Interview

It's been another uncomfortable year, ratings-wise, for Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Cable News Network. Recent ratings from Nielsen, quoted by the Huffington Post, shows Fox News, owned by News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS), again at the top of the cable news ratings heap for November, with CNN lagging...

One of the best-ranked employers in Austin, Texas wants to become the Hotels.com of the self-storage industry. SpareFoot, the largest online inventory of storage units, did not start out as a way to link consumers with storage facilities. The site was born when Chuck Gordon decided to study abroad...

China's rise as an economic power has also meant a rising need for better hotels to accommodate both foreign and domestic business travelers and tourists. And, many major hotel corporations have been working hard to fill that void. The InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG) has announced “...

Anka Metcalf said she follows the entire universe. It's a lofty perch, for sure, but one that helps keep her on top of things. "I scan every night and every morning before the market opens," Metcalf told Benzinga's pre-market broadcast. "I use two monitors just for scanning." Metcalf has been...

Are U.S. consumers transitioning to a rental culture? The idea of rent-to-own products like furniture, cars and electronics has been around for decades, if not longer – and was considered a trend born of economic necessity, especially as the recent recession deepened. If you can't afford to...

Here's a bit of startling news, especially if you're a Baby Boomer: the Ford (NYSE: F) Mustang turns 50 next year. Ford is launching a full-court press campaign for its iconic pony car starting on Thursday, when the new, sixth-generation Mustang is unveiled on ABC's (NYSE: DIS) Good Morning...

Don Wordell is Managing Director of Ceredex, and portfolio manager of the RidgeWorth Mid Cap Value Fund, sat down to chat with Benzinga about his outlook on the markets and a few of his picks out there right now. Wordell's fund is long only and takes a bottom up focus, looking at attractive stocks...

Michael Leavitt, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and founder of Leavitt Partners, a firm that assists with the states implementing the Affordable Care Act, appeared on Monday's Squawk Box on CNBC to discuss the ACA website's struggle to improve functionality amidst heavy scrutiny...

Gold futures sank to their lowest levels since July on Monday -- after a positive report on U.S. manufacturing increased the likelihood the Federal Reserve will taper its $85 billion-per-month bond buying program at the December meeting. ISM Manufacturing PMI The Institute for Supply...

The interview with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos that aired Sunday on CBS' (NYSE: CBS) 60 Minutes is getting a lot of buzz on the internet; especially his unveiling of a company package delivery system using unmanned drones. While Bezos acknowledges such a drone delivery system is still...

Since opening at $45.10, shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) are down 8.91, closing at $40.90 into the Thanksgiving holiday. Benzinga received exclusive data on Twitter from Sungard’s Astec Analytics, which measures real time security lending, closely correlating with short selling. “Twitter...

Retailers have been on a rise this year, with the SPDR Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT) up 41.95 percent compared to 26.71 percent on the S&P, but many investors are sceptical this trend will continue. Karl Loomes of Sungard’s Astec Analytics gave Benzinga exclusive data on retailers, heading into...

It's kind of like a bridal registry for cars and car parts – and it's not just for car enthusiasts, but a growing business tool and social media device that helps would-be drivers into a new set of wheels. The New York Times has a lengthy report on the rise of a new line of Internet shopping...

Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), was in Detroit on Tuesday, along with Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) CEO Warren Buffett and several Michigan and Detroit-area politicians and businessmen. Blankfein and Buffett introduced the launch of Detroit's 10,000 Small Businesses, a $20...

A major sports broadcasting deal is shaking up the media landscape in Canada. The National Hockey League and Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) announced a “landmark” 12-year agreement on Tuesday – that includes the Canadian national rights to all NHL games on all media platforms, in all...