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Every year, many of us gather around the dinner table and overindulge in a Thanksgiving feast. Between scoops of stuffing and pours of gravy, there’s time to catch up on what the family has been up to since last year. What is there to talk about this year? Some new, some old … and some...

Each day, the Benzinga Pro news team highlights several stocks with Trading Idea potential. Be the first to see them by becoming a Benzinga Pro user! IZEA, Inc (NASDAQ: IZEA) stock is up more than 12 percent as markets react to a days-old tweet from CEO Ted Murphy that mentioned blockchain....

If you don’t know what a block trade is or have never used block trades as part of your trading strategy, you may be missing out on some profitable opportunities. On Thursday, June 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET, Benzinga Pro will be hosting its latest installment in a series of 30-minute educational...

As Benzinga welcomes a new addition to the kin of Zing, a Zinger sandwich from Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)’s Kentucky Fried Chicken, we wanted to flip through the family album to celebrate the crazy uncles and embarrassing third-cousins that make the Zinger clan what it is. Here are some of...

GNC Holdings Inc (NYSE: GNC) shares are up nearly 3 percent Friday as traders circulate unconfirmed rumors that the company could be a takeover candidate. Benzinga Pro reports that the source of the rumors has a shaky track record in terms of accuracy, but trading action indicates that some traders...

Benzinga Pro posted real-time alerts for two notable options trades on Thursday — one that ended at Friday's close and another ongoing for a couple weeks. Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) One trader bet a 5-percent upside Thursday for 37 cents on a volume of 4,000. Shares were trading at $167....

Finding a catalyst and positioning yourself early enough to make a profit can be a difficult task for traders. Experienced traders know that analyzing charts and earnings statements doesn't guarantee profits. There is no denying the fact that breaking news affects the market. But by the...

Centurylink Inc (NYSE: CTL) confirmed Monday it has reached an agreement in which it will acquire Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) in a cash and stock transaction that values the company at $34 billion or $66.50 per share. The Wall Street Journal reported late last week the two...

Benzinga is proud to announce a $3 million investment round led by WorldQuant Ventures. Our vision is to make information easier to consume and this investment will help us get there. Whether it's news, data, or analysis, Benzinga is dedicated to giving its users the most relevant and...

In this new series, Benzinga will look inward and focus on some of the technology that our developers in Detroit use to bring actionable news to traders and investors before anyone else. In our last post, we explored the React framework’s role in creating Benzinga Pro with Bert David,...

In this new series, Benzinga will look inward and focus on some of the technology that brings actionable news to traders and investors before anyone else. In this first installment, Benzinga head of product development Bert David explains the role the React framework plays in Benzinga’s...

The fourth week of August was active for Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), with shares trading from $57.10 to $64.49. At the end of the week, Carl Icahn not only kept his position, as reported by the Benzinga Pro newswire on Wednesday, but bought an additional 2.3 million shares. Here is a...