The cloud-storage company beat Wall Street's expectations in its first earnings report as a public company. Dropbox generated $316 million in revenue in Q1, and paying users climbed to 11.5 million from 9.3 million in the same quarter last year. Now the company needs to show investors how it will get closer to profitability, says Jeff Tomasulo, CEO at Vespula Capital.
For the full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/dropbox-beats-in-first-earnings-report-since-going-public).
Stocks ticked higher on Wall Street Wednesday as hopes for a resilient economy jousted with worries about inflation following a much stronger reading than expected on U.S. retail sales.
Microsoft "permanently disabled" Internet Explorer on Valentine's Day, shutting down a web browser that for a long time has stood in the shadow of Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari.
Cheddar News takes a peek at another day of earnings, this time from Roku, Shopify, Twilio and Kraft Heinz along with a look at January retail sales numbers as well as other economic data.
Airbnb topped estimates in the latest quarter and reported its first profitable year. The company also gave a favorable first-quarter outlook, citing strong travel demand.
Mark Walker, co-founder and CEO, Direct Digital Holdings & Keith Smith, co-founder and President, Direct Digital Holdings, join Cheddar News to discuss the meaning behind launching just the ninth black-owned company to ever go public in the U.S., how Black History has impacted their careers, and how they plan to grow the company.
