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Meet The 6 Experts Judging The Future Of Financial Technology
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 5:03pm | 1065Read More...Benzinga is hosting its first annual fintech awards competition to discover the most innovative and forward-thinking companies in the financial, technology and media industries. With more than $1 million available in prizes for companies that enter, the Benzinga Fintech Awards will pick winners...
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Can Alibaba's Jack Ma Bring 'America To China'?
Saturday, November 8, 2014 - 3:44pm | 662Read More...Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE: BABA) founder and chairman, is the richest person in all of China. Ma’s company, which reported 54 percent sales growth in its first earnings report since going public and is now officially worth more than Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT),...
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Gasoline Hits Lowest Price Since December 17, 2010
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 6:10pm | 619Read More...As of Monday, GasBuddy.com’s reported average morning benchmark price for gasoline in the U.S. was $2.968 per gallon. This comported with GasBuddy’s announcement last week that more than 50 percent of U.S. gas stations were selling gasoline at less than $3 per gallon. Related: Oil...
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Welcome The Rise Of Helicopters
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 9:43am | 612Read More...“In general, the helicopter market is underdeveloped with the exception of a few locales and very specific industries,” Bernie Burns, co-founder and president of B2 Aviation told Benzinga Thursday. Burns was reacting to news that General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) aircraft...
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Fighting Ebola: Motif Investing For A Cause
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 10:05am | 891Read More...It all started with a conversation between Motif Investing CEO Hardeep Walia and Motif Senior Researcher Peter Andes, CFA. “Peter showed me a story on Doctors Without Borders," Walia said. "Twenty-one doctors infected (treating Ebola patients). Twelve have died.”...
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Nike Inc's NFL Dilemma
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 10:05am | 613Read More...Amid Nike Inc's (NYSE: NKE) preparations for Thursday’s earnings release, the turmoil surrounding the National Football League and allegations of domestic abuse by players continues to capture headlines. The NFL Problem Nike suspended its contract with Minnesota Vikings running back...
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IntraLinks Holdings Inc DealNexus Mobile M&A App Expanded To Feature Full Access
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 11:02am | 645Read More...Global SaaS provider, IntraLinks Holdings Inc (NYSE: IL) announced Monday that it has expanded its Intralinks DealNexus mobile app to provide full access to and interaction with a global community of approximately 10,000 dealmakers. iPad Version Added In addition to the new iPhone app,...
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Alibaba IPO Fever Invades Benzinga
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 12:51pm | 516Read More...The speculative fever over the Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) IPO has reached epidemic proportions. So much so, that the entire Benzinga office is participating in a pool to predict the closing price of the hottest IPO ever to hit Wall Street. Mega-Bull As expected, the bulls and bears are running...
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Will 3D Systems Corporation Become A Major Player In Education?
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 2:09pm | 731Read More...3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) planned to showcase its latest 3D printing kits and curricula for students, teachers and schools at the Smartforce Student Summit at International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014, currently underway through Saturday, September 13 at McCormick...
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How Oil Has Made ISIL The Richest Terrorist Group In History
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 9:44am | 706Read More...Citing U.S. intelligence officials, Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Islamic State ISIL could be raising more than $2 million a day –- much of it from oil sales. The oil comes from seven oil fields and two refineries in northern Iraq, which ISIS controls, along with six out of 10 oil...
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Will Telecom Bundling Eventually Kill Cable?
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 5:08pm | 781Read More...The so-called “triple play” bundle originally offered by cable companies has been very successful. Combining telephone, television and Internet into one package provided additional revenue for the companies and, in most cases, value for customers. When telecoms got involved, triple...
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3 Analyst Outlooks On Market Response To U.S. Actions With Iraq
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 3:13pm | 1000Read More...The Pentagon announced Friday that it had launched an airstrike against Islamic militants (originally operating as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, but recently renamed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) in northern Iraq. This came just hours after President Barack Obama said the...
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New Traders Should Focus On Risk, Not Reward
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 5:11pm | 631Read More...New traders are bound to make mistakes. Some could be avoided, however, if newcomers would heed the advice of other, more experienced traders. Greg Michalowski, president of GregMikeFX.com, recently discussed this challenge on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep. "Now, what is the biggest...
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$3 Per Gallon Could Be Coming Soon
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 10:53am | 772Read More...GasBuddy reported this week that this year’s August 1 nationwide average gasoline price of $3.509/gal is the lowest in four years. In addition, GasBuddy Chief Oil Analyst Tom Kloza told Benzinga that some broad sections of the country could see gasoline priced at $3/gal or less by...
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'World's Largest 3D Printing Store' Comes To The Big Apple
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 10:53am | 769Read More...Sylvain Preumont, CEO of startup iMakr, opened iMakr’s first 3D printing and 3D printing services store in London a year ago. Now Preumont, who spoke with Benzinga by telephone, has opened his second store -– this one in New York. From Online To Storefront Many if not most...














