2020 Election

The inaugural Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference kicked off on Tuesday with presentations from several CEOs and industry experts. Over the course of day one, viewers heard comments and saw presentations from many publicly traded companies. If you missed the first day of the Benzinga Small Cap...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shared statistics of the election weeks in a blog post on Thursday. In the two weeks from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11, the micro-blogging website flagged roughly 300,000 tweets with a ‘disputed and potentially misleading’ label, representing approximately...

A week after the election day, tech giants Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) have decided to extend the ban on political ads, possibly by a month. What Happened: A Wall Street Journal publication cited sources who...

Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) went public in October and has seen its shares rise as the solar energy market hits a bull market on a potential Joe Biden win in the 2020 election. Shares are up 14% to $44.94 on Friday and hit a new all-time high of $48.88 earlier in the morning. Q3 Earnings...

The 2020 presidential election has caused several sectors to go up and down as Americans wait to find out who the next president of the United States will be.  Politico reports that Democrat Joe Biden would put more of an emphasis on cybersecurity and related fields for the defense sector...

A new ETF will highlight the companies in the S&P 500 that give large contributions to the Democratic Party and related political action committees.  The DEMZ ETF: The DEMZ Political Contributions Fund ETF (NASDAQ: DEMZ) launched Tuesday, Nov. 3, coinciding with the 2020 election. The ETF...

The 2020 election saw proposals for sports betting pass in the three state ballots it was on. Louisiana, Maryland and South Dakota represent 4% of the U.S. adult population and will allow sports betting as early as 2021. Here is a look at the companies that could benefit from the three...

The 2020 presidential election is still not decided. As states were called Tuesday night, the betting odds for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden shifted drastically. What To Know: Biden entered election night as the odds on favorite to win the 2020 presidential election. On...

Proposition 22, designed to push back against AB5 in California for app-based drivers like those at Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) or Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT), passed comfortably in Tuesday's election. The vote was not close; prop 22 passed with about 58% of the vote.  AB5 is the...

The 2020 presidential election is the biggest story for the public markets this week. Here is a look at how the election could impact another big story this year: special purpose acquisition companies.  Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ: RIDE) shares gained 22.48% Tuesday. The former SPAC is an...

Gun stocks were rallying ahead of the 2020 presidential election, and October sales and background checks set records — which could be positive for companies selling guns and ammunition. Record Background Checks: The FBI reported a record number of background checks for firearm sales in...

The 2020 U.S. election is taking place on Nov. 3 with President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden battling for the lead position. Gold Price Analysis: The U.S. presidential election will play a huge role in shaping the global economy and gold prices are expected to react in the run...

Further sports betting legalization and launches in additional states represents a major catalyst for a sector that has posted solid returns in 2020. The Next States To Launch: BofA Securities analyst Shaun Kelley shared takeaways in a note from a conversation with Chris Grove and...

Politics is keeping investors awake. It is not difficult to guess that instability in the world's largest economy would bring significant market volatility. As a result, investors retreat by purchasing gold and Treasuries while dumping high-flying stock. The fact that President Trump tested...

Can the election pull back the focus from coronavirus? That's a big question facing market participants as they navigate the rare combination of a pandemic and presidential election cycle. Typically, campaign news dominates the attention of market watchers in the months leading up a...