☑️ Yeezus walks. The Gap got a second lease on life on Friday after it announced a deal with Kanye West to start producing a line of Yeezy clothing for men, women, and kids. You read that right.
Gap's stock was up as much as 40% on Friday before settling in at 18% higher on the day following news of the collab with Kim K's hubby.
☑️ Stay in your lane. "I'm going to run down to the Microsoft store real quick" - no one ever
Bill Gates' former employer announced that it is closing down its retail operations. This comes as a shock to everyone... because literally no one knew $MSFT had a brick and mortar presence except the people who worked there.
The company made a push to create an in-store customer experience that rivaled Apple but quickly realized that PCs and Windows Phones don't have the same sex appeal as MacBooks and iPhones. Honestly, most people only go to Apple stores to replace their AirPods anyway…
Clippy's creator said getting rid of the stores will save it roughly $450M.
☑️ There is definitely blood. *Pours one (barrel of oil) out*
Chesapeake Energy has filed for bankruptcy. The one-time second-largest gas producer in the US inked papers yesterday to officially beg for help, as it struggled with massive debt.
Look, sponsoring the OKC Thunder's arena ain't cheap. And the whole economic shutdown hasn't helped.
The Oklahoma City-based company's main flaw was that it actually stuck with natural gas production compared to oil. It did a poor job "tapping shale formations" for oil which turned out to be much more lucrative than natty gas.
☑️ A gift from above. Boeing finally got some good news as the FAA agreed to begin test flights for its 737 MAX again.
It's been 15 months since a 737 MAX has been allowed to take off following two crashes in 2018 killed 346 people. Test flights were supposed to take place as early as the summer of 2019, but the FAA and Boeing kept pushing things back (and beefing) as new flaws kept popping up.
This is a huge milestone for Boeing on its road to recovery. Of course, convincing passengers to fly in them is a whole different story...
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