Shares of [cloud provider 8x8](https://www.8x8.com/) are up nearly 40% year-to-date, capitalizing on the rapidly growing $40 billion enterprise communications market. Vik Verma, CEO of 8x8, was with Cheddar to discuss innovations in the industry.
Bud Light's parent company expressed confidence Thursday that its U.S. market share has stabilized after a promotion with a transgender influencer cost it sales.
Earnings kicked off into high gear as Anheuser-Busch posted results on Thursday as Apple and Amazon are set to announce their financials later in the day.
Investors weren't jolted by the downgrade because they already know the fractured state of U.S. politics, the size of the country's public debt, and the challenges it faces to pay for Social Security, Medicare and other expenses.