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The 49ers are in the Super Bowl again thanks to one data-driven strategy — But this isn’t a football story, it’s a business story (and it’s inspired by the artist Renoir). WeWork’s ex Adam Neumann just tried to buy-back WeWork — He’s either pulling a Steve Jobs… or he’s pulling a Fyre Fest. And FTX is shockingly planning to refund all its customers all their lost $$$ — And it highlights the beauti...

Nerds’ candy sales have surged 10x to become the  #1 top selling sugar candy in America — So we’re explaining why Nerds is doing its 1st Super Bowl ad. The Las Vegas Sphere just shared its first full quarter of earnings… and actually had a profit — Because The Sphere is the nuclear power plant of entertainment. And Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos both invested in KoBold, a mining startup for our...

What’s that model wearing? Uggs. The sheepskin boot brand’s sales have surged to an all-time high — Because nostalgia follows a 20-year life cycle. It’s Facebook’s 20th birthday and Zuck’s baby just had its best week ever — Meta stock is up 5x in the last 14 months because of Meta’s metamorphosis: From people to profit. And a new study just discovered the type of packaging that sells the best — Be...

Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Drake. All their music is off TikTok today because of a dispute with Universal — So we’re going to explain the “Great TikTok Purge” with Rihanna’s lyrics… because this deal comes down to pennies. Apple’s biggest product launch since the iPhone happens today: The $3,500 Vision Pro headsets — When it comes to new innovations, the first version is the worst version. And Ame...

Zum just hit a $1.3B valuation for reinventing the school bus: Electric and smart — but since kids are involved, they’re facing some speed bumps. 23&Me pioneered the home DNA test, but now they’re close to bankruptcy — because of the “The Macarena Problem”: One-hit-wonder” And the largest stock fund in the world? It’s Norway — Norway’s sovereign wealth fund owns 2% of the world’s stocks (no jo...

Dry January is drier than ever, but the real winner is the Cannabis industry — Marijuana sales surged this month because it’s actually “Canuary.” Google and Microsoft just announced record profits, but they also announced more and more layoffs — Because a dollar saved is easier than a dollar earned. And the comedy podcast SmartLess just landed a $100M deal with SiriusXM — Because Content is K...

What’s powering LVMH, the largest luxury company on earth? It’s Sephora (LVMH’s favorite child) — Because great luxury builds ladders. FanDuel just started trading on the New York Stock Exchange with a $200 promo code if you download — So we’re looking at sports bettings biggest bet (yet). Roomba-maker iRobot was supposed to be acquired by Amazon, but the deal was just canceled #StockBlocked — But...

The #MobWifeAesthetic is trending thanks to the Soprano’s 25th anniversary TikTok account — HBO cut The Sopranos into 25 second episodes because of “The Salami Strategy.” IBM’s stock is (shockingly) close to an all-time high — So we’re looking at what IBM actually does, and why prestige ≠ profits. There’s a fascinating chain you’ve never heard of called Where Ya Bin — They sell out of what Amazon...

Dolly Parton just launched a new album, a new food brand, and celebrated a 78th birthday — So we jumped in TBOYstyle to the $600M conglomerate of DollyWood. Wall Street just hit a record high and everyone’s crediting “The Magnificent 7” stocks — But we think it’s really “The Super 6”... because 1 should be out. And Bilt hit a $3B valuation for letting you pay your rent with a credit card (and earn...

Apple’s car *might* arrive by 2028, and it won’t be self-driving — The biggest cost to this project isn’t time, money, or work… it’s opportunity. Puma stock fell 10% yesterday because Argentina devalued their currency — We’ll show you how currency devaluations are great for 1 thing, horrible for everything else.  And Amazon Prime video is reportedly offering MrBeast $100M to do an exclusive s...

TurboTax was just banned from using the word “free” — but that word is how TurboTax won 71% of the tax prep market. Netflix just dropped $5B to live-stream World Wrestling Entertainment — And we think Netflix’s next target should be the NBA. Starbucks just announced its first ever North American Barista Championships — Call them the Goodwill Games… because they are. $SBUX $TKO $NFLX $INTU Sub...

The world has a new #1 airplane company: Airbus — Airbus’s market value just passed Boeing for the 1st time ever. We want to talk about their 12-year waitlist. The Rubik’s Cube toy that’s messed with your minds is surging right now — It sells $75M/year by defying the screen. And xAI, Elon’s chatbot company, is reportedly raising money at a $15-20B valuation — But with AI, you are what you eat (and...

Haribo is the biggest confectionery company on earth and it just gave us a rare update — The key to Harbibo’s success? It doesn’t change. While most car industry stocks are dropping, Toyota’s is near its all-time high — Because it made a winning bet 25 years ago: hybrids. And 3 of the biggest newspapers in the country were bought by 3 billionaires in the past decade, but they’re still losing money...

Apple Vision Pro goes on sale today for the price of a used car ($3,500) — But Apple’s competitive advantage is its test drive. There have been 7,785 tech layoffs already in 2024, but 1 went viral on TikTok — Employees are now filming their firings because firings should never be a surprise. Kraft’s American Cheese Singles just added new flavors for the first time in decades — Because Big Food is...

NextLife just raised VC money to launch Plan A - a new birth control… for men — We think there’s just as much innovation in the name of the drug as the drug itself. Whatsapp is the fastest growing messaging app in America thanks as it unites iMessage and Android — And social media is being replaced by messaging. And JP Morgan Chase just revealed at Davos that it receives 45 Billion attempted cyber...

“Mean Girls” and “Anyone But You” are the top movies at the box office right now — Because RomComs are replacing superhero movies as the top investment in hollywood. With 80% of America experiencing sub-zero temperatures, we found the #1 snowblower stock — We’re breaking down Toro’s $10B of snow plows. And this week saw internet history — The NFL playoffs on Peacock was the most-streamed thing eve...

American renters spend a record 30% of their paychecks on average on rent — But we’ll tell you how Minneapolis became a renters’ heaven. Royal Caribbean just received the biggest cruise ship ever: It’s 5x the size of the Titanic — So we’re looking at the Cruisenomics of how (and when) it actually makes money. And Nick Saban is done at the University of Alabama after 6 national championships there...

Bitcoin reached a 2-year high as the first ever crypto ETFs began trading on Wall Street — So we’ll tell you what positives and negatives of Bitcoin’s Bit Mitzvah (mazel). The top-selling liquor in America right now? It’s not Jack Danliels or Tito’s, it’s High Noon — We’ll tell you how the canned tequila cocktail reached #1. And ChatGPT just launched a Bot Store — ChatGPT’s new market of bots is i...

The top-trending New Year’s resolution is #NoSpendJanuary — And it reveals the power of the Finfluencer (= “Financial” + Influencer”). Instacart’s smart cart will now convince you upsell you to buy ice cream — Because the game of groceries is still a physical sport. And Mister Car Wash became the largest car wash chain in America with 1 simple strategy — Chainification: It bought up all the mom &a...

Stanley’s Starbucks collab at Target caused a riot, selling out instantly — And inside that 40-ounce metal mug is a lesson on how status symbols: Exclusivity beats price. The most inventive company in America? It’s… Qualcomm — This $150B company whipped up 3,854 patents last year, and we’ll tell you why.  And Instagram just made its most parent-friendly move ever: A kids table — Zuck did...

The #1 performing stock of 2023 was Abercrombie & Fitch — And it’s all thanks to women and “The Mullet Strategy.” Over the weekend, a door fell blew off a Boeing airplane mid-flight — Boeing stock just fell 7% and we’re looking at how catastrophes change company culture. And after 27 years, Nike and Tiger Woods are officially breaking up — But Nike’s greatest skill isn’t making shoes, it’s pic...

#1. Robinhood should merge… with X — Democratize Finance For All with the first true super app. #2. Trader Joe’s should launch a streaming service: TJTV — Because every company is now a media company. #3. Taylor Swift should launch her own ticketing service — “SwifTix” is the best option to take down the TicketMaster monopoly. And she’ll do it as a nonprofit. To kick off 2024, we whipped up our 5t...

For the first time in 30 years, your keyboard is getting a new key — Microsoft is adding an AI key (but it’s really an AI ad). Peloton stock jumped 15% on its new partnership with TikTok — Prepare for Crissy Tiegen to lead your next yoga class… from Peloton… on TikTok. And Walgreens is cutting its sacred dividend, which sank the stock to a 26-year low — Which is why we think Amazon could acquire W...

Harry Potter’s Broadway show is the highest-grossing non-musical in history — But Harry’s coming TV series is even bigger… because it’s okay to reinvent the wheel. The world’s biggest shipping company just made the biggest detour on Earth — Maersk is sailing 6K miles around Africa instead of through the Red Sea… and you’re gonna pay for it in your shopping cart. And United Airlines is stealing an...

What comes after Gen Z? It’s Gen Alpha — Marketers are turning their attention to the children of Millennial parents, and we are too.  Pop-Tart was the star of the College Football bowls season, thanks to their mascot — Because Kellogg’s new strategy is to give their snacks arms and legs.  And Tesla has always been (by far) the king of electric cars… until now — Because China’s BYD is no...