Apple Music is on track to outpace Spotify in the U.S. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple Music has been growing its subscriber base by 5% every month, while competitor Spotify has only been growing by 2% per month. If both companies continue to grow at the current pace, Apple Music will overtake Spotify by this summer.
We dive into what's behind the latest ups and downs in the stock market. The Dow set a record for the largest two-day drop since the Brexit vote in June 2016. Chad Morganlander, Portfolio Manager at Washington Crossing Advisors, believes it would be healthy for markets to continue to pull back.
Sean Black, co-founder and CEO of Knock, tells Cheddar about his plans to take his company public in 2020. Knock is a start-up company that allows homeowners to sell or trade their homes for better ones.
Plus, we break down the Super Bowl advertising wins and losses. Amy Avery from Droga5 and Jeanine Poggi from Ad Age weigh in on their favorite commercials of the night. Overall, they say Tide ran a very successful ad campaign, while Ram's ad campaign sparked criticism from many viewers.
The new Pixel 8 smartphone released this week by Google includes an AI photo editing software that will allow users to change the expression of a person in pictures.
If you have some older comic books stashed away in your attic, basement or closet, make sure to check their condition as they could be traded for serious cash. Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo at New Yor Comic Con spoke with Chris D'Lando, event manager with NYCC for Reedpop; Andy Mourat, co-founder and president of MetaZoo; and Julian Montoya, senior vice president of The Noble Collection, to get their thoughts.
Eliott Wellenbach, vice president and institutional ETF strategist with Direxion, joined Cheddar News to explain how investors are bracing for interest rate hikes after last week's inflation report and ahead of the Fed's upcoming meeting. Wellenbach also discussed how traders are taking advantage of volatility as earnings season continues and amid geopolitical conflicts.
One of the most difficult parts of a job search is writing resumes. Cheddar News' docuseries Ready 4 Work explores the pitfalls of that and helps job seekers stand out from all those other applicants.
