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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🛍️ “Fake-flation & Dumb Deals” — Prime Day’s shopping tricks. Dishoom’s dice restaurant. H-E-B’s Texas rescue team.
London’s most popular restaurant, Dishoom, has a wild growth hack… Roll the dice, get a free meal.Amazon Prime Day is now Prime Week… but it’s 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
Jan 2018
Ep. 72 - Buy Your Own 1956 Porsche on the Blockchain w/ Marco Abele Founder/CEO TEND
*** this is not financial or legal advice***
Rich people have been doing it for years!! Buying expensive things for lots of money, keeping them in museums, and then years later selling it for more money. Now we, the average consumer, have a chance to do the same opportunity. Meet ... Show More
39m 44s
Mar 2023
TikTok CEO can't sway congress, CashApp Fraud?, Apple at the movies
Episode 24: Neal and Toby take a look at TikTok CEO's Shou Chew's testimony before Congress yesterday and why lawmakers still have major concerns over the app's security. Also, Hindenberg's report on Block and CashApp has sent the company into a tailspin. And why is Apple investi ... Show More
27m 29s
Jan 2024
Slate Money: Apple Maps is Finally Good
Last week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spears asked you to weigh in on your preferred map app: Reigning champ Google, or late bloomer Apple? This week, they reveal your answers and discuss the merits of each. Also: Boeing’s airplane malfunctions, and what Bitcoin’s ET ... Show More
49m 8s
Jun 2024
Judge Blocks $30B Credit Swipe Fee Deal & Rivian's $5B Lifeline From Volkswagen
Episode 352: Neal and Toby recap the credit card swipe battle between credit card networks, merchants, and customers. The $30B meant to take a step forward in resolving high swipe fees was blocked by a judge. Then, Volkswagen invests $5 billion into Rivian, giving it new life tha ... Show More
29m 12s