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Certain things for certain places leave an impression on you. For me, there is one thing from my time spent on the trading floor at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from 1985–1992, that will never escape my mind: the paper. In other words, the tremendous of amount of excess paper that covered...

Dan Gilbert is the founder of Quicken Loans and his name has been thrown around as a potential suitor to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s Internet properties as part of a partnership with Warren Buffett. Gilbert was quick to point out he can't publicly comment on his involvement...

This week’s $14 billion merger between Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) and Tyco International demonstrates that there are certainly still large M&A deals happening in the face of the global economic uncertainty that has produced a shaky opening month for markets in 2016. However, has...

US October jobs data were better than expected when it was reported on Friday. The unemployment rate, private payrolls, and nonfarm payrolls data all improved month-over-month. Mohammed El-Erian, Allianz's Chief Economist, told Benzinga that the "comprehensively strong"...

Subscription-based services like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) have forced companies in every sector to re-examine their business models. Many of these companies have turned to Zuora for help. Co-founded by Tien Tzuo, Zuora makes it possible for...

Beginning Oct. 1, 2015, fraud liability security rules regarding credit and debit cards will change. The move is part of an effort finally to replace outdated 1960s magnetic-stripes with chips. The changes are designed to offer more protection to consumers. According to MasterCard...

Reuters reported on Friday that U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with China’s General Fan Changlong this week to discuss South China Sea land reclamation, U.S.-China military cooperation and a potential U.S. visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year. Military presence and...

“They're kind of the economic locomotive over in Europe,” said Kevin Kelly, CIO of Recon Capital Partners. Kelly was talking about Germany’s top blue chip equities when he spoke with Benzinga on a subject he knows very well. Recon Capital, it turns out, offers the only US-...

Financial expert and media personality Jeff Macke was the fireside chat host at the 2015 Benzinga Fintech Awards gala in New York on April 8. Below is the video and full transcript of his talk with Benzinga CEO & Founder Jason Raznick. Jeff Macke: Alright, here we go. Jason Raznick- he...

GasBuddy.com has projected that this summer’s gasoline prices will be the lowest in a decade. Just how low prices will go depends on who is doing the forecasting and perhaps even on what happens with sanctions against Iran. Dueling Forecasts A recent projection from the Energy...

Cell therapy company, Cytori Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CYTX) has had a lot to celebrate recently. Cytori CEO Dr. Marc Hedrick spoke with Benzinga about the news and about the small San Diego medical technology company he heads. Related: Cytori Receives Positive European Opinion on Orphan Drug...

Unexpectedly low March employment growth posted Friday raises uncertainty about the state of the overall U.S. economy, an expert said. "It makes you question what's going on," TD Ameritrade Chief Strategist JJ Kinahan told Benzinga. Employers added just 126,000 new jobs to...