Snacks Daily

Platforms are everywhere. Uber. Airbnb. YouTube. We focus on three unique platforms and their three critical stages to growth. You interact with them everyday, so you need to know what industry platforms will take over next.

Tailored Brands (the men’s suit company) looked oversized, ugly, and unimpressive in Q1. Microsoft is going at Amazon’s Go concept with its own cashier-less shopping system to sell to retailers. And WeWork is looking for a giant valuation after revealing awesome Q1 financial reports.

A South Korean tech company is innovating the hell out of the movie theater experience. The Fed raised interest rates yesterday because the economy is too good for its own good. And Twitter shares are up a shocking 122% since the US presidential election (and made a big announcement related to the World Cup).

Detroit’s Central Train Station just became Ford’s 2nd corporate campus for futuristic travel. AT&T and Time Warner were given approval to merge, which had a huge impact on media stocks. And Weight Watchers is our MarketSnacks “Comeback of the Day” for turning itself into a lifestyle brand -- again.

When a Cryptocurrency exchange gets hacked for $37 million, Bitcoin hits its lowest level of the year. Taiwan’s funky M17 has a Tinder-meets-YouTube dating app — and they awkwardly ghosted their IPO. And Fitbit’s new kids version helped the stock to its best day ever (and we pulled two biz terms you gotta know out of it).

China is in all the news. Markets, business, and politics. We explain how China plans to threaten the USA’s status as the economic leader of the world.

Stitch Fix is Amazon-proof thanks to its human and algorithm tag team. DocuSign lets users try free (which is key). And Lyft makes app changes that are good for you and for the world.

We dive into Tennessee Fire Whiskey, which copied Fireball, which killed Jaeger. Craigslist is finally under pressure from Facebook 20 years after it was created in an email chain. And airlines are struggling with how to deal with increased oil prices.

Hudson Bay's CEO ends short relationship with Gilt Groupe by selling to Rue La La. Spotify leaves behind 3rd (and biggest yet) hint it's developing its first hardware device. And Major League Baseball wants to buy Rawlings even though its sales are falling.

Our new term for $1 trillion companies (better than “unicorn”). Vail Resorts adds to its lead over Alterra for largest ski resort empire. And McDonald’s wins “Comeback Kid Of The Day” through its tech overhaul.

We've been here before... but this European crisis is different than Brexit and GRExit. And this Italian drama is going to get dragged out like a multi-season soap opera. Here are the main things you need to know to lead the conversation on "Quitaly."

J. Crew is learning big lessons from its Madewell brand and "relaunching" in 2018. Under Armour is not the same company it was in 2016 (when it signed a 10-year deal with Major League Baseball). And the US trade drama finally got real Thursday night as tariffs were imposed... on our allies.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel addressed two scandals and finally punched back at Facebook. A $1 billion eScooter company is revolutionizing (and terrorizing) urban transportation. And Google’s wireless phone service is coming out to the world.

JAB Holdings has acquired 10 coffee chains you love since 2012. SoulCycle decides not to IPO until it figures out what company it is. Salesforce crushed another earnings report. Thanks to today's sponsor, Pitney Bowes (60 day free trial).

Apple partnered with VW on autonomous buses. Lyft invested in its human drivers. Uber showed us what’s under the hood. Self-driving everything dominated headlines last week, so we broke down the four things you gotta know to be a self-driving car convo hero.  Thanks to today's sponsors Pitney Bowes (60 day free trial) and LinkedIn ($50 credit to post your first job).