For Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, 2024 was “transformative” because the company’s global monthly active users (MAUs) reached an all-time high of 553 million, an 11% increase year over year, and hit a major financial milestone in the fourth quarter, surpassing $1 billion in revenue for...
The stock market offers a snapshot, at any given time, of investor sentiment, which is driven by the fundamentals of companies, sectors and the economy as a whole. The read across from the proprietary CE 100 Index, which exists as a microcosm of innovation, where...
Tech firms are escalating their push to turn every outfit spotted on social media into an instant shopping opportunity, with startup Aesthetic launching the latest entry into the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered clothing recognition field. The launch adds to the growing competition in “see-now-buy-now” fashion AI...
Amazon has partnered with TikTok and Pinterest to let the users of those social media apps buy products from Amazon without leaving those apps. This offering is designed to make it more convenient for Amazon customers to shop on those social media platforms, an Amazon...
February 10, 2025
Earnings reports held the key to the CE 100 Index’s momentum this past week — and among the takeaways: Buy now, pay later (BNPL) continues to see a groundswell of popularity with consumers. Most of the pillars that we track were higher, save the Work segment, which gave up 0.7%. Though company-specific headlines were scarce, […]
January 07, 2025
The stock market offers a snapshot, at any given time, of investor sentiment, which is driven by the fundamentals of companies, sectors and the economy as a whole. The read...
August 05, 2024
Earnings drove the CE 100 Index lower this past week — and almost all segments were under water, so to speak, as markets swooned amid the specter of a slowing...
May 06, 2024
The CE 100 Index gained 0.7%, buoyed by continued earnings reports that boosted the fortunes of the Shop and Live pillars. Shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips) were 27.6% higher,...
August 08, 2024
Amazon has partnered with TikTok and Pinterest to let the users of those social media apps buy products from Amazon without leaving those apps. This offering is designed to make it more convenient for Amazon customers to shop on those social media platforms, an Amazon spokesperson told Bloomberg in a report posted Thursday (Aug. 8). […]
July 29, 2024
Pinterest is reportedly seeking help from news outlets and other publishers in selling ads. The social media platform is testing a new program to sell ads on Pinterest pages using...
June 26, 2024
Pinterest has begun letting users share videos of their favorite boards to other social platforms. That’s due to a new feature called board sharing, designed to court the world’s youngest and most-digitally...
June 24, 2024
MoneyLion has appointed Pinterest and Google veteran Jon Kaplan as its first chief revenue officer (CRO). In his new position, Kaplan will focus on expanding MoneyLion’s market share and leveraging...
