E*TRADE Generation Trader: Preview of Amazon Earnings
In this episode of Generation Trader, sponsored by E*TRADE, Cheddar Anchors Hope King and Tim Stenovec take a look at Amazon's stock performance leading up to the company's fourth quarter earnings report.
54 percent of the Cheddar community voted that they turned to Amazon for holiday gifts this past holiday season, according to a Twitter Poll.
Research firm GHB Insights said Amazon captured between 45-50 percent of all online holiday sales, thanks in large part to its Prime subscribers. Shares of Amazon are up more than 30 percent in the past three months.
About 61% of Americans say the economy is impacting their mental health, according to a PayPal survey. Shanthi Sarkar, vice president of financial services at PayPal, joined Cheddar News to break down some key takeaways from the survey and offer tips on saving and managing money.
Monthly VC funding fell below $20 billion in February, marking a two-year low. Jager McConnell, CEO of Crunchbase, joined Cheddar News to discuss the current funding climate and what lies ahead.
Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is facing sharp questioning before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee where he is defending the company’s actions during an ongoing unionizing campaign.
Apple Pay is getting in on the buy now pay later boom with a feature allowing users to split purchases into four separate payments over six weeks at no additional cost or interest.
UBS says it’s bringing back former CEO Sergio Ermotti to lead the Swiss bank as it moves forward with a government-orchestrated plan to take over struggling rival Credit Suisse.