Hiring data may have tipped off Ford's Chicago plant move as it continues shift to SUVs Ford disappointed investors with its most recent earnings report, but seeing a return to SUV sales - and in a market where auto financing is expected to get cheaper - should still be viewed as a positive by investors. James Mattone 7.25.19 1:22 PM Markets
What Jollibee's Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf acquisition means for the American Coffee Wars Jollibee might have to get its stinger ready: its Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf acquisition puts it in a piping hot global coffee war, especially in Los Angeles. James Mattone 7.24.19 6:34 PM Markets
Job listings, app ratings data gives Expedia clear skies ahead of earnings An expected EPS of $1.69, job openings up 62%, not a single app rated below 4.5 stars... Expedia looks like it is cruising into its Q2 earnings call tomorrow. James Mattone 7.24.19 2:48 PM Markets
Social media interest in WWE is collapsing - is the wrestling biz down for the count? A three-count of alternative data reveals two other issues WWE is facing, as well as a potential sign of hope for the struggling wrestling business. James Mattone 7.23.19 4:12 PM Innovation
Luckin Coffee now has 3,348 locations in China as it closes in on Starbucks. Next stop: Middle East. Luckin Coffee is only 700 stores behind Starbucks in its home country, and it's about to expand West to the Middle East. James Mattone 7.22.19 2:53 PM Markets
Lawmakers want to curb dollar store expansion - these maps and data show why Birmingham, Cleveland, Fort Worth, and more cities in America have a point with dollar stores in their fight to curb their rapid expansion: there are so many of them in such little space. James Mattone 7.19.19 6:49 PM Markets