Hey Snackers,
For those who think shipping delays have been bad recently: a Canadian man just received a package of hair gel he ordered 8 years ago. Happy Friday.
Stocks inched down as US-China trade tensions are escalating again — so is Twitter drama.
It started with a tweet... But the battle with social media giants has been #trending in DC for a while. On Tuesday, Twitter (for the first time) flagged two of Trump's tweets with links for additional information, as Twitter deemed the words from the President about mail-in voting "potentially misleading." Then yesterday, Trump signed an executive order targeting social giants — TLDR: he's not a fan of Section 230:
If Trump's order succeeds... Without immunity powers, Twitter and Facebook would have never grown into the giants they are today. If Facebook got sued every time someone posted something offensive or false, the 'Book would never have made it past Mark Zuckerberg's dorm room. Losing broad immunity would be disastrous for social media companies.
Investors didn't break a sweat... Despite being (pretty much) directly targeted with an Executive Order by the President of the United States, Twitter's stock moved only slightly downward (4% Thursday). Facebook, which is equally affected by the move, barely budged (it's near an all-time high). Why?
Tuning into Russian ping-pong... DraftKings took its fantasy sports app public juuust over a month ago. The sports betting company's stock has soared 85% since, even though live sports aren't happening right now (though ESPN did stream a spelling bee). Yesterday, DraftKings announced it'll start live-streaming sports events through its app. Despite the current state of live sports (almost none), investors are optimistic:
Live sports might be very different... DraftKings' push into streaming was pretty timely. We could be remote-watching big games played in empty stadiums for a while. Sports teams and stadiums will lose out big on missed ticket revenues, but sports betting probably won't change too much.
DraftKings might be getting help from the corona-restless... Sports fans may be looking for ways to feel more engaged in games, now that the electric excitment and sound of a packed stadium is gone. Couple that with non-existent public social events, and it's not hard to see how couch-bound boredom could give DraftKings a boost. FYI, gaming peer Penn National is up 76% for the month.
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