Last year was a roller coaster ride for e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), but also a transformational one. The company continued to take market share, but it did see its swift revenue growth stall after running into some industry headwinds and tariff pressures. E.l.f. also acquired the prestige skincare brand Rhode, which helps set it up for its next leg of growth.
By late 2024, Reffkin was blunt about what he sees as Compass's core asset: listing inventory. Listing inventory remains the lifeblood of the residential real estate marketplace, he said, arguing that Compass already has a depth of inventory in many of our local markets that is unmatched. That statement matters because it reveals the company's North Star not merely recruiting or revenue, but the control point Compass believes can reshape consumer behavior and, potentially, the real estate industry.
The rise of Amazon Advertising is news to no one in the industry's $777 billion sector, but what needs more detail is just how it intends to sustain its challenge to the duopoly of Facebook and Google, especially in the wake of a 14,000 reduction in force (RIF). The company's recent Q3 earnings report showed Amazon Advertising revenues grew 24% year-over-year to $17.7 billion, with recent product launches expected to play a key part in furthering this growth.
Lexus is Toyota's luxury brand. It launched in the United States in 1989, at about the same time Honda launched its luxury brand Acura and Nissan brought the Infiniti brand to market. Each of these companies wants a piece of the high-end and very profitable U.S. market. At that time, the U.S. was the largest car market in the world.
The average ChatGPT session lasts nearly three times longer than a Google search session: 14 minutes vs just 5 minutes. That small statistic hides a big story. It means people aren't just searching with AI, they're staying. They're exploring, generating, and iterating in ways search engines were never designed for. And it explains why answer engines like ChatGPT are becoming the first stop for millions of users who once reflexively typed "Google.com."
After decades of steadiness atop the world of American beer, the last few years have seen a sudden shakeup, with a third beer in three years becoming the No. 1 best seller. For 20 years up until 2023, Bud Light was the undisputed champion of beer in the United States, topping the sales over and over. Then, in 2023, following the rise of top Mexican beer brands, Modelo took the No. 1 spot in a massive unseating.
According to Statcounter, the market share of Windows 11 stood at 49.08 percent while Windows 10 was 45.53 percent. The newer OS therefore remains ahead, and the overall trend continues to point toward a Windows 11 future despite a few ups and downs along the way. In the US, Windows 11 continued to grow against Windows 10, with a market share of almost 60 percent, while Windows 10's share dipped below 40 percent.