Here's how alternative data has telegraphed some of the biggest IPOs Silicon Valley's hottest startups may have spent too long on private markets before their big IPOs. Alternative data can help find growth signals once they make their big debut. Jon Marino 5.28.19 5:16 PM Innovation
Insys' hiring and employee counts plummet as the opioid-maker faces bankruptcy Opioid maker Insys Therapeutics is facing bankruptcy; its executives are facing prison time. And its decline is mirrored by alternative data. Jon Marino 5.24.19 2:01 PM Markets
Best Buy hiring, foot traffic slows as earnings call looms Best Buy job openings are down nearly 20% during the month of May, which bucks a two year trend. Jon Marino 5.22.19 3:45 PM Markets
Target is winning: hiring up 36%, new stores, and growing workforce Target stepped up hiring to start 2019 - taking that, combined with its new locations, could prove to be valuable alternative data for investors. Jon Marino 5.21.19 1:29 PM Markets
Tesla rival Lucid Motors gets $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia, goes on massive hiring spree The Saudi Arabian government recently put a billion dollars into Lucid Motors. Here's who they are hiring and what their traction looks like. James Mattone 10.22.18 2:21 PM Innovation
Apple went on an engineering hiring spree the day before the new iPhones came out The new iPhone XS was released to the public on September 21. The day before that, Apple job openings jumped from 4,120 to 4,600. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.19.18 5:58 PM People