Jeff Bezosâ 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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đď¸ âFake-flation & Dumb Dealsâ â Prime Dayâs shopping tricks. Dishoomâs dice restaurant. H-E-Bâs Texas rescue team.
Londonâs most popular restaurant, Dishoom, has a wild growth hack⌠Roll the dice, get a free meal.Amazon Prime Day is now Prime Week⌠but itâs really a fake deal mind game.One biz is saving flood victims in Texas: H-E-B⌠the $47B grocery chain bigger than Uber.Plus, Ozzy Osborne ... Show More
21m 29s
Jul 2024
Meta Investing Billions in Eyewear? & Netflix Keeps Adding Subscribers
Episode 369: Neal and Toby discuss Metaâs interest in buying a stake in Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica, signaling it wants to lead the pack in smart eyewear tech. Then, Netflix adds another 8 million subscribers and continues to show why itâs the king of streaming. Next, the EA S ... Show More
30m 11s
Jan 2025
Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazonâs New Head Of Grocery | Fast Five
In this weekâs Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed:The appointment of Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel to head up Amazonâs grocery strategy (Source)Whe ... Show More
49m 28s
Sep 2024
DOJ Accuses Visa of Being a Monopoly & Ozempic Prices Grilled by Congress
Episode 417: Neal and Toby discuss the latest DOJ battle against a big company, this time against Visa, alleging it monopolizes the debit card business. Then, FTX fraudster and key witness Caroline Ellison cooperates with the courts but receives 2 years in prison. Also, the CEO o ... Show More
32m 25s
Apr 18
Google Ruled a Monopoly⌠Again? & Netflix Takes Closer Step to $1T
Episode 564: Neal and Toby recap the fallout from a federal judgeâs ruling of Google monopolizing the ad tech space. Then, President Trump goes on the offensive, calling for the termination of Fed Chair Jerome Powell after he said tariffs would increase inflation. Plus, Netflix c ... Show More
32m 25s
Jun 20
Can Liquid Glass Save Apple's Dominance? & Power Ranking Brands' Marketing
Episode 609: Neal and Toby sit down with branding and marketing expert Ashwinn Krishnaswamy (@shwinnabegobrand) about Appleâs recent WWDC conference and if its Liquid Glass redesign is worth the hype. Also, the latest brand moves by OpenAI, Nike, and HBO. Then, whatâs the future ... Show More
36m 30s
Jun 2024
Slate Money: Is Tesla Even a Good Car Company?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Tesla shareholdersâ overwhelming support of Muskâs pay package, the return of the GameStop meme stock influencer, and why Governor Hochul killed New Yorkâs congestion pricing plan. In the Plus segment: a Missouri r ... Show More
44m 50s