Andrew Yang

The evolution of technology and a new industrial revolution created by automation and artificial intelligence have brought issues like economic inequality and income insecurity to the forefront. Some of the policy proposals that have been made in response to these issues include increases in Social...

A now-deleted tweet sent Sunday by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey that voiced support for Hong Kong protesters has highlighted the delicate nature of the NBA's business ties to mainland China.  Morey’s deleted tweet featured an image with the words: “...

By The Fresh Toasts' Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang is combining his passion for mathematics and marijuana reform to provide supporters some sweet campaign merchandise. According to a Monmouth University poll released this...

Who "won" and who "lost" this week's Democratic debate in Detroit? That's hard to say before any new large-scale polling comes out. Checking with the pundits can give a sense of what the pros thought, but there's little widespread agreement.  Even the...

The presence of former Vice President Joe Biden onstage Wednesday on the second night of debate among Democratic presidential candidates put the Obama administration’s policies in the spotlight in clashes over health care, immigration and criminal justice.  Biden, who has a comfortable...

Many of the 20 Democrats participating over two days in the CNN Democratic Presidential Debates in Detroit favor cannabis legalization. Where the candidates differ the most is in past policies that may contradict their positions today — and in how legalization would look under...

This is the second article in a two-part series. Click here to read part one. Last month, Benzinga shared a comprehensive look at the response to Marc Andreessen's Twitter commentary on startup valuations. His tweets were in response to an article in The Wall Street Journal where venture...

This week's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse, is packed with a wide variety of guests! Tune into the show at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here. Monday, June 2, 8:35 a.m. Ethan Premock (@HamzeiAnalytics), Hamzei Analytics Ethan Premock of Hamzei Analytics starting his day-...

In a press release Friday morning, UBS Americas (NYSE: UBS) announced it would invest $1.2M over the course of three years to support an entrepreneurial fellowship called Venture for America as part of its “Revitalizing America” initiative. Inspired by Teach for America, Venture for America...