Company Insights
Electronic Arts’ Sale Raises Fears For BioWare’s Future
When Jackdaw first discovered BioWare video games sixteen years ago, it was not just the battles or lore that hooked him.
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Corporate Strategy
Company Insights
Estee Lauder Doesn’t Want to Be Known As Your Grandma’s Makeup Brand Anymore
It’s safe to say that for any business, being associated with one’s grandparents or older family members doesn’t leave much for growth.
Best Buy
Best Buy Invests In Online Business In Attempt to Compete with Amazon
A Best Buy employee decided to test the retailer’s new marketplace by ordering a VR gear, but instead received a product that looked like it came from a cheap 3D printer, with visible layer lines, flimsy materials, and not something that resembled the quality Best Buy built its reputation on.
Alphabet
NextEra plots Iowa nuclear comeback amid regulatory friction, AI demand doubts
In a state now dominated by wind energy, the electric utility company is reviving its Duane Arnold nuclear facility to power Google’s data centers.
Affirm
Affirm’s Biggest Competitor Isn’t Other BNPL Firms. It’s Your Credit Card.
With Affirm Card, the buy now, pay later giant is vying for a permanent spot in its customers’ wallets.
Coinbase
Coinbase’s Global Play: How Mergers and Acquisitions Are Powering Its Next Growth Wave
When Andy Chen, a retail investor based in Durham, N.C., started buying cryptocurrency, he chose to use Base, the app from Coinbase.
Corporate Strategy
Circle Sets Itself Up By Courting Traditional Finance
As the Trump administration continues its pursuit to legitimize crypto, the U.S.
Company Insights
Darden Focuses on Affordability as Consumers Pinch Pennies
Tsering Gawa, 19, recently visited the Times Square Olive Garden to try the restaurant’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl, a promotion that allows customers to order unlimited pasta, soup, salad, and breadsticks for $13.
Corporate Strategy
The New York Times bets on family and friends’ commitment for growth
New subscription plan for shared accounts aims to boost subscriber numbers Will people feel too awkward to cancel a subscription if someone else depends on it too?
Company Insights
Snap Eyes Older Audiences with ‘Simple Snapchat’ as Pressures Mount
Snap wants to win over new, older users – again.
Company Insights
Eli Lilly races to fend off competitors in weight-loss drug market
Eli Lilly bulks up on supply and lawsuits to ward off competition in the booming weight loss market
Company Insights
In Battle of the Big-Box, Target Bets on Star Power
Target is reaching for the stars – Blake Lively, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande – to help lure customers into stores.