Save me, Spiderman... Or send Hasbro. The Rhode Island-based toy legend jumped 10% Tuesday after its 2nd quarter earnings. It announced it's shifting some of its toy production to India and Vietnam to avoid tariffs — it aims to reduce the amount made in China from 67% to 50%. But let's talk about its toy collection.

Hasbro's, like, a HUGE Marvel fan... For over 10 years, it's been the exclusive toymaker of Marvel superheroes. The 23 movies made since '08 have helped fill the piggy bank. Now that Avengers: Endgame happened, Marvel has announced "Phase 4" of its superhero content, tailored for Disney+ (which launches in November). Here's a preview of what Hasbro will turn into toys:

• Black Widow, a spy/assassin film with Scarlett Johansson.
• The Eternals, a movie with Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek about a (wait for it) alien race that protects Earth from annihilation.
• Blade, with Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali as a sunglass-loving vampire hunter.

Technically... the coffee chain reports earnings tomorrow. But we thought this storyline was more interesting: Starbucks wants to turn its app brilliance into a monetized revenue stream. It just invested in tech startup Brightloom with plans to build a software service that covers all the back-end mobile needs of a restaurant.

"Waiter, we'll take it all to-go"... That's the idea for Starbucks — mix together all the core elements of a successful mobile app into a single product, then serve that up to other chains through Brightloom. Here's what the service could include (and who it could replace):

• Loyalty program: LevelUp is the app currently handling your fast-casual loyalty points with some chains, including Just Salad and Pokéworks.
• Mobile payments: Square is the preferred payment enabler of your local fancy-bean coffee shop.
• Customer relationship management: Salesforce is the global giant of CRM software so your go-to spot knows your "the usual" order.

Some numbers matter more than others... Take Coca-Cola's revenues last quarter. They were expected by Wall Street to be $9.99B — They were actually $10.0B. But that's not why the stock flew up 6% Tuesday. The real reason is Coke upgraded its sales growth expectations for 2019 from 4% to 5%. For a company as huge as Coke, that extra percentage point is big.

Coke's the 5th most valuable brand on earth... But in the US, it needs a brand-aid. Word's gotten out that carbonated water is probably better for you when not mixed with sweet syrup or aspartame. It didn't experience growth in its classic Coca-Cola brand, and the plan to revive it feels desperate: Bring the 80's back with product placements in Stranger Things Season 3.

• Guac'd: Chipotle jumps to an all-time high as it completes its first full quarter with its new loyalty program
• Appear: Snap jumps as its comeback continues — daily active users rose 8% to 203M in the last quarter
• Out: Bed Bath & Beyond is cutting 7% of its corporate staff and eliminating the Chief Operating Officer role entirely
• Brakes: Harley-Davidson's profits dropped 20% because it's still working on a way around Europe's tariffs
• Stiffed: DoorDash is apparently taking some of the money you think you're tipping to your delivery driver (shout-out to NYT's "experiential" reporting)
• Skew: Apple reportedly plays favorites with its own apps within the App Store

• Earnings from Tesla, Facebook, Ford, Caterpillar, Las Vegas Sands, and Six Flags

Disclosure: Authors of this Snacks own shares of Tesla.

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