Trends

Calm, a mental health app, has had a rise in subscriptions due to new election stress initiatives.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

~54% of Gen Zers find their gifts on TikTok Shop.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

Self-service kiosks at McDonald’s were supposed to take jobs. Instead, something surprising happened.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

Walmart captured 37% (an all-time high) of grocery e-commerce spending in Q2 2024.

Kieran Ryan

Tech

Microsoft’s AI needs so much power it’s restarting the site of the worst U.S. nuclear accident.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

Apple is trading in the sexy styles for features that appear helpful to a user base that is getting older.

Kieran Ryan

Personal Finance

New data reveals that October is the ideal time to book your holiday travel this season.

Kieran Ryan

Tech

Maintaining trees next to power lines is a $10B annual exercise.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Americans are eating more cheese but drinking less milk.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Kieran Ryan

Personal Finance

More than 60 destinations now charge tourism fees, including many places in the United States and Europe.

Kieran Ryan

Tech

What could go wrong?

Kieran Ryan

Tech

How pigs could help end the shortage of organs for transplants.

Kieran Ryan

Personal Finance

The FTC warns that Bitcoin ATM scams are surging, and older adults are increasingly becoming victims.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Why late-night television is cutting back hours.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Private equity wants a piece of the $50B youth sports industry.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

As the FCC’s new rules squeeze private companies on phone calls, these companies are distributing tablets to inmates to generate additional revenue.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

How businesses cashed in as lime green went viral.

Kieran Ryan

Markets

The expansion of autonomous vehicles (AVs) severely threatens Uber’s business model.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Why some private equity firms consider student loan debt as an attractive investment opportunity.

Kieran Ryan

Personal Finance

For every $1 a person bet on sports, their net investment in stocks and other financial instruments was reduced by $2.13.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Not-for-profit credit unions have been acquiring for-profit banks at a record pace.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

Walmart keeps posting revenue growth in China while others falter.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

The crypto industry accounts for 48% of corporate money donated to political action committees.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Why Burger King, McDonald's, and other fast food chains are all-in on gamification.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

Dessert concepts are seeing record growth, but will it last?

Kieran Ryan

Trends

The era of using student discounts for life is ending.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Amazon has emerged as the unlikely winner from the retail lockup debacle.

Kieran Ryan

Markets

China dominates manufacturing—so why are thousands of Chinese manufacturers going out of business?

Kieran Ryan

Personal Finance

The average annual cost of full-coverage car insurance has jumped to $2,278, up 12% from 2023.

Kieran Ryan

Markets

Battery-related fires from EVs can require 45x the water needed for a gas-powered car to be extinguished.

Kieran Ryan

Personal Finance

Expensive bikes have caught the attention of organized crime rings.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Milk, eggs, and bullets for sale in some grocery stores + how election cycles impact gun sales

Kieran Ryan

Trends

The next platform shift in fast-food restaurants could be automation.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

How Lamborghini’s hybrid strategy helped shield them from volatility in the EV market.

Kieran Ryan

Markets

A new threat to Ozempic and Wegovy emerges…

Kieran Ryan

Markets

Is $6 for a bag of potato chips enough?

Kieran Ryan

Markets

The looming legal battle between publishers and AI startups.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Fast food chains are offering new deals to attract budget-strapped diners.

Kieran Ryan

Markets

Wayfair and others with global sourcing exposure could be the most at risk. ‌

Kieran Ryan

Trends

“We missed you” signed airlines, hotels, and travel agencies.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

Uber is doubling down on shared rides while Lyft eliminates them.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Prepare to pay more for less-reliable electricity…

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

How Airbnb is using Olympic demand to draw in new hosts.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

A marketing marvel or a financial flop?

Kieran Ryan

Markets

Apple finally gives customers a reason to upgrade their old phones.

Kieran Ryan

Small Business

What went wrong with the billion-dollar sriracha empire?

Kieran Ryan

Tech

AI is taking over grocery stores, starting with trade spend.

Kieran Ryan

Trends

Memberships for shoppers aged 27 and under represent the fastest-growing customer segment at Walmart-owned Sam’s Club.

Kieran Ryan

Strategy

How Modelo, a Mexican beer, became the U.S.’s top-selling beer.

Kieran Ryan