PreMarket Prep

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported accelerated international expansion this quarter that Piper Jaffray analyst Mike Olson expects to allay competitive — and expense-related — fears. Strong growth in global subscriptions has helped Netflix secure 13 percent of internet household...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted a slight top-line miss and bottom-line beat Tuesday after close and guided for third-quarter results marginally higher than analysts expected. But the real story, as Gene Munster says, is in the $100 billion buyback plan and a 16-percent dividend increase. “...

Benzinga is hosting a StockTwits Detroit meetup at its headquarters with a focus on pre-market trading from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. Guests are welcome to enjoy pizza and refreshments with fellow stock market enthusiasts. The event is free and attendees can RSVP here. At 6:30 p.m., a panel...

All eyes on Wall Street were focused on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) Monday after reports that data from more than 50 million users was improperly shared during the 2016 campaign season. The news sent Facebook’s FANG peers tumbling as well, perhaps on fears that their data-driven businesses...

In advance of Benzinga's first annual Women's Wealth Forum, PreMarket Prep is highlighting women—some regulars, and some new guests—from across the finance industry all week. On Monday's PreMarket Prep, forex trader Lydia Idem Finkley offered up her strategy, career path,...

At one point, companies completely unrelated to blockchain were changing their names to get in on the hype. But one security that legitimately merits a “blockchain”-based moniker has declined to adopt one. Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (NYSE: BLOK) quietly, though actively,...

U.S. stocks had another volatile day of trading Friday, capping off one of the wildest weeks for the market in years. The S&P 500 and the Dow made a huge comeback Friday afternoon, but the indices still experience their most volatile week since October 2008. Once the dust settled on the week,...

Reality Shares co-founder and CEO Eric Ervin discussed the blockchain-focused Reality Shares Nasdaq NextGen Economy ETF (NASDAQ: BLCN) and the direction of blockchain technology during Wednesday’s PreMarket Prep. The ETF  In January, Reality Shares opened the Nasdaq NextGen Economy ETF...

Michael Schmanske doesn’t blame creative or contrived innovation for the financial markets’ extreme, multi-session volatility. He blames ignorance. “Some of these [market-levered products] should have a skull and crossbones attached to them: ‘these products will kill you if...

On today's edition of PreMarket Prep, we're discussing earnings from Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: SSNC) acquisition of DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST), and a big upgrade to Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc (NYSE: RH). ...