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No, William Shatner Did Not Make $600 Million On Priceline
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 12:04pm | 189After Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) spiked in Thursday's trading, rumors were resurfacing that William Shatner made $600 million in the stock. Not true, said Priceline Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Boyd on CNBC’s "Squawk Box." In fact, Boyd said that Shatner cashed out at...
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Which Travel Services Actually Save You Money?
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 2:58pm | 536While Benzinga mostly covers actionable trading ideas and news stories, we've decided to delve a bit deeper into personal finance. The team at Benzinga would like to assist readers with not just their investing endeavors, but their financial lives as a whole. And today, we continue this effort...
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Priceline Customers: Bring Back the Negotiator!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 2:10pm | 448The Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) Negotiator has come back from the dead as William Shatner is returning to the travel discount commercials, according to The Los Angeles Times. Perhaps this announcement caused the surge in Priceline shares during Wednesday trading since 94 percent of the company's...
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Captain Kirk is Negotiating For Higher Prices
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 12:24pm | 845The Priceline Negotiator always gets his way. PriceLine.Com (NASDAQ: PCLN) reported exceptionally strong third quarter earnings last night, but guided lower than Wall Street was expecting. Despite the mixed results, shares are "negotiating" their way higher this morning, up more than 5% in early...
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Unlike Twitter, Google+ isn't Celebrity-Friendly
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 11:05am | 237Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) hard work might be for nothing if it keeps up this behavior. The company's overhyped social networking service, Google+, has criticized William Shatner of violating the site's standards. What, exactly, are those standards that the Star Trek and Boston Legal legend...