Insurers are racing to get consumers' data, and they need automakers to help them gain scale Automakers and insurers need more data to make decisions that ostensibly help their customers. How much - and of what - is too much? Jon Marino 3.5.20 4:49 PM
Airlines are dodging social media backlash from coronavirus (so far). Here's the proof. Airlines often suffer the brunt of travelers' frustrations on social media, but so far, the major carriers are successfully navigating coronavirus effects. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.4.20 6:34 PM
Revolut aims to revolutionize personal finance - and thanks to a huge funding round, it's growing Revolut is raising enormous amounts of cash to disrupt personal banking - and alternative data signals it's got an advantage over some of its competition. Jon Marino 2.28.20 7:54 PM
Despite Amazon promise to crack down, coronavirus price-gougers are flourishing Earlier this week, opportunistic vendors began flooding Amazon Marketplace with N95 respirators in the wake of coronavirus fears. As of today, the practice continues to grow. Joshua Fruhlinger 2.28.20 6:10 PM
Beyond Meat data reflects a real advantage in the fake meat wars Beyond Meat shares are bouncing back in 2020, and alternative data suggests the maker of substitute burgers is developing a key advantage on a big competitor. Jon Marino 2.27.20 2:00 PM
Vendors flood Amazon Marketplace with expensive N95 respirators as Coronavirus fears escalate Just one kind of mask is said to be effective against the coronavirus - and it's become an Amazon best-seller. Joshua Fruhlinger 2.25.20 7:20 PM