet Trends Report”, Grubhub jumps after Amazon Restaurants ends, and Brex hits $2.6B as our “Unicorn of the Day” Jun 12, 2019

Mary Meeker dropped her annual 333-slide Internet Trends Report, so we pulled out 3 keys for you. Grubhub shares jumped 8% on word Amazon is ending its restaurant delivery service. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is Brex as it hits a $2.6B valuation giving credit cards to startups.

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“Work From Home” is our Trend of the Day, and Mega Merger Monday happened -- Salesforce, Tableau, Raytheon, United Tech Jun 11, 2019

Suddenly, it happened. Mega Merger Monday. Salesforce acquired Tableau to create the corporate starter kit of software, while Raytheon merged with United Technology to become the #2 player in the defense and weapons industry. And Zoom’s latest earnings report has us jumping into our “Trend of the Day”: Work from Home.

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Revolve’s Instagram/fashion IPO, JetBlack concierge takes on Amazon Prime, and Germany’s Aldi fires up the US grocery wars Jun 10, 2019

The pioneer of social media influencer marketing, Revolve shares surged to become the 2nd best public offering stock performance of 2019 so far. JetBlack is the text-based online concierge club that just revealed key numbers as it takes on Amazon Prime (it’s a Walmart company). And Germany’s chain Aldi opens up shop outside of Walmart’s headquarters as it adds a new front to the epic US grocery wars.

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Beyond Meat surges after 1st earnings, Cronos cannabis’ 10% surge, and Barnes & Noble is about to be bought Jun 07, 2019

In its first earnings report since its IPO, Beyond Meat surged as it defends its first-mover advantage. Canadian cannabis icon Cronos is pivoting its CBD efforts to the US. And Barnes & Noble jumped on word it’s about to be acquired.

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Jack Daniel’s $125M tariff bill, Bird’s new scooter targets “THICs,” and GameStop’s 36% plummet Jun 06, 2019

Liquor legend Brown Forman just revealed that fresh tariffs from the EU on American whiskey is costing the Jack Daniels owner $125M per year. Scooter pioneer Bird has a new bike option that’s blatantly targeting “THICs” -- Town-living High Income Car-less people. And GameStop falls 36% because it’s trying out the Barnes & Noble playbook.

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Spotify’s new app, Mirror is our “Pre-Unicorn of the Day,” and why markets jumped so much Tuesday Jun 05, 2019

Wall Street just had its best day since January, so we explain why (it’s all about The Fed’s focus on something sexy). Spotify whipped up a new app to fix a problem and also take down radio. And fitness-tech mirror Mirror is about to hit a $300M valuation.

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Regulators hit the Mt. Rushmore of tech, Apple’s WWDC, and the biggest private real estate transaction ever (=$18.7B) Jun 04, 2019

Shares of Google and Facebook both fell over 6% on word US regulators have coordinated to take them on. Meanwhile, Apple’s big Worldwide Developers Conference unveiled fresh new iThings. And then private equity firm Blackstone led the biggest private real estate transaction ever -- and became Amazon’s landlord.

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JPMorgan’s “anti-dad” case sets a record, fresh Mexico tariffs will hurt your Chipotle, and non-hotel companies jump into hotels Jun 03, 2019

In a record settlement of $5M for a parental leave case, JPMorgan’s giving new moms and dads a more equal policy (although the US is still way behind). The fresh US tariffs on Mexico announced Thursday will hit cars, avocados, and Coronas. And a bunch of brands you know aren’t in the hotel business, but they’re opening hotels -- So we look at West Elm, Shinola, and LVMH.

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Uber’s 1st public earnings report, Firefly is the future of outdoor ads, and Dollar General & Dollar Tree’s epic days May 31, 2019

In its 1st earnings report as a public company since this month’s IPO, Uber’s earnings report revealed it’s got a problem with 1 word: Growth. Firefly raises $30M and expands to NYC to forever change your cab ads. And Dollar General and Dollar Store stocks are close to all-time highs — And that says a lot about the US.

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Abercrombie’s worst day in 20 years, iRobot’s new launch, and SoFi’s stadium move May 30, 2019

iRobot just unveiled two high-tech robot floor cleaners, but its expansion to non-cleaning things is TBD. Abercrombie & Fitch just axed 3 high-profile flagship stores -- But its stock’s worst day in 2 decades gave us a key insight on retail. And SoFi is raising $500M to expand beyond student loans (and maybe even name a stadium after itself).

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Zynga is our “Accidental Billionaire of the Day,” Huawei’s 4 spy stories, and tobacco’s terrible day (because of regular unleaded) May 29, 2019

Farmville-creator Zynga just sold its San Francisco headquarters building for $600M — And it may be better at real estate than video games. We’re jumping into the spy-worthy “corporate theft” stories of how China’s Huawei stole secret intellectual property from US tech. And cigarette companies suffered their worst day in 5 months, but not because of ecigs and Millennials.

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Facebook’s “GlobalCoin” launching 2020, Kontoor is the new jeans IPO, and SpaceX’s 60-satellite week May 28, 2019

Zuck’s launching a Bitcoin-ish cryptocurrency called GlobalCoin in 2020 so that paying for anything is as easy as messaging. Kontoor is the newly IPO’d company created after Vans-owner VF Brands spun-off its denim icons Wrangler and Lee’s — And it fell on Day #1 of trading. And Snackers asked us to cover Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s big week, so we did. And we loved it.

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Facebook’s 2.2B fake accounts, Disney’s theme park record, and the “IPO of the Day” is a talent agency May 24, 2019

You’ve heard about Disney+ streaming and Marvel Movies for months — But there’s a big story around its theme parks and its new Star Wars land. Facebook’s 3rd transparency report revealed it’s destroyed 2.2B fake accounts in the last three months. And our “IPO of the Day” is Endeavor, the 121-year-old talent agency behind most of the stars you’re watching.

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“Uber Eats Pass” gets leaked, Target is retail-pocalypse-proof, and the Boeing update you wanted May 23, 2019

A “reverse-engineering specialist” discovered within code in the Uber Eats app plans to release a $9.99/month unlimited food delivery service. Yesterday we told you how the retail-pocalypse is crushing JCPenny — Today we jump into how Target is thriving through it. And Snacks Daily listeners asked us for an update on Boeing... so we’re giving

it to them.

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Urban Outfitters launches subscription clothing rental. Tesla hits a 3-year low. And JCPenney’s “graceful shrinking” May 22, 2019

Tesla stock hit a 3-year low this week after one analysts’ aggressive dystopian imagery. Urban Outfitters is trying on its best Rent the Runway impression, whipping out a new clothing rental business to be called Nuuly. And JCPenney’s falls 7% for its uninspiring-ness.

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Sprint/T-Mobile dating drama, chip shares plummet, and Mary Meeker invests in our “Unicorn of the Day” May 21, 2019

Telecom icons T-Mobile and Sprint were supposed to enjoy a $26B merger relationship, but now it may be off — And that halted trading in Sprint stock. Chip-makers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have fallen 20% the last few months because of one big indirect threat. And Canva is our “Unicorn of the Day” because it was touched by VC legend Mary Meeker.

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Away suitcases becomes a “Brand-icorn,” Amazon’s airport and food delivery moves, and John Deere = Trade War May 20, 2019

Amazon made 2 major moves into delivery and shipping by investing in Deliveroo and breaking ground on its own 100-plane airport. Luggage startup Away hit a $1.4B valuation to become our “Brand-icorn of the Day.” And John Deere drops 8% because it’s become a near-perfect illustration of the trade war drama (and Mother Nature).

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Pinterest’s 1st earnings report, TikTok’s is top downloaded app (again), and a brand new stock exchange is coming to markets May 17, 2019

There’s a theme to Pinterest’s first ever earnings report: Slowing. TikTok is the Chinese app that just hit 5 straight quarters as the most-downloaded in the app store. And Long Term Stock Exchange is actually a brand new stock exchange with a very particular mission.

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LaCroix sparkling water drops, Amex acquires Resy, and Americans stop having as many babies May 16, 2019

To get into your weekend calendar, Amex acquired restaurant reservation app Resy to make perks way more Millenniall-y. LaCroix is owned by National Beverage Corp, whose shares fell 7% this week as analysts say it can’t handle new competition. And a major study shows Americans are having a record low number of babies, so we jump into the businesses that affects.

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Match launches date coaching, Ralph Lauren’s Gen-Z moves, and Walmart’s 1-day free shipping reveal May 15, 2019

Ralph Lauren shares dropped even though its latest marketing moves are winning Gen Z. Dating app icon Match announced a new coaching hotline to get you to date #2. And the “Free Shipping Wars” of Walmart vs. Amazon were just kicked up a couple notches.

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Peloton takes down Flywheel, Supreme Court says you can sue Apple, and the “Unsexy Companies of the Day” May 14, 2019

Spin studio chain Flywheel has been taken over by one of its investors because it’s losing the fitness wars to tech-focused Peloton bikes. Apple fell on word from the Supreme Court it can be sued over for its App Store monopoly. And as trade war drama dropped markets big, our “Unsexy Companies of the Day” earned some air.

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LIVE from NYSE for Uber’s IPO, Rihanna’s LVMH luxury launch, and how the newest tariffs affect you (they will) May 13, 2019

We hit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to cover Uber’s IPO for you — Here’s

what we saw. For the first time in over 30 years, luxury design powerhouse LVMH is launching its 1st house from scratch: Rihanna’s Fenty. And the next rounds of tariffs will actually start affecting products in your daily life, so we looked at what’s vulnerable.

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Uber’s IPO day, Harry’s Razors acquired for $1.4B, and Party City surges 10% on helium May 10, 2019

The key details you need to know on Uber’s IPO day. Harry’s disrupted the shaving subscription market, and now it’s been acquired by the company it was disrupting. And Party City stock jumped 10% after it finds a solution to the helium problem messing with its balloon sales (seriously).

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Roku’s 8% jump, Rent The Runway’s new mega (co-working) store, and TripAdvisor’s “experiences” bet May 09, 2019

Roku is Netflix’s 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 new target customer. And TripAdvisor’s growth is slowing, but one division is expanding fast: Experiences.

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Google’s $399 smartphone, Crocs’ comeback, and GM’s robotaxi Cruise snags $1B May 08, 2019

Google’s 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 — Now it’s worth $19B, and wants robotaxis on streets this year. And Crocs shares have nearly doubled in the past year, so we look at why.

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Big Trade War update, Apple’s bought 20+ companies in 6 months, and the largest VC investment in Latin America ever May 07, 2019

The Trade War was supposed to end this week with a peace deal. That’s not looking likely, and we’ll tell you why. Apple’s CEO casually dropped that the company’s bought over 20 startups over the last six months. And super delivery app Rappi just raised $1B from Softbank, making it the biggest Latin American venture investment ever.

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Warren Buffett’s epic annual event, Planet Fitness’ innovative real estate strategy, and almond milk vs. Dean Foods dairy May 06, 2019

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% in the last year, so we’re focused on its innovative real estate strategy that feeds off the retail-pocalypse. And Dean Foods is America’s biggest dairy company, but the stock is down 62% in 2019 because of alt-milk.

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The Taser CEO gets $246M in stock comp, Beyond Meat surges 163%, and Wayfair drops 7% because you’re expensive May 03, 2019

Axon Enterprises is the company behind the taser, and it just awarded its CEO $246M in compensation — So we look in to how it’s set up to incentivize him. Beyond Meat surged 163% on its IPO day. And Wayfair is the biggest online furniture platform whose stock fell 7%, but it’s got a fascinating relationship with 80 “house brands.”

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Molson Coors falls 8% on mid-beer crisis, Royal Caribbean becomes pricing power superhero, and Fitbit is our “Survivor of the Day” May 02, 2019

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 it’s using partnerships to survive. And Royal Caribbean jumped 7% as it realizes it can charge a lot more for cruises.

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Facebook’s new “FB5” redesign (and dating feature), Apple’s past-dependent business model, and Merck’s profits quadruple May 01, 2019

Apple’s earnings report was critical for what it didn’t say, just as much as what it did — And it reveals that Apple’s transformation. Facebook’s F8 event revealed new features (dating and crushes), but the big focus was its app redesign. And Merck’s profits quadrupled because a measles vaccine and a new cancer drug have become its profit puppies.

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Spotify hits 217M profitless users, Airbnb & Marriott’s twin announcements, and Chewy.com’s “pet humanization” IPO Apr 30, 2019

Spotify now boasts 100M paying subscribers, so we looked into why it’s still losing so much money (hint: It’s betting on podcasts). Airbnb and Marriott both revealed new services that look a lot like each other (awkward). And PetSmart’s digital brand Chewy.com will IPO thanks to “pet humanization” trends.

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Beyond Meat boots its meat-focused investor, Comcast (shockingly) hits record high, and one startup’s worst 1st week Apr 29, 2019

Plant-based meat innovator Beyond Meat had an awkward investor: The world’s 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.

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Walmart’s secret “store of the future” unveiled, Starbucks’ loyalty-powered record high, and 3M’s worst day since ‘87 Apr 26, 2019

Starbucks announced the return of the S’mores Frappuccino, but we’re focused on what its new loyalty program change means to your daily routine. Walmart has been cooking up a “store of the future” out of its Long Island-based lab, so we checked it out. And post-it note creator 3M’s worst day in 32 years highlights what’s wrong with the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Lululemon’s 5-year plan surprise, Ford invests in the Tesla of pickup trucks, and Domino’s jumps 5% on a “delivery dilemma” Apr 25, 2019

Ford needs help with electric cars (and help if its electric trucks fail), so it dropped a $500M investment in electric pickup startup Rivian. Domino’s 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 it’s about much more than just yoga pants -- it’s a deodorant, shoes, and menswear lifestyle brand.

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Play-Doh saves Hasbro, Twitter surges 16%, and Harley-Davidson and Whirlpool get opposite tariff drama Apr 24, 2019

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 Whirlpool’s rose, but both because of one thing: Tariffs.

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Tesla’s “Robotaxi 2020” plan, Zillow falls 4% on home flipping, and Luckin, the “Starbucks of China,” is IPO’ing in US Apr 23, 2019

Tesla’s “Autonomy Investor Day” featured Elon saying he’s “very confident” it’ll have 1 million robo-taxi Teslas by 2020. Online real estate platform Zillow fell 4% on word its “iBuying” feature may not be working as planned. And Luckin’s the freakishly fast-growing tech-focused coffee chain in China now filing for an IPO.

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Zoom surges 72% on IPO, T-Mobile jumps into banking, and tobacco/vaping stocks drop on “T21” Apr 22, 2019

Out of last week’s 8 IPOs, we’re focusing on Zoom — 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 – And that’ll cover vaping, too.

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Super Bowl powers Pepsi to all-time high, Wish is Earth’s #3 ecommerce company, and Kansas City Southern Railroads jumps 4% (thank Mexico) Apr 18, 2019

Pepsi rose to an all-time high as advertising’s rescued its soda biz. Wish is reportedly raising $300M to reach an $11B valuation as 2018’s most-downloaded ecommerce app. And you haven’t ridden on Kansas City Southern Railroads, but it just jumped 4% and has a special stake in geopolitics.

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Apple & Qualcomm sign peace treaty, Stitch Fix hit by Walmart, and Ro becomes a semi-corn with new menopausal brand Apr 17, 2019

Qualcomm shares surged after settling a major court battle with Apple that’ll give it plenty of iPhone $$$. Walmart’s launching a kids clothing subscription box that’s straight out of Stitch Fix’s playbook. And men’s erectile dysfunction startup Ro hit a $500M valuation as it launches a women’s menopausal medicine brand.

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Panera joins the “Game of Scones,” Waste Management’s $5B acquisition, and Gogo inflight Wi-Fi surges 8% Apr 16, 2019

House Starbucks or House Dunkin’? Panera kicked the fast-food Breakfast Wars up a notch with its focus on coffee. Waste Management’s $5B acquisition highlights the business future of trash. And Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi’s 8% jump shows the company’s biggest potential and its giant challenge.

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African tech IPO Jumia jumps big, Facebook’s board drama, and JP Morgan jumps 5% as it looks into America’s wallet Apr 15, 2019

The “Amazon of Africa,” Jumia, surged 75% on its IPO day, but it’s really more of an everything-app for 14 fast-growing African nations. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is leaving Facebook’s board because things are getting too awkward. And JPMorgan rose 5% as it kicked off earnings season, but we’re more interested in its unique window into

your wallet.

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Amazon throws shade at competitors, Lemonade raises $300M, and Keurig Dr. Pepper falls 4% on cocktail K-Cups Apr 12, 2019

Jeff Bezos’ annual letter to Amazon shareholders ripped on eBay and professed love for gut instincts. Keurig Dr. Pepper stock fell 4% because its new K-Cup partnership with Budweiser seems dubious. And insurance startup Lemonade raises $300M with an insurance business model based on you not hating it.

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Uber doesn’t want its IPO to be like Lyft’s, Netflix’s unprecedented comedy move, and Delta’s 2 “profit puppies” Apr 11, 2019

Lyft shares have fallen 25% since their first day of trading — And things got worse yesterday because of what Uber revealed. Netflix is partnering with another subscription service for the first time, and this one’s all about comedy. And Delta jumped 2% on more details about (what we’re calling) its two “profit puppies.”

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Levi’s 1st earnings report, Under Armour drops 4%, and Bank of America’s big pay raise Apr 10, 2019

In its first earnings report since its March IPO, Levi’s shares jumped. Under Armour dropped 5% because a single survey showed it’s lost consumer love big-time. And Bank of America just jacked up its minimum wage to $20 an hour — And that says a lot about the current economy.

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“Avengers” powers AMC movie theater stock, Chuck E. Cheese’s plans to go public again, and GE falls because of “the GE whisperer” Apr 09, 2019

Don’t call it a comeback (but it is a comeback). Your childhood Chuck E. Cheese’s has been revamped by private equity and wants to go public again. AMC jumped 9% on word the latest “Avengers” could have the biggest movie opening ever — And this summer is packed with blockbusters. And General Electric shares fell after “the GE whisperer” turned on the conglomerate.

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Bumble launches a physical magazine, Snapchat gets into gaming, and 1 problem in the “perfect” jobs report Apr 08, 2019

Ladies-first dating app Bumble just published a physical magazine as it transitions online to offline. Snapchat stock popped last week after its big move to make video games for non-video-gamers. And the March Jobs Report showed continued economic growth, but we look into one number that’s a real problem.

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Beyonce signs with Adidas, Corona’s owner pops 7% for quitting wine, and why Tesla fell 9% Apr 05, 2019

Adidas’ new creative partnership with Beyonce signals a major change in athleisurewear. Corona-owner Constellation Brands just sold its cheap wine biz for $1.7B to pivot to beer. And Tesla dropped 9% on e-car sales worries (FYI, Elon Musk was busy in court over his tweets).

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McDonald’s 2nd investment in a week, Uber’s and NYC’s traffic tax, and Ikea’s new furniture rental service Apr 04, 2019

McDonald’s stock hit a record high after its 2nd investment in a week to make its food more tech. Uber’s IPO is coming up, but it’s been busy making NYC’s new congestion tax happen. And Ikea pulls a Rent-The-Runway and announces a furniture subscription service.

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FemTech grabs $42M for breast pumps, Whole Foods finally cuts prices big, and Walgreens drops 12% Apr 03, 2019

Elvie raises $42M to scale its “iPod of breast pumps” in a big week for FemTech. Whole Foods (finally) cuts prices today, but it shows how Amazon’s grocery strategy is a mess. And Walgreen’s is officially the worst stock in the Dow yesterday and for all of 2019 after another rough quarter.

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Burger King launches plant-based Impossible Whoppers, Kellogg’s sells its cookies for $1.3B, and Google’s Gmail turns 15 Apr 02, 2019

Nutella’s owner just bought Keebler and a whole bunch of cookies from Kellogg, even though Pringles sales are jumping. Gmail is Google’s secret weapon against Amazon. And Burger King partnered with Impossible Foods to make plant-based burgers mainstream.

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2019’s IPO profit problem, Restoration Hardware plummets 22%, and Brexit’s “big” day Apr 01, 2019

Lyft popped 8% on IPO day, and it reflects a bigger theme with 2019’s tech IPOs: Profits don’t matter (yet). March 29th was circled for years on calendars — We’ll look at what happens now that it didn’t happen. And Restoration Hardware drops hard even though it’s betting on a unique new-old strategy.

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Lyft IPOs, Facebook’s ad model gets sued, and the Mets’ Moviepass situation Mar 29, 2019

Lyft’s IPO is today, so we tell you how it got here. Facebook’s facing another lawsuit, this time about its core business model. And the Mets are Movie-passing themselves this baseball season.

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Casper becomes a unicorn, Lululemon surges 11% on Man-leisurewear, and Southwest’s big Boeing problem Mar 28, 2019

Lululemon’s sales stretched as the CEO sets gender parity goal. Casper Mattress’ slide deck gets revealed, just as it hits a $1.1B valuation. And Boeing’s proposed a new fix to its faulty 737 Max planes, but Southwest is feeling the pain.

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Bed Bath & Beyond’s “intervention,” Cronos cannabis’s humble-brag, and the new meme-messing internet law in Europe Mar 27, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond surged 22% for its best day in a decade, but because investors are having an intervention with management. Cronos’ quarterly sales surged 248%, but there was so much more to the Canadian cannabis company’s earnings report. And the EU just passed the biggest internet regulation yet that may make you have to come up with your own original humor.

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Apple’s biggest day since the iPhone, Winnebago gets Marie Kondo’d, and the 1st eSports stadium Mar 26, 2019

In 4 minutes, we break down Apple’s hugest product event since the iPhone (it’s all about da bundles). Winnebago’s RV sales dropped 17%, but Millennials are saving camping. And America’s getting its 1st ever 100% fully eSports stadium…in Philly

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MarketSnacks acquired, Pinterest’s IPO deets, Papa John signs Shaq, and Tiffany’s falls 5% Mar 25, 2019

This is big. MarketSnacks has been acquired by Robinhood, and is now Snacks Daily -- Same digestible financial news, better everything else. Today, we jumped into Pinterest’s IPO filing material to discover they’re all about Millennial moms. Papa John just subbed in Shaq to be its “Pizza Wars” savior. And Tiffany’s falls even as it adds Lady Gaga to its fresh new line.

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