Pepsi Borrows a Big Idea from Starbucks

By Veronika Bondarenko The nitrogen drink craze shows no sign of dying down. Nitrogen: this is the chemical that makes your drink foamier and, often, sweeter. It is also the stuff that makes those dramatic cocktails that emerge out of a cloud of smoke …

Is Now the Right Time to Buy Big Tech Stocks?

By Dan Weil One indicator says yes. Among top institutional investors, the stocks are under-owned compared to their S&P; 500 weightings. If you go by contrarian indicators, now might be a good time to buy mega-cap technology stocks. Among the top 100 a…

Kraft Sets its Sights on Beyond Meat’s Market

By Colette Bennett Questionable hot dog ingredients are not long for this world. There’s always an element of repressed denial about enjoying a good hot dog. We all know they’re made of terrible stuff that no one would eat if we saw the individual part…

Peloton Has Another Big Problem

By Veronika Bondarenko One PR crisis after another has kept Peloton on a downward trajectory all year. Few companies have had as bad a year as the once sought-after Peloton (PTON) – Get Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A Report: between waning demand, h…

Apple Drops Mask Mandate

By Rob Lenihan The iPhone maker had transformed its physical stores into fortresses where it had to show its paws during the pandemic When Apple (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. Report began reopening stores in May 2020 early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, the co…

Rivian Receives Good News to Accelerate Its Expansion

By Luc Olinga EV manufacturer Rivian is trying to obtain all the necessary authorizations to build a second production site in the U.S. state of Georgia. In the raging EV war, all the automakers are seeking an edge against rivals. And in a race arbitra…

Spotify Gambles on Cars to Outplay Apple

By Tony Owusu Spotify Car Thing is available in the U.S. this week as the company looks to turn a profit for the first time in 2022. Spotify (SPOT) – Get Spotify Technology SA Report and its media war with Apple (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. Report is going …

Facebook Tries to Take Down TikTok

By Vidhi Choudhary Facebook is readying its war chest to go head to head against Chinese rival TikTok in the latest version of Reels wars across the world. It’s hard to fathom that Chinese short viral video app TikTok, that went international only four…