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Forbes published its annual list of most powerful women on Thursday. Merkel At The Top — Again Angela Merkel, whom Forbes describes as the "de facto leader of Europe," has been voted the most powerful woman in the world for the 12th time since she was elected Germany's...

Is your zodiac sign giving you a competitive advantage in life? Benzinga has analyzed data from the 2019 Forbes 400 list to determine the representation of zodiac signs among the nation’s wealthiest business people. "The Forbes 400 is the definitive list of wealth in America,...

Direct-to-consumer eyeglass retailer Warby Parker is correcting its myopic corporate vision. This week, the company expanded its portfolio with contact lenses. “We’re really excited to be a one-stop shop,” Warby co-CEO Dave Gilboa told CNBC, noting that 40% of his customers wear...

A Congressional committee intends to discuss legislation aimed at ending the federal prohibition of marijuana. The legislation, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and allocate funding to repair the...

ARK Invest CEO Catherine Wood is an outspoken proponent of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). “I’m probably the most trolled portfolio managers on the internet, certainly when it comes to Tesla,” she told Benzinga during a recent one-on-one conversation on the sidelines of the Forbes...

Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), is the wealthiest person in China, the Forbes “China’s Richest 2019” list published on Wednesday shows. What Happened According to Forbes, Jack Ma’s net worth is $38.2 billion, putting him...

Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy — Louis Vuitton SE (OTC: LVMUY), has replaced Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person on the Forbes’ list, real-time data on the website showed Tuesday. What Happened The 70-year-old chairman of the luxury...

Robert Shiller, a Nobel Prize in Economics recipient and the Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, joined ARK Invest CEO Catherine Wood in a discussion this week about the embrace of disruptive technology in today's narrative-driven economy at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in...

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and Chris Halpin, the NFL executive vice president chief of strategy and growht officer, spoke Monday at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit about the future of fantasy sports and legalized sports betting. DraftKings is an American fantasy sports content provider...

In February, Forbes announced its flagship Under 30 Summit would move to Detroit for the next three years. This week, nearly 10,000 of the most innovative minds, across industries including fintech, technology, investing, public policy, philanthropy and more, will converge on the downtown area...

AOL co-founder Steve Case is launching another $150-million fund to back startups outside of Silicon Valley and New York. What Happened At the Forbes Under 30 event in Detroit on Monday, Case announced the launch of a new $150-million Rise of the Rest fund roughly two years after the launch of the...

TikTok, a social media video app, has answered the allegations of content censorship from the U.S. government. In a statement released on Thursday, the video platform  — developed by China-based IT Company ByteDance — said that it does not remove content based on sensitivities...

Benzinga is highlighting nominees for the fifth annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards ahead of the event Nov. 19 in New York City. One nominee is Stocksnips, an AI stock market analysis solution. Background Stocksnip aggregates and analyzes news data from over 50,000 articles a day to deliver...

Benzinga is highlighting nominees for the fifth annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards ahead of the event Nov. 19 in New York City.  Here's al look at causaLens, an autonomous predictive technology for business. Background The company is leveraging new tech to deliver next-generation...

Tuesday marks Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s 20th birthday, and to celebrate, outgoing co-founder and Chairman Jack Ma "returned to where it all started." What Happened Jack Ma was one of 18 Alibaba co-founders, and the company's early roots traces back to Ma...