By WeedMaps News' Tina Magrabi, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disease that causes severe irritation and inflammation in the digestive tract. A form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the condition often develops in young adults...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) not too long ago was a small startup and Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the company's first ever job ad. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos posted an add on Aug. 22, 1994 on an online public bulletin board and discussion network called Usenet. The job add...

U.S. stocks turned lower on Friday after China threatened to once again retaliate to new U.S. tariffs with its own set of tariffs on U.S. imports. Both the U.S. and China are now poised to implement new trade war tariffs starting on Sept. 1. What Happened On Friday, China said it will...

Chris Irons' experience with investing began with a loss. In an interview with Benzinga, Irons traced his journey from a young investor to the brains behind Quoth the Raven, where his mission is to stop deception and increase transparency in the market. Learning From IR Irons' interest in...

A medtech platform that was founded on the philosophy that "everyone deserves a smile" is headed for the public markets soon. Will the offering make investors smile? The IPO Terms Nashville, Tennessee-based SmileDirectClub, Inc. is looking to raise $100 million in its offering, although...

Among S&P 500 sectors, technology makes for a predictable victim amid escalating trade fears. The export-heavy nature nature of the sector speaks to that as does a month-to-date decline of 4.1% for the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSE: IYW), an exchange traded fund widely known for having one...

After big data breaches like Equifax (NYSE: EFX), you might have heard the term “credit freeze” thrown around. A credit freeze allows you to take control of your financial credit report by stopping potential lenders from seeing it. Without that information, lenders will usually not...

Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results. The company reported second-quarter earnings of 66 cents per share, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of 67 cents. This is a 12% decrease over earnings of 75 cents per...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? In 1976, The Vanguard Group launched the First Index Investment Trust, the first retail index fund. Now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NYSE: VOO), it is one of the biggest...

Nearly all leaders of the most successful businesses eventually get asked a version of this interview question: “What drives you? What motivates you to get up in the morning?” The answers vary, but a look at responses to that question from successful business leaders — CEOs and...

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) announced two different acquisition after Thursday's market close. The company entered into a definitive merger agreement with Carbon Black Inc (NASDAQ: CBLK). The deal will see VMware acquire Carbon Black through a cash tender offer for $26 per share. The transaction...

HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) shares are down after reporting a third-quarter sales miss. Earnings came in at 58 cents per share, beating estimates by 3 cents. Sales came in at $14.6 billion, missing estimates by $20 million. "We continued to deliver strong free cash flow and non-GAAP EPS growth, while...

Software company salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) posted second-quarter revenue of $4 billion on Thursday, beating a $3.95-billion Street estimate, and EPS of 66 cents, 19 cents ahead of the consensus estimate. The San Francisco-based company, which closed on the $15.7-billion acquisition of...

A number of underlying forces drive currency moves. The U.S. government has accused China of gaining an unfair economic advantage by forcing the yuan lower. In the U.K., the drop in the sterling over the past month is also viewed by many as an economic headwind. The main beneficiaries of a weaker...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) reported second-quarter results, which were interpreted differently by three Street analysts. The Analysts Bank of America analyst Lorraine Hutchinson maintains an Underperform rating on Nordstrom with a price target lowered from $32 to $29. Wedbush analyst Jen Redding...