Mediterranean QSR chain Cava looks to go public: That would make it the first restaurant company to make its public market debut this year.
Mindstrong scales back as layoffs pile up: Digital health services startups without profits, partners, or scale are shedding employees.
Congress takes up telehealth benefits: The House bill aims to cover benefits for American workers that could end with the public health emergency. Here’s why it’s important to keep driving up telehealth adoption.
CVS-Oak Street rumored deal is a Medicare Advantage play: The retailer could soon be placing a big bet on value-based primary care. Is it enough to match its healthcare rivals?
ES: EU, UK, and US antitrust approaches are aligning: Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision could face tougher pushback now that various regulators are on the same page.
Despite a tightening ad market, the Super Bowl powers on: Fox has sold out spots for Sunday’s game, with prices stabilizing after last year’s jump.
Despite delays, Apple can benefit from its extensive user base and merchant acceptance to build BNPL success.
Google seeks ethical high ground: Under pressure from Microsoft’s bullish generative AI investments, the search giant seeks to cling to its ethics goals through its Anthropic deal.
Apple considers pricier iPhones to spur sales: Can an even more premium iPhone help increase sales? Apple seems to think so. Meanwhile, carriers are discounting its latest models in China by $100.
Tech feels chill amid hot economy: Dell, HP, and Lenovo layoffs contrast with the US job market’s strength. Tech could face the double whammy of an interest rate hike plus a consumer spending dip.
On today’s episode, we investigate the changes and current issues plaguing the cryptocurrency industry. In our “Headlines” segment, we discuss the top crypto collapses of 2022. In “Story by Numbers,” we dissect a few data points that highlight the scope of the industry's fallout and its expectations in 2023. And in “For Argument's Sake,” we exchange our views on a few of the predictions that were recently made in the Insider Intelligence "Fintech Trends to Watch for 2023" report. Tune in to the conversation with host Rob Rubin, our analyst Grace Broadbent, and Simon Taylor, co-founder of 11:FS and head of strategy and content at Sardine.
On today's episode, we discuss how Snapchat+ is getting on, concerns over time spent on the social platform, and why Q4 revenue growth stalled. "In Other News," we talk about whether Artifact, a new app from Instagram's co-founders, could become the future of social media, and how complications at Tesla could affect Elon Musk's other owned property, Twitter. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
A lack of actionable insights may be the problem. Banks should rethink how tools are developed and offered.
Economic uncertainty and digitization has exposed FIs to more fraud and AML risks. Here’s what they need to watch for.
Two digital challengers bagged big funding this week, and another is taking on Mexico.
Sightline Payments will work with Visa to power its Play+ cards, which can help digitize the cash-heavy casino and gaming sector.
Warehouse construction slows as demand begins to soften: But supply remains short, which could exacerbate retailers’ challenges once consumer spending recovers.
Deckers and Skechers defy economic uncertainty to post record quarters: But elevated inventory levels among wholesale partners are driving both to focus on D2C.