Snacks Daily show

Snacks Daily

Summary: Digestible financial news. Get smarter fast with an entertaining breakdown of our top 3 business stories in 15 minutes. Pairs perfectly with your commute, workout, or morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Kramer and Nick Martell.

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 Apple Wallet replaces your college student ID, Blue Apron drops 5% on brutal partnership, and Amazon ups its minimum wage to $15 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 969

Blue Apron can’t figure life out, dropping 5% after revealing a partnership with Grubhub that was universally disliked. Amazon’s upping the pressure on competition by increasing its minimum wage 25% to $15. And Apple added student IDs to Apple Wallet yesterday to get everyone under 22 committed to Apple

 GE fires its new-ish CEO, Stitch Fix’s 20% plummet, and the low-down on the new NAFTA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1054

Clothing delivery site Stitch Fix has soared 76% this year -- But it’s still got one problem to fix. $100B GE used to be worth $600B and the CEO had no plan to get them back there. And the trade deal formerly known as NAFTA is now “USMCA” so we got everything you need to know about it.

 Saturday night’s breaking Elon Musk Tesla update, BlackBerry’s (shockingly) back, and The Infatuation’s $30M fundraise is the future of media | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1055

After Tesla’s CEO got sued by the SEC, we were worried about the company and wished Elon had settled instead -- and at 8pm EST Saturday night he did. BlackBerry’s phone days are dead, but its new software biz is crushing life. And The Infatuation’s a food review website that just raised $30M because its future is the future of media.

 H&M surges 13%, Stripe becomes the 6th most valuable US unicorn, and Compass and Opendoor each snag $400 million to disrupt real estate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 946

80% of Americans use Stripe, the payment processor just raised $245M to reach a $20B valuation. Fast fashion icon H&M has $4.1B in unsold clothes, but it’s new store concept is saving the chain. And real estate disruptors Compass and Opendoor both just raised $400M… from the same venture capital firm.

 SurveyMonkey surges 50% at IPO, TheKnot blissfully bought by WeddingWire, and Salesforce’s Dreamforce event becomes a cultural icon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1074

The first day of trading for SurveyMonkey was awesome, but it shows the company left money on the table. The wedding industry is absurdly profitable and every couple uses The Knot (which just got bought). And DreamForce shut down San Francisco just like Salesforce software shuts down your brain

 Nike’s earnings deserve an MVP, anti-kale drive-in Sonic bought for $2.3B, and the big deal with Insta’s co-founders leaving Facebook | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 912

The stock may have dipped, but Nike’s earnings last quarter deserve a starting spot after the performances of their top sponsored athletes. Arby’s owner dropped $2.3B for drive-in Sonic because Millennials can’t kill fast food. And Instagram’s co-founders left Facebook on awkward terms, and there's 1 big takeaway for Zuck.

 SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5B, Michael Kors buys Versace for $2.4B, and airlines face a 1,200 page change | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 909

What companies didn’t get bought yesterday? The world’s biggest audio entertainment company is about to be created as SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5B. Michael Kors followed fashionably by acquiring Italian fashion house Versace for $2.4B. And a new Congressional bill hooks up fliers at the expense of airlines (no more lying about weather cancellations).

 Airbnb wants to give you its stock, Comcast’s crazy $39B British weekend auction splurge, and why the market’s at record highs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 981

Makes no sense -- Stocks hit record highs last week even though the Trade War got way worse... so we looked into why. Airbnb sent an email to the SEC about changing a key rule so it can give you stock in itself without an IPO. And Comcast beat Fox and Disney in a crazy British auction to buy European media giant Sky in order to take on Netflix worldwide.

 Gap's new brand for athleisure dudes, Amazon's "surprise event" (and 8 new products), and Bud Light finally gets its top ad wish | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 997

It’s pre-pre-holiday season, so Amazon suddenly announced a surprise product reveal event: 8 new Echo/Alexa products so you can dominate gift giving (including a microwave). Gap’s struggling hard, so it’s going all-in on the athleisurewear trend with a guy brand to complement Athleta. And after a 60-year holdout, Budweiser-owner AB-InBev got a blessing from the playing field with a new deal to put athletes in commercials.

 Roman raises $88M to go from erectile dysfunction to smoke quitting, Airstream's $2.5B international move, and Fitbit jumps 4% on creepy new app | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1047

No more lying to your boss about how much you ran this morning -- Fitbit shares rose for its new feature that tracks all your health data for your employer. Erectile dysfunction startup Roman is less than a year old, but just raised $88M to change its name and take on a new problem. And Airstream-owner Thor (great name) makes a big move to take RVing worldwide.

 Audi partners with Amazon for Tesla-killer, Postmates evolves into a unicorn (and plans IPO), and why General Mills stock dropped 7% | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 922

Cereal was killing General Mills -- But shares dropped 7% because it’s lost its 1 good thing. Postmates raised $300M to officially become a unicorn, so the CEO saddled up on some IPO plans. And Audi’s new electric SUV dropped Tesla’s stock -- and it’s partnered up with Amazon to convince you to buy one.

 Coca-Cola looks to try pot, Amazon’s “Ratings-Gate,” and deep-diving on Time Mag’s $190M acquisition by Marc Benioff | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 998

Cannabis stocks surged on word Coca-Cola’s been chatting with Aurora Growth to create a “functional wellness beverage” using pot ingredients. Amazon’s got a problem with ratings fraud that could hurt trust at a critical time. And Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, bought Time Magazine as a “social impact” investment -- that reflects a sad thing for news journalism.

 Goldman’s 2+ week long losing streak, Brazil’s record $63M scooter fundraise, and Google’s internal “email list” employee revolt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1012

Goldman Sachs’ stock fell for 11 straight days. The new CEO has a tough first assignment: Get the mojo back. A Brazilian e-scooter and bike startup is learning from its American first-movers on how to do mobility -- And its record $63M Series A could make it even better than Bird or Lime. And Google wants to make money again in China, but it’s employees don’t -- their new secret internal email chain reveals it.

 $4B Peloton sues Flywheel over spin bikes, Walmart’s Jet.com gets urban Millennial makeover, and Restoration Hardware’s beautiful $50M bet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1056

Walmart went way out of its comfort zone, tossing an urban makeover all over its Jet.com ecommerce website. Restoration Hardware’s unreal new flagship store shows it’s making brick-and-mortar retail aggressively experiential (think Vegas meets Disney meets Martha Stewart). And spinning disruptor Peloton wants to sweat-challenge Flywheel, so it's suing its competitor for 2 reasons.

 Apple’s huge new iPhone unveil, Snap drops 7% to record low, and e-cig unicorn Juul attacked by the FDA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1025

Apple’s epic annual product unveil came down to 4 things -- we’re not that impressed, but we got you covered on all of them. Tobacco stocks are loving that e-cigarette unicorn Juul just got hit hard by the FDA’s anti-teen smoking task force. And Snap’s stuck with 2 problems in 1 day that dropped shares to their worst level ever.

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