Thursday, Feb. 15th

5 Things You Need To Know Today

February 15, 2024

Happy Thursday CEO!

These 5 things happened while you were growing your empire…

1. 🛍️ Retail Sales Declined

Last year ended with a spending frenzy, but the numbers for January are in and they were much lower than expected. The expectation was a 0.1% decline but the reality was 0.8%. Read more here.

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2. 📈 Stock Market Ticked Up

US stocks took a jump today, regaining losses from earlier in the week. It was a sort of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ response to a rather mixed bag of new economic data. Read more here.

3. 🤖 OpenAI’s Videos Impressed

OpenAI introduced a new video generator that turns text prompts into AI-created video and the results are being hailed as pretty damn impressive. However, it has yet to be released to the public. Read more here.

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4. 📰 News Layoffs Looked Bleak

So far, 2024 has been a brutal year for layoffs in the media industry. If the trend continues, layoffs for 2024 could be double those of last year — which wasn’t a great year for media, either Read more here.

5. 🤑 Work Software Raised Funds

SocialCrowd, which makes performance management software, raised $1.6 in a pre-seed round. In fact, work software has proven to be a bright spot for funding. Read more here.

Bonus. CEO Tip Of The Day

You should know that Slack has rolled out major AI upgrades for enterprise accounts. Check them out here.

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