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Investors who placed their hard-earned cash into major U.S. indices have enjoyed respectable returns over the past 5 years. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NASDAQ: SPY), Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ: QQQ) and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NASDAQ: DIA) returned 61.20%, 104.42...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) will discontinue making the iPod, a music player that was first launched in 2001. Here’s a look at how the stock has performed since the music player was launched. What Happened: Apple released the iPod in 2001 as one of its first personal electronics products. The...

Editor's notice: this story was first published in March 2021.  For the first time in more than a decade, investors experienced a bear market in March 2020. If you blinked, you might have missed it. Within about a month, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) transitioned back...

Calvin Johnson Jr., the former Detroit Lions wide receiver, is a force behind the cannabis-focused company Primitiv, which has a wellness approach to its research and products. With a focus on nanotechnology, Primitiv, Johnson co-founded with another former Detroit Lions veteran Rob...

Cannabis vaping is increasing as the most popular method of cannabis delivery among all adolescents in the U.S., as is the frequency of vaping, according to research done at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.  The study found that the frequency of vaping...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were officially granted a patent for their design for blue jeans. Where The Market Was: The blue jeans patent predates both the Dow...

Genius Group Limited (NYSE: GNS) has acquired E-Squared Education Enterprises, a South Africa-based school and vocational college. The financial terms were not disclosed. E-Squared, situated in Nelson Mandela Bay, offers primary, secondary, and tertiary education to children...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the last two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. Starbucks' Bumpy Ride: One company that has been a...

One of the major indices, the S&P 500, is down more than 2% for the week. Those losses are accompanied by two earnings reports from consumer behemoths, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), which showed higher fuel costs, higher wages and supply chain constraints...

Benzinga’s weekly Stock Wars matches up two leaders in a major industry sector, with the goal of determining which company is the better investment. This week, the duel is between a pair of discount retail chains: Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) and Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR). The...

Delivering on a promise is a tough proposition, and to consistently deliver requires excellence on all fronts. When companies offer their shares to the public in the form of an IPO, they do so by touting their financial strength, balance sheet solidity, market opportunity, strong competitive...

Over the last five years, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has been one of the biggest bulls on electric vehicle company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). Here’s a look at how much an investment in Tesla could be worth in the next four years if it hits Wood’s price target. What Happened: Wood was...

Is the United States heading toward a recession? This has been the looming question on the minds of Americans since inflation topped at 8.5% in March, matched with other indicators such as rising interest rates and the bond market’s inverted yield curve. Top economists are split on the...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. Ideanomics' Bumpy Ride: One company that has been a...

"Daily Show" host Trevor Noah recently criticized the tax laws that allow billionaire Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk to borrow money tax-free using his Tesla shares as collateral to fund his $44 billion proposed buyout of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Noah argued there's a...