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Roblox Rethinks Strategy as Shares Plummet, Young Audience Matures
Earnings // May 09, 2024

The thing about shiny new things, is that they are often dulled by repeated play. Roblox, the virtual world gaming platform, is finding that out the hard way as its muted second quarter guidance — released Thursday morning (May 9) — has since sent the...

Walmart Shares Hit All-Time High as Groceries Draw Shoppers
Walmart // November 03, 2023

Walmart’s shares reportedly reached an all-time high Friday (Nov. 3), with investors betting on its ability to thrive during the holiday season. This peak, at $166.30, is the highest point since Walmart’s inception on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972, CNBC reported Friday (Nov. 3). One...

Nubank’s Stock Dips After CEO Sells 3% of His Shares
Markets // August 17, 2023

Digital bank Nubank reportedly saw its shares dip after CEO David Velez sold a portion of his stake in the company. The stock fell by as much as 8.6% during New York trading, marking the largest intra-day decline since April, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 17)....

TrueCar Is Restructuring and Changing Management as Losses Continue
eCommerce // June 14, 2023

TrueCar, the online vehicle listing platform, is set to undergo a strategic restructuring aimed at rationalizing its organization and improving efficiency amid broader downshifts in the sector.  In an announcement Wednesday (June 14), TrueCar described “a strategic restructuring to streamline the organization, including a workforce reduction...

Interviews & Exclusives
Co-Ownership Platform Opens Doors to Luxe Second-Home Market

August 23, 2022
In the tightest housing market in memory, it’s hard to wrap one’s mind around the fact that thousands of very desirable second homes sit empty most of the year. That inventory isn’t rented or listed, which seems a pity considering how nice — and empty — these homes are. That’s an opportunity waiting for the right […]

What’s Behind Square’s Stock Price Surge?

July 07, 2020
Wall Street has famously been called “both voting machine and weighing machine.” Of course, voting is a bit of popularity contest, and as retail investors (and some institutional ones) crowd...

The Life, Death And Rebirth Of The Daily Deal

February 21, 2020
Groupon is out of the business of selling consumer goods — an announcement that followed yet another disappointing earnings run from the eCommerce firm. The news took both consumers and...

PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty

January 30, 2020
PayPal put on a strong finish to 2019, managing to beat analyst estimates nearly across the board in terms of revenue, active usership and total payments volume processed. However, despite...

Quick Reads
Report: Revolut Could Hit $45 Billion Valuation After Share Sale

July 23, 2024
Revolut is reportedly preparing a share sale that would value it at $45 billion. The British FinTech is close to a deal that would see it sell roughly $500 million in employee-owned shares, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (July 23), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report noted that the sale is […]

Walmart Shares Hit All-Time High as Groceries Draw Shoppers

November 03, 2023
Walmart’s shares reportedly reached an all-time high Friday (Nov. 3), with investors betting on its ability to thrive during the holiday season. This peak, at $166.30, is the highest point...

Nubank’s Stock Dips After CEO Sells 3% of His Shares

August 17, 2023
Digital bank Nubank reportedly saw its shares dip after CEO David Velez sold a portion of his stake in the company. The stock fell by as much as 8.6% during...

TrueCar Is Restructuring and Changing Management as Losses Continue

June 14, 2023
TrueCar, the online vehicle listing platform, is set to undergo a strategic restructuring aimed at rationalizing its organization and improving efficiency amid broader downshifts in the sector.  In an announcement Wednesday...