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Visa & Mastercard settlement may save businesses $30B Mar 27, 2024

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Over two decades of lawsuits with merchants have finally backed Visa & Mastercard into a settlement agreement. Now from these antitrust proceedings, both credit card companies must lower credit card fees for businesses, but how much will businesses save and what are the details behind the case? Plus: Canva acquires Affinity and Trader Joe’s raises banana prices for the first time since 2001.

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Looking for a shipwreck? You and everyone else Mar 26, 2024

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The easiest time to find a shipwreck is right now. With advancements in technology and climate change, researchers and companies alike are finding ways to dive deep and uncover ancient ruins underwater. But why is there such an interest and who’s investing in this? Plus: Boeing CEO steps down and TikTok hires a youth council.

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Adults line up for viral Swedish candy Mar 25, 2024

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Swedish company BonBon is making heaps of money off their candies. Since a TikTok trend (of course) brought the company into the limelight, their sales have gone from about 20 to 1k+ per day almost overnight. So what’s the deal with this candy and why is it such a hot commodity? Plus: There’s a growing amount of millionaires in the US and Tennessee is protecting musicians from AI.

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Why dynamic pricing — at Wendy’s and everywhere — is likely inevitable Mar 24, 2024

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A few weeks ago, Wendy’s encountered disaster when it announced, and immediately walked back, a plan for dynamic pricing. But this won’t be the last time you hear about the strategy. We talked to Sahaj Sharda, a Columbia University law student and author of The Extinction of the Price Tag, about the dangers of dynamic pricing and whether consumers can use it to their advantage.

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Reddit goes public with a $748m IPO Mar 22, 2024

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Redditors rejoice! The online forum officially went public yesterday to much fanfare. Reddit seems to negate the trend of low value IPOs with a very promising $748m value, but what does this all mean for users and will we see success for the first social media company going public since Pinterest in 2019? Plus: Doordash drones are coming and The US Department of Justice is suing Apple.

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Haven’t been to a real-life immersive fantasy event? You’re off trend Mar 21, 2024

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Through the power of TikTok’s BookTok, several companies are now making good business out of producing immersive experiences based on fantasy books and millennial and Gen Z audiences have proven they’ll pay top dollar to attend.

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The economics of dating Mar 20, 2024

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Dating is expensive, but that hasn't stopped people from spending around $200B annually on it. Today we’re joined by Noelle Medina who produced a video on The Hustle YouTube channel about the economics of dating. We’ll discuss how people are spending, where dating apps come into play and if money can really buy you love. Plus: Unilever is set for 7k+ layoffs and Coca Cola moves toward recycled plastic.

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The ‘dirty soda’ boom: from TikTok to mainstream Mar 19, 2024

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Thanks to a TikTok trend (as per usual), ‘dirty soda’ is trending. Simply, ‘dirty soda’ is a doctored up soda with milk, fruit flavorings and more tooth-rotting fun. The term was first coined by drink company Swig, but now big brands are moving into the market with offerings of their own. Plus: Apple may bring Google Gemeni to iPhone and Mr Beast inks a game show deal with Amazon.

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What’s with WcDonald’s? Anime-themed McDonald’s creates a buzz Mar 18, 2024

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The Mcdonald’s marketing team has gone full otaku with their WcDonald’s experiential activation. The anime themed campaign brought in a lot of press fo the legacy fast food chain, but was it done well and can other businesses learn from this?

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Subscription apps aren’t making money Mar 15, 2024

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Tons of apps just aren’t raking in cash like you’d think they would. TechCrunch reports that just 17.2% of apps ever exceed $1k in monthly revenue, which is a scary statistic for app developers out there. Is inflation to blame, or is there something deeper here?

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