IBISWorld

You don’t have to know the difference between Downward Dog and Chaturanga to assess the investment opportunity of YogaWorks. The 30-year-old chain filed for an initial public offering Thursday after having pulled its first attempt in mid-July. Round two will put up 7.3 million shares between...

The financial services industry is huge, employing nearly 200,000 people worldwide with $49 billion in total revenue, according to a June report from business intelligence firm IBISWorld. Despite its size, the industry is walled off to many — investing has high barriers to entry for most...

In this era where every business is moving online, businesses and consumers alike still depend on paper, especially in various packaging and shipping markets. The trend should benefit companies operating in the paper and packaging industry, including International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) and Domtar...

The mobile marketing company, Viggle Inc (NASDAQ: VGGL), agreed to sell a number of its assets on Monday, including the Viggle rewards and applications program to Perk.com in an all-stock transaction. DDAY Takes On New Meaning Micro-cap Viggle will rename itself "DraftDay," following the...

As the dust settles on Warren Buffett’s largest purchase ever, Wall Street analysts are now free to piece together the market implications of the move. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced this week that is it buying aerospace supplier Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE: PCP) for...

MINDBODY Inc (NASDAQ: MB), a cloud-based SaaS provider for fitness and beauty services plans to raise $100 million for its IPO Friday. The company will offer 7.2 million shares between $13 and $15 per share through Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and UBS. Although the company operates in the...

Despite the fact that marijuana remains classified as an illegal substance in the eyes of the U.S. federal government, the drug has been rising in popularity as its usage for medicinal and recreational purposes becomes more widely acceptable. Studies showing that marijuana can be an effective...

Two of the largest players in the used-car industry, CarMax, Inc (NYSE: KMX) and AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), are on a figurative seesaw. For the last 16 months, CarMax has been marketing vehicles primarily through its own website. However, the company failed to achieve the results it was...

The announcement Monday that Stratasys’ (NASDAQ: SSYS) MakerBot and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) would collaborate to begin stocking 12 Home Depot stores with MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers raises the obvious question, “Who’s next?” The 3D DIY Connection...

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) latest device is an ambitious, high-end smartphone that contains a plethora of new features -- including six cameras. But those bells-and-whistles features won't come cheap. Customers will pay $199 for the 32GB version. They will also be required to sign a two-...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might not have much to worry about when Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) releases its first phone next month. IBISWorld industry research analyst Sarah Kahn does not believe that Amazon will be successful in persuading many iPhone loyalists to switch to the Fire Phone. "I think...

Does a higher minimum wage necessarily mean higher prices for businesses and, by passing those prices along, consumers? The controversy over income inequality and the U.S. minimum wage has been percolating for some time now. And while the Obama Administration has been pushing for a federal minimum...

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Fire TV is unlikely to compete with PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, but it could still worm its way into gamers' homes. "Success of the product as a secondary console could certainly emerge," IBISWorld analyst James Crompton told Benzinga via e-mail. Crompton outlined a few...

A director of Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO) bought $181,000 of stock in July and August for an average price of $8.70, resulting in a 16.55 percent return in roughly 7.5 months (28 percent annualized). A series of insider purchases are sending another buy signal. Academic research has shown that...

Don't let the recent studio and publisher closures fool you; the game industry is growing, not contracting or consolidating. IBISWorld analyst James Crompton said he expects industry entrants (new game companies) to exceed the number of consolidations. "A lot of this is driven by social...