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Is Twitter Preparing To Take On YouTube And Twitch?
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 9:45pm | 937Read More...Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has become a cornerstone for many to stay informed about the news and events of the world. Founded in 2006, it has been on a long journey towards monetization, finally turning a profit for the first time in 2018. Today, monetization remains one of the key performance indicators...
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Fintech Focus For May 7, 2021
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 6:32pm | 2177Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Source: Abraham Lincoln One Big Thing In Fintech: Metromile Inc, an insurance-focused fintech powered by data science and machine learning, announced Thursday it will allow policyholders the option to pay for insurance and...
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Is Donald Trump's New Social Media Network Just A Blog?
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 2:13pm | 545Read More...For months former President Donald Trump has been teasing the launch of a new social media platform after being kicked off of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). A new platform featuring words from Trump has a similar feel to Twitter, but could actually be just a blog...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, GE, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter And More
Sunday, May 2, 2021 - 7:28am | 1263Read More...Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The past week's bullish calls included the iPhone maker, top airlines and a leading coffee purveyor. Social media and electric vehicle leaders were among the bearish calls seen during the week. The...
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Fintech Focus For April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 6:45pm | 2175Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.” Source: Kenneth C. Griffin One Big Thing In Fintech: Per a CB Insights compilation of Q1 2021 fintech venture capital data from around the world, the...
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Uber, Just Eat CEOs Trade Twitter Barbs Following Uber Eats German Entrance
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 12:32pm | 1143Read More...Uber Eats (NYSE: UBER) will enter the German market in the next few weeks, going head-to-head with Just Eat Takeway.com in that country for the first time. The CEOs of both firms are now trading barbs on Twitter. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. "Europe, in particular, has been...
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Gupshup To Enrich And Personalize Messaging With $100M From Tiger Global
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 7:54am | 600Read More...Gupshup, a conversational messaging company, secured $100 million in funding from Tiger Global Management, raising the company’s valuation to $1.4 billion. As part of the development, Benzinga chatted with cofounder and CEO Beerud Sheth. About: Conversational media is the next big thing. That...
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Fintech Focus For April 8, 2021
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 6:17pm | 1521Read More...Quote To Start The Day: The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Source: Leo Tolstoy One Big Thing In Fintech: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital transformation in finance accelerated and stock market engagement rose. Headlines on so-called meme-stocks like GameStop led to...
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Video: Why Benzinga's Founder Bought Call Options In Penn National Gaming
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 7:19pm | 204Read More...On the "Power Hour" show Tuesday afternoon, Benzinga Founder and CEO Jason Raznick took a new position in Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) live on air. Options Trading: Raznick said he bought call options in Penn National Gaming. When the stock was trading around $100, he was...
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Amazon Apologizes For Tweet Amid Claims That Its Workers Pee In Bottles
Saturday, April 3, 2021 - 1:04pm | 460Read More...Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has issued an apology to Wisconsin congressman Mark Pocan over the issue of workers peeing into bottles. What Happened: Amazon apologized for a tweet it posted on March 24 in response Pocan, who said the company makes "workers urinate in water bottles." The...
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Amazon Exec Dave Clark Gets Backlash After Mean Tweeting Bernie Sanders
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 12:28pm | 642Read More...A word of advice: If you have something sarcastic to say, especially to a high-profile legislator, perhaps it is best not to put it on social media. Consider the case of Dave Clark, CEO of the worldwide consumer unit at Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Sen. Bernie Sanders. What Happened:...
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Shrimp Tails In Cinnamon Toast Crunch? What You Need To Know (Or Don't Want To Know)
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 1:07pm | 610Read More...General Mills Inc.’s (NYSE: GIS) Cinnamon Toast Crunch brand has become the subject of social media ridicule following its exchange with comedian and podcaster Jensen Karp regarding some curious contents within a cereal box. What Happened: On Monday, Karp sent a tweet that read, “Ummmm...
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Elon Musk To Bernie Sanders: "I Am Accumulating Resources To Help Make Life Multiplanetary"
Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 12:27pm | 428Read More...Elon Musk has responded to criticism from a former U.S. presidential contender by appealing to what one might call universal values. What Happened: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday tweeted: "We are in a moment in American history where two guys — Elon Musk and Jeff...
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Fintech Focus For March 11, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 10:42pm | 1745Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Doing something unimportant well does not make it important. Source: Tim Ferriss One Big Thing In Fintech: A provisional report from data and research group CB Insights indicates that we’re not merely in a warm period for fintech funding — we are in a period of...
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Fintech Focus For March 9, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 6:49pm | 1938Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “If I look at trading when I started, I would say a phone or occasionally a computer got broken at least once a week, or once every two weeks,” Dunn, Citigroup’s global co-head of rates trading, said during a virtual roundtable last week, held ahead of...
