Show Notes
Episode 285: Today, John and Emily discuss Uber’s plan to buy catering company ezCater for $2.3 billion – and how the rideshare giant is continuing its push to become an “everything app.” Then, we dig into earnings from frozen potato giant Lamb Weston and what its latest quarter tells us about the appetite for fries. Also, Amazon just landed a six-year deal to become the exclusive global home of the Emmy Awards – we analyze the move. Finally, we spin through a few market headlines, including Paramount officially closing its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and why memory maker Seagate’s stock is falling.
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