Apple Music Could Outpace Spotify, Tech Giants Prepare to Release Earnings
Apple Music is on track to overtake Spotify. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is growing its U.S. subscriber base by 5% every month, compared to only 2% growth from Spotify. If Apple continues to grow at this pace, it could overtake Spotify in the U.S. by the summer.
In our weekly Grab & Go segment, we preview earnings reports from Twitter, Snap, and Tesla. Investors will be looking to see if Twitter can return to growth. Snap hopes its app redesign will turn things around. And Tesla's revenue is likely to grow while profitability will take a hit due to higher than expected production costs for the Model 3.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
