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Saks, Stocktwits, Leadership Circle CEOs: What you need to know

As the year wraps up, Yahoo Finance sits down with CEOs across different industries to discuss a variety of topics, from the outlook for 2024 to single stocks to succession and activism. Saks CEO Marc Metrick explains why 2024 will be “a year of two halves.” Metrick says in the “first half of the year, nothing’s going to spark the consumer, nothing’s going to get them excited.” “The first half of the year’s going to be a little tougher. And then as you move into the second half of the year, you’re going to get some of this positivity in the market… it’s going to move its way through to the consumer.“ Stocktwits CEO Rishi Khanna notes investor interest in single stocks. Some of the most viewed stocks this year on Stocktwits include Mullen (MULN), Tesla (TSLA), AMC (AMC), Nvidia (NVDA), and TMG (TRKA). “Personal interest, but also people understanding exposure to single stock names are an opportunity… to make money and make gains,” Khanna says. “Stocks and these products, move like digital products essentially. So the distribution is very much a power law… where you have the Magnificent Seven and the big guys that are up front, but the long tail of interests in names and stocks, reflect... the variety of interests of... everyday investors,” Khanna explains. Leadership Circle CEO Bill Adams discusses succession and activism at companies. “Succession has become more important than it’s ever been,” Adams says, “organizations, businesses are getting very serious about it and that’s the first time that’s happened.” On activism, Adams notes that it “has leveled out. Now what we’re finding is that capitalism wins out.” Key video moments: 00:00:05 - Saks CEO Marc Metrick 00:00:40 - Stocktwits CEO Rishi Khanna 00:01:20 - Leadership Circle CEO Bill Adams


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Drone delivery to reach new heights and speeds

In this episode of Yahoo Finance series NEXT, Yahoo Finance reporter Akiko Fujita visits San Francisco startup Zipline to get a first-hand look at how delivery services are being automated with drones. The vision of drone delivery has been around for years, with Amazon (AMZN) being one of the first to launch its drone delivery program “Prime Air” in 2013. What has kept the industry from scaling up to widespread use? Regulation. In the race to deliver at new heights, the FAA has granted Zipline a rare exception to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight. With commercial drone deliveries projected to exceed 1 million by the end of 2023, Zipline plans to lead the way introducing drone technology to as many as 15 cities in the US across healthcare, restaurants, and retail by 2025. Zipline expects to reach these goals with the company’s Platform 2 aircraft – a drone designed to seamlessly integrate into business operations while delivering with precision. From heights up to 330 feet, the drone drops a "droid" with packaged goods weighing up to eight pounds anywhere from your doorstep to sidewalk in a matter of minutes.Drone delivery could be introducing a new accessibility to delivery services with retailers lining up to utilize the technology. Sweetgreen (SG), Pagliacci Pizza, and Mendocino Farms are early restaurant adopters. Zipline has also lined up a slew of clients in the health and wellness space, including GNC, Michigan Medicine, Intermountain Health, and MultiCare Health System. As more companies adopt the technology, delivery on wheels may be a thing of the past. For more on our NEXT series, click here, and tune in to Yahoo Finance every Monday at 10 a.m. ET.


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