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Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) dominance could be threatened if and when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) decides to expand its smartphone lineup. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has been rumored to release a larger iPhone for more than a year. Many analysts agree that 2014 will be the year that Apple...

SunGard’s Astec Analytics measures real time security lending, which correlates extremely well with short interest. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Tim Smith discussed Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) change over the past several days and months. “There are about 20 million shares outstanding...

Investors are impatiently wondering what might become of the union vote at one of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) fulfillment centers. According to re/code, up to 30 Amazon employees -- mostly equipment technicians and mechanics -- will vote on a proposal to join the International Association of...

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced this week it had acquired Ideeli, an online flash fashion retailer. The daily deals site paid $43 million for the company. That may be a bit more than some of its earlier acquisitions, but is considerably cheaper than the $260 million that Groupon paid for...

“It is as if  investors don’t know which way to go on twitter,” stated Tim Smith of SunGard’s Astec Analytics which tracks real time security lending, correlating extremely well with short data. “Volumes moved up to a peak towards the turn of the year but since then have tracked downwards,”...

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) claims that its newly announced Tegra K1 mobile processor will bring console-quality graphics to smartphones and tablets. The processor (which will come in 32- and 64-bit varieties) consists of 192 cores and features the same NVIDIA Kepler architecture that powers NVIDIA's...

The holidays may be over, but the auto industry is acting like Christmas is on the way – as they prepare to unwrap dozens of new vehicles at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Last year's NAIAS had 71 vehicle debuts, including 61 worldwide unveilings. After...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is getting a lot of buzz for creating the Open Automotive Alliance, but Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry doesn't expect Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to follow suit. "Apple has no interest in the car market," Chowdhry told Benzinga. "Not really. That [does not] fit their...

You don't have to look too far to see that America's energy landscape is evolving. Coal is still king for the moment, but its crown is being challenged. Coal continues to be a major source of energy in the U.S. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the nation...

Piracy is a massive problem in America and all over the world. In 2013, more than eight million people downloaded illegal copies of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, making it the most pirated film of the year. With an average ticket price of $8.16 in the United States, it seems that pirates...

What's next for Chrysler? The markets loved last week's news, that Fiat (OTC: FIATY) was acquiring the the remaining 41.5 percent of Chrysler still owned by the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust. That transaction, according to Fiat, is expected to close on or before January 20. The smallest...

Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) may describe itself as “the world's third-largest quick-service hamburger company,” but the Dublin, Ohio-based company has been growing and nibbling away at the market share of fast-food giant McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). According to the restaurant industry web site QSR, 2013...

What will 2014 mean for the price of your daily cup (or two) of coffee? If you purchase that morning beverage or afternoon pick-up from your local barista, you probably won't see much of a change. But a continuing oversupply of coffee on a global scale probably means supermarket and wholesale...

KPMG and the Center for Automotive Research are among those who expect self-driving cars to go on sale by 2019. Nissan hopes to introduce the first self-driving automobile by 2020. That's a lofty goal, but consumers shouldn't expect any automaker to deliver a fully autonomous car within six years...

2013 is ending with yet another major rail accident involving oil. Authorities in eastern North Dakota are urging residents in the town of Casselton to evacuate – following Monday's derailment of a mile-long BNSF train, carrying more than 100 cars of crude oil. BNSF is a subsidiary of Warren...