Beyonce signs with Adidas, Corona’s owner pops 7% for quitting wine, and why Tesla fell 9%

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Beyonce signs with Adidas, Corona’s owner pops 7% for quitting wine, and why Tesla fell 9%

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Apr 5, 2019

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Adidas’ new creative partnership with Beyonce signals a major change in athleisurewear. Corona-owner Constellation Brands just sold its cheap wine biz for $1.7B to pivot to beer. And Tesla dropped 9% on e-car sales worries (FYI, Elon Musk was busy in court over his tweets).

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Apr 5, 2019

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Beyonce signs with Adidas, Corona’s owner pops 7% for quitting wine, and why Tesla fell 9%

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