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One is a leading website for new TV content -- the other is a rising star in social media. In the end, neither company was sold. But their reported acquisition offers tell an interesting story of how startups are perceived by their peers and potential suitors. Hulu Founded in 2007 by Fox and NBC...

So, who's next? Now that CVS (NYSE: CVS), the nation's second-largest drugstore chain, has announced it will phase out the sale of tobacco products at its stores by October of this year, consumers and investors are watching to see which retail chain will be next to fall in line and ban cigars,...

Is Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) the real deal? Investors got their first hint of an answer this afternoon when the social media firm reported its fourth quarter results. The company's monthly active users (MAUs) now stand at 241 million -- a 30 percent increase year-over-year. When Twitter had its...

Another sign of how quickly things are changing in the automotive world. In its Car-Brand Perception Survey for 2014, Consumer Reports say the usual suspects – Ford, Honda, Chevrolet and Toyota – continue to remain the top brands in consumers' minds. But a surprising new entry, Tesla (NASDAQ:...

Sprint's rumored takeover of competitor T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) may be meeting with some regulatory issues, amid word that new Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is against the acquisition. In a meeting with Sprint (NYSE: S) Chairman Masayoshi Son on Monday, Wheeler expressed...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has officially announced that Satya Nadella has replaced Steve Ballmer as CEO. The news follows a number of reports claiming that Nadella would receive the job. Up until now, Nadella was the Executive VP of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. His CEO appointment is...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on NBC's Today for an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie on the company's 10-year-anniversary Tuesday morning, where he discussed the company's past, current and future cultural impact amongst other things. “It's been a...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will launch its newest app on Monday, February 3. Will this be the one that changes everything? Around the Web, tech publications like The Verge are offering early praise, indicating that the social network might be onto something special. But what does it mean for Wall...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) lost some of its teen users during the third quarter. Did the trend continue in Q4? Officially, the social network won't say. "In terms of teens, we don't have any new data to report today," CFO David Ebersman told investors during the company's Q4 earnings call, as quoted...

Ford (NYSE: F) is roaring into 2014 on a trunkload of good news. The automaker beat analysts' expectations with a very strong fourth-quarter earnings report Tuesday. It also announced 2013 to be one of its “best years ever,” with a pre-tax profit of $8.6 billion for last year – an increase of $...

Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry has high hopes for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings results. "We expect Apple to handsomely beat the top-line and the bottom-line [and] show margin improvement," Chowdhry told Benzinga. "I think the business is very strong for Apple." Chowdhry was...

Instead of waiting several days for free Hulu access to ABC shows, consumers are choosing to download them illegally. On January 6, Disney's (NYSE: DIS) mainstream TV network stopped offering free access to its shows (via Hulu.com and ABC.com) the day after they air. Hulu Plus and pay-TV...

It’s tough for any business to survive if it isn’t relevant to its customers. According to McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) CEO, Don Thompson, his company has that problem -– at least, to some extent. Thursday, during a call to analysts, Thompson said “We’ve lost some of our customer relevance.”...

Some CEOs are praised for the work they accomplish. Others are thrown out for disappointing the Board. One of the more notable CEO shakeups of 2013 involved Ron Johnson, the former Apple Store executive who left Cupertino to run J.C. Penney. According to Time, there were five "big mistakes" that...

Target (NYSE: TGT) has received its fair share of attention over the past few weeks because of its data breach that affected over 70 million American customers. Flying a bit under the radar is the company's recent expansion to Canada, which is off to a bumpy start. Target opened its first...