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Want To Invest Like A Billionaire? iBillionaire Has An App For That
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 3:04pm | 1038Read More...Who will be the next Apple? What company with what disruptive idea will turn the world of technology upside down? In this series, Benzinga interviewed CEOs of several technology startups that are making waves today in hopes of making a difference tomorrow. Imagine receiving a text message from...
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Intralinks' Data Partnership With PEI A Big Boost For Online Deal Sourcing
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 2:33pm | 746Read More...Intralinks® Holdings, Inc.’s (NYSE: IL) decision to partner with PEI Services (PEI) to give Intralinks DealNexus users access to profiles of more than 57,000 portfolio companies was seen by Intralinks as a huge plus for online deal sourcing. “PEI is so exciting,”...
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Technology Works Its Way Into Your Workout
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 1:07pm | 367Read More...With the popularity of no-nonsense, high octane workouts like Crossfit picking up across the U.S., health clubs have reworked their offerings to cater to the rest of the population who are looking for a simple, no pressure environment to work out in. In order to make their offerings more...
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EXCLUSIVE: This Company Is Bringing Supercomputers To Your Pocket
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 12:31pm | 910Read More...Who will be the next Apple? What company with what disruptive idea will turn the world of technology upside down? In this series, Benzinga interviewed CEOs of several technology startups that are making waves today in hopes of making a difference tomorrow. Related Link: Adapteva...
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What CEOs Are Saying About Washington Politics
Saturday, December 6, 2014 - 1:37pm | 845Read More...Privately, CEOs are probably like most people, fed up with gridlock in Washington and feeling somewhat powerless to do anything about it. Based on the “polite declines” Benzinga received when reaching out to several corporate leaders for comment, however, many preferred to keep...
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3D Systems Makes Another Forbes List For 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 2:56pm | 730Read More...Being named to multiple Forbes lists in the same year has become habit-forming for several fast-growing small companies. One of them, 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) just claimed the No. 43 spot in the prestigious magazine’s 2014 list of top 100 U.S. small companies. That honor...
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Use Bowflex, Bro? Here's How They're Disrupting The Supplements Industry
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 11:38am | 856Read More...For a corporation that CEO Bruce Cazenave described “in the grand scheme of things” as “still what we consider a smaller company,” Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS) has not lacked when it comes to a large and impressive product lineup. In addition to its famed namesake, the...
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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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Robots Are Coming To Retail
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 4:27pm | 764Read More...Anyone walking into the Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) owned Orchard Supply Hardware store in San Jose, California later this month might be greeted by OSHbot, a robotic shopping assistant, according to the company. OSHbot will ask customers if they need help and, if so, guide...
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A Brewing Battle: Apple Pay Vs. MCX CurrentC
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 2:41pm | 669Read More...News broke over the weekend that Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) and CVS Corporation (NYSE: CVS) had disabled Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay mobile wallet payment system in their stores. The story behind the story told of a mobile payment battle involving Apple, a number of...
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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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Chipotle's Vegan Menu Expansion Is Bottom Line Healthy
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 10:27am | 599Read More...Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) announced recently that it planned to expand its vegan “Sofritas” option to nine additional states. The move would make the braised and shredded tofu item a permanent menu offering in those new areas. Related Link: Chipotle Mexican Grill...
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Will Actavis Win Competition For Allergan's Affection?
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 11:10am | 839Read More...Four pharmaceutical companies have been flirting with merger deals. Discussing the confusing courting, Barron’s called them the Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice of pharmaceuticals, referencing the sexy 1969 comedy-drama with the tag line “Consider the Possibilities.” In...
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Is McDonald's Going Fast Casual?
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 1:19pm | 728Read More...McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) has been experimenting in an effort to combat falling sales. The company in September installed several build-your-own-burger kiosks in Southern California. At the stand-alone kiosks, customers could add one or more of nearly 20 toppings to one or...
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Who Knew There'd Be So Much Drama At A Banana Company
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 9:08am | 893Read More...Throughout 2014, Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) has made headlines -- some positive, some negative. With all the talk about mergers, acquisitions, inversion and more, a quick review is in order. February 27: Q4 And Full-Year 2013 Report On February 27, Chiquita reported a...
















