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Subscriptions Could Be Key to Social-Media Companies’ Futures

The best social-media investment right now could be the one users are willing to pay for. → Read More

Grindr Public Listing Can’t Keep It Casual

The gay-dating platform will probably get the slow fade from investors in this market. → Read More

Grubhub’s Rivals Won’t Get Eaten by Prime Partnership

Just Eat Takeaway.com’s partnership with Amazon.com won’t take a big bite out of its competition. → Read More

Online Dating Is Great—for Investors. For Customers, It’s Complicated.

Apps like Bumble and Tinder are doing booming business. But finding love is never easy, and finding love online comes with its own set of pitfalls. → Read More

Peloton Backpedals in Right Direction

Fitness company says it will outsource its manufacturing as it steers toward more sustainable growth. → Read More

Expedia and Booking Are Getting Googled

Google’s added accessibility crimps incumbents in hotel travel. → Read More

Elon Musk Is Twitter’s Material Adverse Effect

A settlement would beat a protracted legal battle for both sides, but the social network will still have to contend with the aftermath. → Read More

Pinterest’s Investors Should Mind TikTok’s Gap

TikTok’s live-shopping pain in the U.K. is a bad sign for Pinterest investors. → Read More

Airbnb’s British Invasion Faces Potential Backlash

Government rules could temper recent growth in short-term rental supply. → Read More

Pinterest Pays a New Pal

The social-media company hopes a new chief executive will inspire users to spend and investors to buy. → Read More

Cruise Lines Can’t Duck Their Debt

Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line are all eyeing a near-term return to profitability this year, but some analysts think they could be sailing into a recession with boatloads of debt. → Read More

Uber and Lyft Want to Share the Wealth, Cheaply

Ride-hailers are catering to the cost-conscious consumer with the relaunch of shared rides. Drivers might be unexpected beneficiaries. → Read More

In Today’s Market, Poor Performance Still Pays

While most pay packages are bolstered by restricted stock units that might never pay off, several handsomely paid executives last year helmed newly public companies that saw their stocks pop and quickly flop. → Read More

Elon Musk Can’t Be Twitter’s Technoking Without Loyal Subjects

For someone who says he loves Twitter, Elon Musk could stand to be a little more lovable. → Read More

Stitch Fix’s New Look May Bomb

As revenues fall, the online styling company is changing tack and embracing more traditional e-commerce options, even as that sector has stumbled. → Read More

Tech Giants Start Getting Real on Augmented Reality

The deepest pockets of big tech keep learning that augmented reality is a real-world pain. Thinking a little smaller might pay off bigger. → Read More

Cruise-Line Pricing Is Lost at Sea

Cruise companies are lowering prices even as expenses swell. → Read More

Car-Share Market Wants to Drive Itself

Getaround and Turo are both heading for the public markets, but they are arriving at very different speeds. → Read More

India Shows the Challenge in Firming Up SoftBank

SoftBank’s committed capital in India via its Vision Funds shows how difficult it would be to shore up the Japanese investor’s performance amid a technology bear market. → Read More

Reddit Is the King of Bad Timing

The birthplace of the meme-stock frenzy failed to cash in on its popularity, and it wasn’t the first time. → Read More