This week in Business Twitter: Litecoin and Walmart get pranked, Rivian rolls out its first EV truck, and Mailchimp’s $12 billion exit This week, a fake press release claimed that Walmart would accept Litecoin as payment, and before it could be taken down, the cryptocurrency shot up 33%. Ivan De Luce 9.17.21 8:09 PM People
Walmart kills Jet in the middle of its earnings call, here's the data it leaves behind Bennie and the Jets, the New York Jets, and now Jet.com, all things only old people will remember going forward. Jared Russo 5.21.20 3:40 PM Markets
Best-selling food products at Amazon and Walmart include Halloween candy and a Jim Beam BBQ gift set Either people are doubling down on the Easter treats this year or quarantine has driven them to believe Ring Pops are a sensible meal. Julia Gray 4.9.20 7:00 PM Markets
The curious story of how CUSIP numbers became a Wall Street battleground CUSIP numbers are like a Dewey Decimal System for stocks and bonds. They’re also a source of illegal monopoly power, according to investor lawsuits. Doug Bailey 3.25.22 4:51 PM Markets
Nintendo Switch prices at Amazon soar 62% as price gougers prey on desperate shoppers Price gouging continues at Amazon. In this case, the Nintendo Switch game console has jumped from $299 to $485. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.30.20 1:52 PM Innovation
Here's how much foot traffic spiked at Walmart, Target, and Costco in the past week Millions of people headed to big-box retailers last week. Here's how that looked via social media geolocation data. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.16.20 3:24 PM Innovation
Nintendo dominated February video game sales ranks, led by Animal Crossing Tom Nook is going to make a lot of bells this year. Jared Russo 3.2.20 3:53 PM Markets
No one knows who’s on the hook if a DAO gets sued Believers say DAOs are the future of work, but it’s not clear who gets held accountable if something goes wrong. Doug Bailey 3.16.22 4:37 PM Crypto