The chapter explores Amazon's impressive quarterly results, showcasing a notable revenue increase and heightened operating income. It delves into the success of Amazon's advertising segment, attributed to the integration of prime video and the strategic maneuvers in the competitive streaming industry.
Customers are willing to pay up, as long as it’s convenient. Amazon’s e-commerce segment proves it, but at Starbucks long lines during peak periods have customers rethinking their orders.
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- In the face of revenue declines and struggling comps, are Starbucks’ shares worth watching?
- Amazon’s eye-popping operating margin, fueled by strength in its ad business, the cloud, and cost-cutting measures.
(14:57) The name of the game in food is innovation – Mary Long talks with food and beverage analyst David Henkes about McDonald’s new approach with CosMc’s
Companies discussed: SBUX, AMZN, MCD
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Asit Sharma, Mary Long, David Henkes
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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