Finance

Whether you’re looking to gain an edge on the markets or need to brush up your knowledge of personal finance, Twitter is a good place to go. There are experts who share their advice and tips regularly. It’s fast, it’s fun and much of the advice is financially sound. So, here are...

Talking about gamification in the financial industry, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Chasing villains or venturing into action-packed missions while paying bills via an app? Even though this sounds like a good idea, gamification is not about transforming serious business into...

MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK) does well in the four-M framework for software investing, which includes market, competitive moat, management strength and margin potential, according to BofA Securities. The MeridianLink Analyst: Koji Ikeda initiated coverage of MeridianLink with a Buy rating...

If you pay attention to cryptocurrency markets, you'll notice that prices have gone up—way up. Since 2009, the value of Bitcoin has gone from fewer than ten cents to over $56,000 (as of this writing). The value quadrupled in 2020 and surged more than 63 percent in 2021.  Though...

This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board of Benzinga. As decentralized finance continues to gain popularity, people are watching its adoption unfold, with multiple projects emerging alongside the market growing over 1000% since 2019. At the time of writing, the...

Investors are focusing on the prospects of rising operating expenses at Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) in 2021 and the uncertainty around the resumption of loan growth, which has “overshadowed the stark fundamental improvement in the outlook,” according to BofA Securities. The...

​​​​​​It’s a dog-eat-dog world -- even more so in the toughest economy since World War II. Even “safe” industries like education aren’t providing income security given the pace of change and technological disruptions. Thanks to Covid, U.S. colleges will lose $183 billion in...

It was only a few months ago that Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, declared that banks should be “scared s***less by fintechs”. It’s no surprise either as over the last decade the fintech industry has been thriving with new technology paving the way for financial institutions....

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has successfully diversified its business mix and is successfully gaining market share in some areas and retaining it in others, Wells Fargo said in an upgrade.  The Analyst Analyst Mike Mayo upgraded Morgan Stanley from Market Perform to Outperform with a price...

Mid-cap banks are plagued by multiple issues that are hurting growth, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Analyst Ken Zerbe downgraded shares of BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) from Overweight to Equal-weight and lowered the price target from $46 to $42. The Thesis The primary headwind for mid-...

The modern world of finance is all about advanced technology systems, data analysis software, high-frequency trading algorithms and robo-advisors. The financial community has even spawned a name for the rise of financial technology: “fintech.” But while the lower costs and increased...

A Reddit poster recently asked if financial professionals regretted their decision to work in the industry. “I ask because it’s not the first field that comes to mind when I think of altruism, and bankers don’t come out of their career thinking they’ve made a tangible...

Tadas Viskanta has always had an interest in markets. Somewhere along the way, he developed an interest in writing, as well. Thus, the Abnormal Returns blog was born. Viskanta is the founder and author of Abnormal Returns, and he recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about...

In an attempt to make Gmail more useful, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is reportedly in the process of developing several new features. One of them is a Snooze Button. According to Geek.com, email you consider important, but not critical, could be “snoozed.” This would cause the message to go into...

The growing U.S. cannabis industry cleared a major legal and commercial hurdle on Friday – when the federal government issued guidance to financial institutions on how to deal with marijuana businesses. The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in coordination with the...