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New ideas seem to become booming businesses overnight, if the mobile and cloud revolutions in tech are any indication. However, it might be time to ask what’s next. The world has seen innovations that optimize the way people, goods and information travel, like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s...

Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) hit a new all-time high of $93.32 Tuesday just hours before its second-quarter earnings release. Momentum is certainly on the stock's side as it is up more than 35 percent since the start of 2017. Heading into the print, analysts at Credit Suisse commented that...

Traders didn’t exactly love Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD)'s second-quarter earnings, and the stock is down about 2.7 percent since reporting on Aug. 15. However, Credit Suisse analyst Seth Sigman liked what he saw and sees positive implications for both Home Depot and Lowe’s Companies, Inc...

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA), a retailer of beauty products, was faring relatively better than most other retail counterparts for much of the year-to-period. Everything about the stock was beautiful up until early June. The company's fiscal first-quarter earnings,  released after the...

Previewing salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM)'s fiscal second-quarter 2018 results, Credit Suisse said it expects an "in-line to modestly above" quarter. The firm reiterated its Outperform rating and $110 price target on shares of the company. Salesforce is scheduled to release its quarterly...

Analysts at Bank of America turned bullish on Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) ahead of the retailer's second-quarter earnings report. The firm's Rafe Jadrosich upgraded Lululemon's stock rating from Underperform to Buy with a price target increase from $49 to $70. Lululemon is...

Tensions between the United States and North Korea remain elevated, and in theory, war could break out between North Korea, the United States and its allies — including South Korea. If war were to break out in the Korean peninsula, QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) may be the most vulnerable...

Startup Angels and Techstars Mobility are hosting a workshop in Detroit Oct. 4-5 that’s intended to give both an insider’s view of startup investing and the startup climate in the Motor City. Startup Angels, a Washington D.C.-based company designed to empower angel investors, is pairing...

One of the remaining notable companies yet to report earnings is home goods retailer Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), scheduled to report its second-quarter results after market close Aug. 23. Loop Capital Markets' Anthony Chukumba maintains a Hold rating and $54 price target on Williams-...

Agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) reports earnings for the fiscal third quarter of 2017 before market open on Friday, August 18. So far in 2017, DE has continued to build on its 2016 rally and shares are up 21.7 percent year-to-date as the outlook in certain agricultural...

With major footwear brands' second-quarter earnings reports in the books, Benzinga caught up with NPD Group’s footwear analyst Matt Powell to gauge sentiment. The second-quarter sales trend in athletic footwear was better than the first quarter, primarily due to calendar shifts, not...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)’s good news began late-July with the mixed earnings report of menacing competitor Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and it continued with the sound beats of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Wednesday and TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) Tuesday ━ results that may...

The Benzinga Fintech Summit is an event for those interested in finance, entrepreneurship, capital markets, deal-making, networking and accelerating their business. It's a chance to interact with and learn from founders, C-Suite institutional executives, leaders of the biggest and hottest...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) is scheduled to release its second-quarter results after the market close Wednesday. Analysts, on average, expect the company to report earnings of 42 cents on revenues of $2.75 billion. Stung by the negative sentiment toward the sector, the stock has been on a wane since...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) reports first-quarter earnings for fiscal 2018 before market open on Thursday, August 17. The stock has rallied a substantial amount since the start of 2017 on strong results in fiscal 2017 and management’s updated outlook for...