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As July comes to a close, investors may notice that it appears to be ending in a very familiar way: with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) reigning supreme. Both tech giants made a ton of headlines this week, particularly in the area of new products. Apple has yet to unveil anything...

Whitney Tilson has become one of the strongest voices in the fight for education reform. As the founder and Managing Partner of Kase Capital, many investors know of Tilson as an outspoken money manager. He is also very dedicated to improving the American school system. "There is no magic bullet...

Editor's note: This piece was originally published on March 27, 2013 This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two landmark cases on the issue of same-sex marriage that may change the current government definition of marriage as we know it. The heavy-hitters who have financed the battle to...

Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay. With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle Fire" and "Nook" have entered the American...

Courtesy of data from the International Coffee Organization, the folks over at FinancesOnline.com have put up a slick infographic with a bounty of interesting facts and figures about the coffee industry. The infographic details everything from the role of "coffee coyotes" -- middlemen who force...

When we think of the business titans of our age, we often associate their likeness with private jets, cash flows in the millions, intense board room meetings and bold leadership. Yet, the humble beginnings of the CEOs, co-founders and chairmen of some of America's top companies are often...

With Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) acquisition of Tumblr receiving the thumbs up from its board, pundits from across the web have engaged in all sorts of speculation about the merits of the Marissa Mayer-led purchase of the trendy social network. The $1.1 billion acquisition is Mayer's biggest gamble yet...

It's official. With its shares eclipsing the $900 mark, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is trading in the nosebleeds. Out of curiosity, Benzinga decided to look where other publicly traded companies in the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) were trading at. This only includes the S&P 500 -- otherwise companies...

The National Employment Law Office has uncovered a disturbing statistic. Since the job market hit a bottom in February 2010, lower-wage jobs have grown nearly three times faster than jobs that pay more. While the recession has seen companies like McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) thrive -- a 130 percent...

This year's list of Fortune 500 companies was released yesterday to much fanfare. Among the highlights was Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) regaining the top spot and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) making the top ten for the first time. Benzinga has you covered with a list of the top ten, including each company's 2012...

It's likely that you've heard about bitcoin and its legendary rise by now. A pseudonymous Japanese hacker laid out the blueprint for the peer-to-peer digital currency shortly before vanishing into thin air. Primarily the province of Internet hackers, web savvy drug launderers and libertarian...

For more than a brief moment during the Great Recession, it appeared the fate of the Big Three automakers was in jeopardy. General Motors (NYSE: GM) declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, while Chrysler filed its third bankruptcy before its ownership stake was sold to Cerberus Capital Management. Ford (...

Mother Day's is right around the corner. Do you know what you're getting your ma? If you're like most guys, at least, the answer is no. And if you do, chances are you're probably not thinking too much out the box. A call to 1-800-Flowers (NASDAQ: FLWS), perhaps? Or a box of chocolates? The truth is...