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We don’t remember this from “Narcos”: A group of hippos formerly owned by Pablo Escobar have become the first nonhuman creatures to be recognized as "legal persons" in the US.
Stocks closed at another record today, after UPS and others delivered strong earnings. UPS made 13% more revenue for every piece it shipped last quarter, though it shipped fewer items. Like FedEx, UPS plans to continue boosting prices next year (moment of silence for your holiday packages).
Going Ludicrous on the weekend… Car-rental giant Hertz is buying 100K Teslas for an estimated $4.2B, the biggest EV purchase ever. Hertz is paying full sticker price. Hertz said Tesla Model 3s would be available for rent early next month. Shares of both companies spiked 10% yesterday, and Tesla’s market cap hit $1T, putting the EV leader in the trillion-dollar club with Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Google, and Amazon.
Hertz so good… Renting a Tesla for your weekend getaway requires less commitment than dropping $42K on a Model 3. The Hertz deal will give Tesla more exposure (rentals = test drives). And it could be a game changer for Hertz, which emerged from bankruptcy just four months ago.
Low commitment + low impact = high appeal… Hertz is tapping into two key trends: commitment-phobia and sustainability. 70% of US companies will continue offering remote or flexible work options, and over a third of Gen Z and millennial workers are looking for new jobs. When you don’t know where you’ll be, commitment is daunting. That’s why Volvo, Nissan, Porsche, and Land Rover have launched short-term car subscriptions. Meanwhile, Volkswagen rolled out an EV-specific subscription.
12% Greek, 30% Irish, 100% allergic to cats... Also: related to a medieval Spanish king. 23andMe, one of the leading DNA-testing companies, has genotyped nearly 12M customers through its ancestry and health kits. 23andMe went public in June via a SPAC, and shares have fallen 15% since. The bulk of its revenue comes from spit tests, but those kit sales have slowed. Now...
"You have more neanderthal DNA than 78% of customers”... an example insight from 23's subscription service. It launched with the goal of using genetics to lead a personalized healthcare revolution. It’s been trying to connect the dots between DNA testing and healthcare for years. A whopping 80% of its customers allow their genetic info to be used for research.
The future of healthcare could be personalized... But it could take a while. Genetics will likely be central to the future of healthcare: 70% of providers think genetic tests will improve clinical outcomes. Other testing companies like Color and Helix are also positioning genetics as the future. But genetics still hasn't been adopted into primary care, and its value/benefit versus generic care hasn't been fully verified.
Authors of this Snacks own: Bitcoin, and shares of Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google
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