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How Temu Won the Super Bowl

Feb 13, 2024

This podcast covers Temu's rise in popularity with clever ads, Uber's impressive rebound, Canada's stable unemployment rate, and Caterpillar's success. They discuss how Temu impacts consumer behavior, Uber's competition with Lyft, and the environmental impact of companies selling disposable items.

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Caterpillar experienced historic success due to government infrastructure spending and increased demand for power generating engines.

Uber reported its first annual profit by implementing strategic changes like focusing on the driver experience and allowing supply and demand to determine prices.

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Caterpillar's Best Year Ever

Caterpillar, known as Cat, had its best year in its 98-year history. The company, the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, experienced a surge in sales due to government infrastructure spending and increased demand for power generating engines. Caterpillar's success is seen as a positive sign for the economy as it indicates growth and investment.

Introduction

4min

Analyzing Recent Layoff Headlines in the Job Market

3min

Uber's Remarkable Turnaround

4min

Inside Timu: The Quirky Marketplace Giant

8min

Exploring Company Operations, Consumer Behavior, and Environmental Impact

3min

This week on TLDR: We discuss the ascendant shopping platform Temu, which, suddenly, seems to be everywhere, partly thanks to a half a dozen or so ads it ran on Sunday. We explain what exactly Temu is, plus Uber’s big rebound, Canada’s not-so-bad-actually unemployment rate, and one very profit-hungry Caterpillar.

This episode was hosted by Devin Friedman, business reporter Sarah Rieger, financial educator Kyla Scanlon and former hedgefunder Matthew Karasz. Follow us on other platforms, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter: linkin.bio/tldr

The TLDR Podcast is offered by Wealthsimple Media Inc. and is for informational purposes only. The content in the TLDR Podcast is not investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell assets or securities, and does not represent the views of Wealthsimple Financial Corp or any of its other subsidiaries or affiliates. Wealthsimple Media Inc. does not endorse any third-party views referenced in this content. More information at wealthsimple.com/tldr.

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