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Ep 176Videogames: the $180 BILLION industry

The largest growth is expected in to take place in mobile gaming, increasing almost 24% to over $87 billion.

Dec 22, 20201 min

Ep 175HBO Max hits Roku

HBO Max could reach Roku’s 46 million US users—after they subscribe, of course.

Dec 17, 20201 min

Ep 174Work (and drink) from home?

In a survey, 46% admitted to clocking out a little early to pour themselves a drink. Almost as many said they did it on the clock.

Dec 16, 20200 min

Ep 173Home equity gains highest since 2014

$1 trillion in the 3rd quarter or an average of $17,000 per home.

Dec 15, 20201 min

Ep 172The $80 million fight

$80 million puts this event in the top 10 of the most-purchased fights.

Dec 9, 20200 min

Ep 171Tough times for restaurants

That’s closed forever, leading to staff layoffs and financial pressure for owners and landlords.

Dec 8, 20201 min

Ep 170No sports on Pay-TV? Here come the rebates.

According to one cable analyst, refunds and credits to pay-tv subscribers are underway and could hit $1.1 billion.

Dec 3, 20201 min

Ep 169The vaccine line

Who will be at the front of the line? According to a government advisory panel, 21 million health-care workers and residents of nursing homes should be first.

Dec 2, 20200 min

Ep 168100 million stay-at-home shoppers

Cyber Monday’s nearly $11 billion made it the largest online shopping day in US history.

Dec 1, 20201 min

Ep 166The holiday shopping forecast

The November/December prediction is an increase up to 5.2% with spending that could hit $755 billion.

Nov 25, 20201 min

Ep 167The Peloton problem

Online groups are sharing how to hack Peloton software so it can be used with competitive products.

Nov 25, 20200 min

Ep 165Warner Media's plan for Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984 will hit theaters on Christmas Day AND on HBO Max at no additional charge for subscribers.

Nov 19, 20201 min

Ep 164The math behind the vaccine

How many need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity? Johns Hopkins says higher efficacy rates mean fewer people would have to be inoculated.

Nov 17, 20201 min

Ep 163Jobless claims fall for 4th straight week

In all, about 12 million of the 22 million positions lost during March and April have been recovered. After peaking at 14.7%, the unemployment rate is now 6.9%.

Nov 12, 20201 min

Ep 161Veterans Day

We’ve had dark chapters in our country when veterans were disrespected, but for the most part, good and decent Americans still honor the men and women in the armed forces.

Nov 11, 20200 min

Ep 162Turkey Day travel

We’re hitting the road this Thanksgiving. According to TripAdvisor, more than half of Americans will road trip somewhere.

Nov 10, 20201 min

Ep 160Breakfast at home. Here to stay?

As COVID cases increase, even people who ARE heading into work are skipping the drive through and eating at home.

Nov 5, 20200 min

Ep 159Google "Liquor Stores Near Me"

After a long day of election coverage, we needed relief.

Nov 4, 20200 min

Ep 158The $5m Presidential Election bet

Betting on elections in the US is prohibited. That’s not stopping the British from getting in on the action.

Nov 3, 20201 min

Ep 157The Lordstown electric pickup

Lordstown has very quietly received 40,000 reservations for it’s electric pickup.

Oct 28, 20200 min

Ep 156Has Harley Davidson turned the corner?

Previous management sought to expand into new markets with smaller bikes. That’s over. It’s now about big bikes with higher price tags.

Oct 27, 20201 min

Ep 155Coke trims their portfolio----by a TON

Coke is discontinuing half their drink portfolio. In all, 200 brands.

Oct 22, 20200 min

Ep 154GM's big electric vehicle day

Tonight’s the night for the unveiling of the GMC Hummer EV. It’s an S-U-T, or Sports Utility Truck.

Oct 20, 20201 min

Ep 153Did Peloton steal a competitor's tech?

Peloton has been having quite a year. Now they’ve got a lawsuit to go with all that success.

Oct 15, 20201 min

Ep 152Netflix drops free trials

And why not? They’re #1 with 192 million worldwide subscribers.

Oct 14, 20200 min

Ep 151Apple iPhone 12 details

By most counts, there are 950 million iPhones on the planet—and of those, 350 million are in the window of upgrade opportunity.

Oct 13, 20201 min

Ep 150The IRS has over 5 million pieces of unopened mail

Tucked into those 5 million + pieces of mail is about 2.5 million income tax returns that haven’t been processed.

Oct 8, 20200 min

Ep 149The next challenge for HR

If the future is a hybrid form of work-from-home, companies that get it right will have the advantage with recruiting and retaining talent.

Oct 7, 20201 min

Ep 148Is October the new December?

A new study says Black Friday will be the busiest retail day of 2020—even with traffic down up to 25%.

Oct 6, 20200 min

Ep 147Hiring picks up on the private side

The estimate from economists was low, missing by almost 100,000. Instead, 749,000 new jobs were created last month.

Sep 30, 20201 min

Ep 146Consumer Confidence shoots up

Despite rising infections, unclear stimulus talks, and job worries, the American consumer is showing consumer confidence at its highest level since the start of the pandemic.

Sep 29, 20200 min

Ep 145What do CEO's think?

In the latest survey that spanned two weeks in early September, the index has taken a positive turn after 9 down quarters.

Sep 24, 20201 min

Ep 144The $25,000 Tesla?

Tesla deliveries this year could be up between 30 and 40%. That means half-a-million new Teslas on the road.

Sep 23, 20201 min

Ep 143Emmy ratings drop 11%

What hurts most for ABC was the terrible performance in 18-49 year olds which fell to a new low of 1.2 million viewers

Sep 22, 20200 min

Ep 142The high cost of teaching from home

To no one’s surprise, back to school spending will set a record this year.

Sep 16, 20201 min

Ep 141The 'Time Flies' Apple Event

No one expected Apple 5G phones, but what we did see was impressive.

Sep 15, 20201 min

Ep 140Is Black Friday dead?

Black Friday used to be about long lines, doorbusters, and fistfights over big screen TV’s. That was before e-commerce reinvented what was almost an American holiday.

Sep 10, 20200 min

Ep 139We're buying. Amazon is hiring.

The company looking to fill 33,000 corporate jobs with an average salary of $150,000.

Sep 9, 20201 min

Ep 138What is the Nikola Badger?

The race to a mass-market electric pickup truck got more interesting today when General Motors announced a new partnership.

Sep 8, 20201 min

Ep 137Unemployment claims under 1m

Officially, 881,000. This could be another sign that the jobs market is gradually recovering

Sep 3, 20201 min

Ep 136Commuting costs and savings

As a result of the work-from-home movement, many are saving more than time; they’re saving money.

Sep 2, 20201 min

Ep 135We're still spending

When the $600-a-week boost to unemployment lapsed, economists warned of disaster. So, what wound up happening? According to a JPMorgan analyst—not much.

Sep 1, 20201 min

Ep 134The summer of GOLF!

There are few recreational activities that offer built-in social distancing as naturally as golf.

Aug 27, 20201 min

Ep 133Harley Davidson's Bronx Streetfighter goes on ice

As Harley Davidson works through the Hardwire comeback plan, at least one new bike is off the schedule.

Aug 26, 20200 min

Ep 132The Dow makes changes

The Dow has announced it is replacing 3 of its components to diversify by removing overlap and adding others to better reflect the American economy.

Aug 25, 20201 min

Ep 131Apple: the $2 Trillion company

Unlike everyone else, 2020’s been a good year for Apple.

Aug 19, 20201 min

Ep 130Walmart is KILLING it

Same store sales, up over 9%. However, it’s Walmart’s e-commerce game that is killing it with a 97% increase.

Aug 18, 20201 min

Ep 129Unemployment claims drop

For the first time since mid-March, the number of laid-of Americans applying for unemployment has fallen below 1 million.

Aug 13, 20200 min

Ep 128The NY Yankees TikTok deal

TikTok is doubling down, hiring more US employees and aligning themselves with at least one member of America’s pastime.

Aug 12, 20201 min

Ep 127Kroger's shot across the bow

Amazon better circle the wagons.

Aug 11, 20201 min