Silicon Valley

Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution and the former CEO of AOL, joined Mark Cuban in a panel at the SALT Conference covering the startup landscape. The businessmen shared their views on Silicon Valley and beyond in a conversation with Recode executive editor Kara Swisher. Opportunity In...

Federal regulators have approved a new stock exchange aimed at high-growth companies that seeks to focus on long-term strategies rather than short-term benchmarks. The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Long-Term Stock Exchange, or LTSE, last week. It's aimed mostly at...

As founder of both Benzinga and the Detroit Fintech Association, Jason Raznick is well-versed in the space. So much so that Merriam-Webster referenced his definition of “fintech” in its entry on the term. According to Raznick’s definition: “The impact that fintech is making...

The world of financial technology is growing at an exponential pace, with new markets being researched and developed every day. The total value of fintech investments in 2017 totalled $30 billion, while 2018 is on pace for $35 billion, according to a study by Statista.  Benzinga is hosting the...

Truck manufacturer Paccar Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) is "uniquely positioned" to take advantage of ongoing, robust industrywide fundamentals and a strong economy, according to Macquarie Research. The Analyst Analyst Sameer Rathod upgraded Paccar from Neutral to Outperform with a price...

Morgan Stanley is hosting its annual Tech, Media & Telecom conference in San Francisco this week, and the firm's semiconductor analyst Joseph Moore has compiled a summary report on what investors need to know from the first day of the conference. Here’s an overview of what Moore had...

Kristin Hope wanted opportunity. “Growing up in Silicon Valley but never really being able to break into the tech industry there, I thought, 'maybe this is my shot,'” Hope, a copywriter and digital marketer at fintech startup Autobooks, said Wednesday during a roundtable...

One of the quickest ways to go from rags to riches in America is to launch the next billion dollar startup company. But creating a successful startup is much harder than it seems. In fact, CB Insights recently found that 70 percent of tech startups fail all-together. Earlier this year, FastCompany...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is looking to build a second headquarter for its company that could house 50,000 employees. The initiative is being dubbed "HQ2" and has many investors and Amazon enthusiasts wondering which city will host the new facilities. Whoever does end up winning the...

No mid-2000s journalism textbook carries a chapter on Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR), but today, building a following is must in the trade. No pre-2000s reporter tracked weekly Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) likes, but today, online engagement is a standard newsroom metric. The entire news profession has...

What do most if not all Silicon Valley companies have in common? According to a CNBC report, Silicon Valley companies that file for an initial public company all use one particular word to describe the job market: "intense." The latest company to use this exact word is Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA). The...

Vowing to make good on a threat that has worried tech firms, the Trump administration has announced steps to make it tougher for foreigners with “computer-related” skills to find work in the United States, rescinding the current, more liberal rules. But the moves still fall short of the...

President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban from a handful of countries has some Silicon Valley companies concerned they won't be able to acquire necessary personnel in both the near and long term. The ongoing concern among American companies both in the Valley and outside has prompted one...

The Silicon Valley growth story may soon be coming to an abrupt end. According to Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry, the recent economic slump in San Jose and Oakland is a sign that the Silicon Valley bubble is bursting. What's Going On In Silicon? The Bay Area lost 4,400 jobs in...

Benzinga recently spoke with IguanaFix’s Matias Recchia. The co-founder and CEO of one of the most successful startups in Latin America discussed the challenges of building a successful business in the region; of servicing large-caps like Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE: BUD), Starbucks...