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.
Workers at Tesla's Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York said the automaker fired dozens of employees after they announced plans to form a union, according to a Bloomberg News report.
Veronica Willis, investment strategy analyst with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, joined Cheddar News to discuss Wednesday's trading session following better-than-expected retail sales and what's on tap for the markets this year.