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Angela Merkel The Most Powerful Woman On Forbes 2019 List, Thunberg The Youngest
Friday, December 13, 2019 - 6:12am | 432Forbes 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...
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The Wealthiest Zodiac Signs In The Forbes 400
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 2:11pm | 1629Is 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,...
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Warby Parker Launches Contact Lens Brand Scout With $5 Trials
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 9:51am | 378Direct-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...
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Congress To Discuss Ending Federal Prohibition Of Cannabis
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 2:19pm | 271A 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...
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3 Reasons Why Tesla Will Hit $6,000, According To Ark Invest's Catherine Wood
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 12:45pm | 819ARK 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...
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Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Tops China's Richest List, Again
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 3:34am | 343Jack 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...
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Bill Gates Is No Longer The Second-Richest Man In The World
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:41am | 496Bernard 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...
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'Talking Ourselves Into A Recession': Robert Shiller, Catherine Wood Talk Disruptive Innovation, Narrative Economics
Friday, November 1, 2019 - 10:39am | 755Robert 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...
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DraftKings, NFL Execs Talk Sports Betting, Increased Engagement At Forbes Summit
Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 10:45am | 265DraftKings 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...
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'Validation Of The City And Region's Exciting Momentum': Dan Gilbert's Rocket Mortgage Brings Forbes' Under 30 Summit To Detroit
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 6:02pm | 701In 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...
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Revolution CEO Steve Case Launches Second $150M Rise Of The Rest Fund
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 1:48pm | 478AOL 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...
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TikTok To US Govt: 'We Don't Answer To Beijing'
Friday, October 25, 2019 - 2:17am | 459TikTok, 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...
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Stocksnips Leverages AI, Machine Learning To Deliver Actionable Trading Insights
Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 11:10am | 408Benzinga 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...
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Meet causaLens, A Predictive AI For Hedge Funds, Banks, Tech Companies
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 2:09pm | 343Benzinga 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...
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To Celebrate Alibaba's Birthday, Jack Ma 'Returned To Where It All Started'
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 11:05am | 462Tuesday 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...