Spotify’s $1 Billion Bet on Podcasts Yet to Pay Off
WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 5 September 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by London Business School. |
| 0:03.8 | Looking to accelerate your business, or understand the opportunities in AI or ESG, |
| 0:08.8 | are you thinking about taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, |
| 0:11.8 | or about what leadership skills will take you to the next level? |
| 0:15.0 | To listen to the latest insights and discussion from LBS faculty, |
| 0:18.6 | subject experts and industry insiders, |
| 0:21.4 | look for podcasts from London Business School. |
| 0:23.8 | Navigate the now and be prepared for what's next with London Business School. |
| 0:30.0 | Chip Designer Arm targets evaluation of more than $52 billion in its highly anticipated public debut. |
| 0:42.0 | Plus, Spotify spent more than a billion dollars to build out its podcasts, |
| 0:47.0 | but its big bet isn't paying off. |
| 0:49.0 | Spotify from the beginning has been a very typical tech company in the way of prioritizing |
| 0:54.0 | growth over profitability for many, many years. |
| 0:57.0 | Now, Wall Street and investors are not too keen on this anymore. |
| 1:02.0 | And why utility stocks are lagging behind the broader market? |
| 1:06.0 | It's Tuesday, September 5th. |
| 1:08.0 | I'm Ann Marie for Toly for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 1:10.0 | This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today. |
| 1:16.0 | British Chip Designer Arm is targeting evaluation of more than $52 billion in what is widely expected |
| 1:31.0 | to be the largest public offering of the year. |
| 1:33.0 | That's according to the company's latest regulatory filing, |
| 1:36.0 | which shows that Arm's owner, Japan's SoftBank Group, plans to sell roughly 10% of the total shares outstanding, |
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