Ep. 48: Pretty Women Of Silicon Valley - Entertainment, Sexism And Shopping
b"This week, we're looking at three major themes: entertainment, sexism and shopping.\\xa0 That makes it a perfect week for Pretty Woman.\\n\\nFirst, entertainment: last week saw the release Disney's quarterly report.\\xa0 But the bigger news is the company's move away from Netflix.\\xa0 We take a look at the decision and at the state of Disney's business.\\n\\nOn to sexism: last week saw another in a long line of troubling revelations about the state of gender relations in Silicon Valley.\\xa0 This time, the epicenter of the turmoil was in the capital of the new economy - Google.\\xa0 We recount what happened and look at how it fits into the larger narrative about Silicon Valley.\\n\\nFinally, to shopping: this week will see the release of a number of key earnings reports from the retailing sector.\\xa0 Wal-Mart will lead the charge.\\xa0 There's also reports due out from Target and from Home Depot.\\xa0 Meanwhile, we're poised to get the latest retail sales numbers from the government.\\n\\nAnd as always, we strut our stuff on some of Wall Street's more secluded corners....\\n\\nWe've got the first-ever acquisition by Netflix.\\xa0 We've got a price drop for Tesla's SUV.\\xa0 We've got a new entry in the space race - Ghana has sent its first satellite into orbit.\\xa0 The Trump brand might be expanding in China's version of Las Vegas.\\xa0 And one of the most high-profile patent trolls has finally been killed."