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PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Explains How PayPal Led To A 'PayPal Mafia'
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 4:46pm | 449Read More...PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel appeared on Benzinga partner James Altucher's podcast this week and talked about everything from being Facebook's first investor to retirement. One particularly interesting topic Thiel covered was PayPal itself, which he founded in 1998 with Elon Musk...
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PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel: Facebook Inc. Was Systematically Underestimated
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 4:07pm | 466Read More...Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, and one of the tech world's most well-known entrepreneurs, was a guest on Benzinga partner James Altucher's podcast this week. Peter Thiel discussed a wide range of topics, most notably his role as Facebook Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB)...
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Why PharmAthene Is Up 56% In #PreMarket Trading
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 9:23am | 239Read More...PharmAthene (NYSE: PIP) is on track to be Monday’s biggest gainer. A Delaware court ordered SIGA Technologies to pay lump sum expectation damages to PharmAthene for lost profits relating to SIGA’s smallpox antiviral. On top of lost profits, SIGA will pay for prejudgement interest...
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James Altucher Still Holding Vringo, Says Has Room To Go Much Higher
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 2:04pm | 595Read More...Entrepreneur/Investor James Altucher, who has been bullish on the stock for nearly two years, is predicting a much higher price than $6.50. When Benzinga spoke with James Altucher Wednesday morning regarding Tuesday’s ruling, Altucher said,"Everything has happened exactly as I...
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EXCLUSIVE: CEO of Vringo on Effect of Internet Articles and Share Price
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 3:47pm | 319Read More...As many investors know, internet articles, especially on Seeking Alpha, have had the ability to move shares of Vringo (NASDAQ: VRNG) at an unprecedented level. Almost 85 percent of Vringo shares are owned by retail traders, meaning a lot of investors are relying on speculative information....
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Vringo Spikes After Mark Cuban Raises Stake
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 11:53am | 225Read More...Shares of Vringo (NYSE: VRNG) spiked higher in early trading Friday after Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, raised his stake in the company. An SEC filing showed that Cuban increased his stake to 1.13 million shares from 1.03 million shares. Vringo has been a controversial...
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Take a Look at Vringo's Continued Strength as These Whales Remain in the Stock
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 10:18am | 170Read More...Shares of Vringo (NASDAQ: VRNG) saw increased strength during Tuesday's trading session as investors continue to speculate that companies like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and AOL (NYSE: AOL) may have infringed upon Vringo's IP. Notable investors like Formula Capital's James Altucher and billionaire...
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James Altucher Article Sends Neonode Soaring
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 1:41pm | 579Read More...A Seeking Alpha post by noted writer, entrepreneur, and investor James Altucher has sent shares of small-cap company Neonode (NASDAQ: NEON) up 27% to $6.08 on Wednesday. Altucher argues that the stock could be worth north of $30.00 per share. The basis for his argument is twofold. First, according...
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Checking Up on James Altucher's Stock Picks
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 2:16pm | 352Read More...Writer, investor, trader, and entrepreneur James Altucher has a large following of market participants as well as just general fans of his work. In fact, @jaltucher has nearly 43,000 Twitter followers. He is a pretty popular guy now days and Benzinga is also an admirer of his work and pays...
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10 Things Every Startup Founder Should Know
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 9:44am | 489Read More...These 10 tips could prevent your startup from facing certain doom. "You can go it alone for a while, but eventually team is everything," advises Scott Bell, CEO of the wealth management firm MyGDP. Second, Bell told Benzinga that you should "read James Altucher's How to Have a BIG Idea. And then...
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Vringo Trading Down Nearly 20% After Meteoric Rise
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 12:57pm | 68Read More...Vringo is currently trading down over 20% on the current session. The stock had seen a tremendous rally over the last two sessions after famed blogger and entrepreneur James Altucher posted on Tech Crunch arguing that the company was likely to receive a massive cash settlement from Google (NASDAQ:...
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Vringo Soars 30% on James Altucher Article
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 12:27pm | 559Read More...Noted writer and investor James Altucher, posted an interesting piece at techcrunch.com this weekend which has caused a huge spike in shares of Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNG). The entire story is fairly in-depth, but essentially, Altucher argues that VRNG could potentially see a big payday relating to...
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Five Reasons to Attend the International Traders Expo
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 11:52am | 418Read More...Are you attending this year's International Traders Expo? If not, here are five reasons that could change your mind. With more than 100 speakers and over 200 free workshops and special events, the International Traders Expo is the leading New York event for traders to gather, learn and discuss...
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Has Star Scientific Found A Cure For Alzheimer's Disease? (CIGX)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 12:45pm | 404Read More...If Star Scientific's (NASDAQ: CIGX) press release is to be believed, we might be on the precipice of a genuine breakthrough. James Altucher took a moment to translate the confusing and unusually written press release into what he calls “Investor-English.” His conclusion is that Star Scientific has...
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What It's Like To Work With Jim Cramer
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 12:38pm | 224Read More...James Altucher has an excellent post on his site about 10 things he's learned by working with Jim Cramer. Altucher first met Cramer when "Mad Money" was first starting on CNBC, despite having worked for TheStreet.com (NASDAQ: TSCM) for years writing articles, and creating and ultimately selling...
