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Simran Sandhu breaks down the founding story of ironSource with Tomer Bar-Zeev.
Simran Sandhu breaks down the founding story of Halo Cars with Kenan Saleh.
Simran Sandhu breaks down the founding story of Levels with Josh Clemente.
Simran Sandhu breaks down the founding story of Beam with Kevin Moran.
Simran Sandhu breaks down the founding story of Whoop with Will Ahmed.
Simran Sandhu discusses Vivino and the wine industry with Heini Zachariassen.
Accolade will acquire Innovation Specialists for $460 million; Poshmark and Petco launch IPO; Apple announces a $100 million diversity plan; President-elect Joe Biden announces $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Johnson & Johnson announces success with their COVID-19 vaccine; Nordstrom sales decrease significantly; Affirm officially goes public via IPO; Intel hires new CEO; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Dr. Fauci warns of new South African Covid variant; Urban Outfitters announces new CEO; Zoom will sell $1.5 billion in stock; GM will sell a new brand of electric delivery vehicles; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Chad Wolf resigns as the acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; More tech giants ban Parlor; Walmart seeks to build a fin-tech company; Elon Musk tweet leads to comical trades; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Twitter bans President Trump permanently; Apple removes Parlor from the app store; Bed Bath & Beyond experiences decrease in earnings; Budlight will launch hard seltzer lemonade; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Goldman Sachs expects additional stimulus under President-elect Joe Biden; Boeing pays $2.5B fine to DOJ; Stocks continue to rise; President Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram until after the inaugruation; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Democrats take control of the Senate; Roblox plans for IPO; Ford experiences a dramatic decrease in sales; Tech stocks fall after Georgia elections; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Macy's closes stores; Oatly considers IPO; NYSE reverses its decision to delist Chinese companies; IBM appoints new Vice Chairman; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Stocks fall on the first trading day of 2021; ViacomCBS reaches deal with Hulu; Carl Icahn sells majority stake in Herbalife; McDonalds doubles down on chicken; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
President Trump faces controversy over call with Georgia's Secretary of State; Alden Global Capital tries to acquire Tribune Publishing; Bitcoin reaches new record high; Larry King hospitalized from COVID-19; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
787,000 people file for jobless claims; Update on Operation Warp Speed distribution; Russian hackers target Microsoft; Ally Banks offers special promotion to end 2020; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
JC Penney CEO will leave the company; Morgan Stanley reimbursing clients for 529 plans; Ticketmaster pays $10 million fine; NBA viewership reaches its highest level since 2012; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
New strain of COVID-19 reaches the U.S.; Politico acquires E&E News; Movie ticket sales drop significantly; Tesla expands to India; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
House passes bill increasing stimulus checks to $2,000; Qualtrics files to go public; JP Morgan acquires cxLoyalty; Cargo volume increases significantly; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Companies adjust their production process; Online sales grow significantly during this holiday season; Bitcoin surpasses $28,000; Wonder Woman 1984 reports strong box office earnings; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Pfizer to produce an additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine; President Trump condemns new potential stimulus package; President-Elect Joe Biden shares insights about U.S. plans to combat the Coronavirus; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
President-Elect Joe Biden publicly receives vaccination; Peleton acquires Precor; Tesla officially joins the S&P 500; DogeCoin reaches $570 million valuation; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Interview with Kalen Jackson. Simran Sandhu reports.
CDC predicts 100 million people to be vaccinated in the next 3 months; Moderna begins distribution of COVID-19 vaccine; Darden Restaurants reports weak earnings; Lockheed Martin acquires Aerojet; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
SEC fines Robinhood $65 million; FedEx reports strong earnings; Coinbase files for an IPO; Coca Cola cuts 1,200 jobs; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Employers urge CDC to provide access to Coronavirus vaccine; FDA approves rapid at-home COVID-19 test; Roku adds HBO Max; Sweetgreen experiments with drive-in restaurant; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
FDA provides emergency use authorization for Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine; Facebook lifts ban on political ads; Twitter shuts down Periscope; Astra's rocket reaches space; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Joe Biden receives electoral college victory; EA acquires Codemasters for $1.2 billion; Reddit acquires Dubsmash; Exxon Mobil announces plan to cut carbon emissions; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Supreme Court denies Texas' bid to reverse Joe Biden's win in several key state; Oracle announces move to Texas; Affirm delays their IPO; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
CVS Health prepares for COVID-19 vaccine distribution; Lululemon reports strong earnings; Disney+ reaches over 86 million subscribers; McDonald's offers new Christmas deals; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Campbell Soup and Lowes experience strong growth; Twitch updates hateful conduct and harassment policy; Google lifts ban on political ads; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
DoorDash IPO expected to be valued at $32-38 billion; 17% of U.S. restaurants closed down in the past 11 months; Apple announces release date for Fitness+; SpaceX receives $856 million in subsidies; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Bob Dylan sells music catalog for more than $300 million; Kodak probe finds no wrongdoing: DOJ and Dish reach $200 million settlement; Rashida Jones named new President of MSNBC; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Rudy Guiliani tests positive for COVID-19; President Trump removes troops from Somalia; Petco files for an IPO; Hawaii launches creative residency program; Seth Kirkpatrick reports;
Chevron cuts spending; Vaccine makers look to incorporate dry-ice; Trump Administration sues Facebook; Warner Brothers plans to put all upcoming 2021 releases on HBO Max; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Walmart+ removes shipping threshold; President Trump seeks to remove Section 230; Hospitals struggle amid surging COVID-19 cases; Head of Operation Warp Speed claims 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be distributed by February 2021; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq break record highs; Sephora plans to open mini-shops in Kohls; Senate proposes new bill for additional Coronavirus aid; Attorney General, William Barr, confirms election results; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Moderna applies for emergency use authorization for potential COVID-19 Vaccine; Exxon Mobil cuts spending after showing high losses; Zoom reports strong earnings; Seth Kirkpatrick reports.
Interview with David Lee. Simran Sandhu reports.
President Trump pardons turkey in Thanksgiving tradition; McCormick acquires Cholula for $800 million; Best Buy reports strongest quarterly growth in 25 years; Tesla shares surge 4%; Simran Sandhu reports.
General Services Administration begins transition to Biden Administration; President-Elect Joe Biden announces several appointments for national security staff; Pfizer acquires OncoImmune for $425 million; Simran Sandhu reports.
Outstanding student loan debt significantly exceeds initial expectations; Guitar Center files for bankruptcy; CoStar acquires Homesnap for $250 million; G-20 summit takes place virtually; Simran Sandhu reports.
Regal Entertainment Group seeks financing amid theatre shutdowns; Existing home sales reach highest point in over a decade; Buzzfeed plans to acquire Huffpost; Simran Sandhu reports.
FDA approves first fully at-home COVID-19 test; Homegoods plans launch of e-commerce platform; Target reports strong earnings; Apple reduces app store fee to 15% for developers reporting less than $1 million in revenue; Simran Sandhu reports.
Mars acquires KIND Snacks' North American division; Home Depot reports strong earnings; Recycling programs experience an increase in volume; Joe Biden announces several incoming White House advisors; Simran Sandhu reports.
U.S. removes thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan; AT&T and Amazon form alliance over HBO Max; Tesla will join the S&P 500; Simran Sandhu reports.
President Trump supporters gather in Washington DC; DACA restored after Secretary for Department of Homeland Security deemed improperly appointed; Healthcare companies face cyber attacks; Netflix and Amazon Prime look to increase Anime offerings; Simran Sandhu reports.
Disney reports a decrease in earnings; Five U.S. service members on peacekeeping mission die after helicopter crash; President Trump signs executive order banning Americans from owning shares in government-affiliated companies; Simran Sandhu reports.
Georgia undergoes manual recount for the Presidential Election; Facebook and Google extend ban on political advertisements; Chipotle launches a digital-only restaurant; Amazon's Ring recalls 350,000 smart doorbells; Simran Sandhu reports.
Lyft earnings exceed analyst expectations; Spotify acquires Megaphone for $325 million; UPS relaxes dress code requirements; Job market signals recovery to pre-pandemic levels; Simran Sandhu reports.