One reason Lowes and Home Depot had rocky Q1 earnings: Check the weather (and store locations) While Home Depot mentioned weird February weather patterns affecting sales, Lowe's, a company that missed earnings this morning, didn't despite having a bigger exposure to affected regions. James Mattone 5.22.19 1:38 PM Markets
Apple is serious about augmented reality: hiring for AR is up 30x that of last year Hiring for AR pros at Apple are at an all-time high as the company pushes its ARKit platform. Joshua Fruhlinger 5.21.19 7:00 PM Tech
Why we think Ascena Retail Group is closing 650 Dressbarn stores Dressbarn is shutting down for good eventually. Why? Alternate data suggests that it's because of an overcrowded portfolio in lower income neighborhoods. James Mattone 5.21.19 4:00 PM Markets
Data shows how dependent HBO has been on 'Game of Thrones' for survival People are sounding HBO's death knell with the end of Game of Thrones. Turns out they may be right. Sort of. Joshua Fruhlinger 5.21.19 2:47 PM People
Target is winning: hiring up 36%, new stores, and growing workforce Target stepped up hiring to start 2019 - taking that, combined with its new locations, could prove to be valuable alternative data for investors. Jon Marino 5.21.19 1:29 PM Markets
Blue Apron is fighting to remain on public markets - here is the data Blue Apron is fighting to stay on public markets with a reverse stock split. But the company has other trends it also has to reverse, other than its stock price. Jon Marino 5.20.19 6:52 PM Markets