Blue Apron Stock Hits Record Low with Weight Watchers Announcement
Zoe Henry, Reporter for Inc. Magazine, discusses Weight Watchers' announcement that it will offer a meal-kit service sold in grocery stores.
Blue Apron stock closed down 16% Thursday on the news, hitting a record low. Henry talks what Blue Apron needs to do to stand out in the crowded space, adding that diversifying its options with more vegan offerings or other food trends could be a good differentiator.
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve only expects to cut rates once in 2024. But at least, as one economist says, ‘rate hikes are off the table.’
With the Fed likely set to leave rates unchanged, lower and middle income Americans will continue dealing with higher credit card interest and expenses.
Markets soared in May after Nvidia’s Q1 success, but concerns over slowing consumer spending, especially among middle—and lower-income groups, loom large.