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“Knowledge should be rewarded.” That’s according to serial entrepreneur John Vitti, the CEO at Versus Game, a consumer prediction and social wagering marketplace that just closed a $4-million seed round led by Raised In Space, the joint venture between Scooter Braun’s Ithaca...

Detroit, MI, June 19, 2020 -- Benzinga, a leading news and data platform, announced it will be holding its annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of dealmaking, networking, and recognition in the financial technology space, on November 10, 2020, at New York, NY. The event will recognize...

Alchemy, a San Fransisco-based startup providing blockchain infrastructure to enterprises, has raised $15 million in seed and Series A funding, it announced on Tuesday. The lead investors in the startup included Stanford University, Coinbase, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF), Pantera...

It was all over the media: NFL superstar Joe Montana and Carol Bartz — former CEO of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Yahoo, now owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) — were part of a group that invested $75 million into seed-to-sale cannabis company Caliva. While...

Telecom giant and Dow Jones component Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) said Monday that 10,400 of its employees accepted an offer to voluntarily retire from the company ahead of a push into 5G. What Happened Verizon's "well-planned and anticipated" move to lower its headcount...

Large-cap pharma stocks have had a decent 2018, with strong earnings momentum primarily responsible for the optimism in the space. Tax cuts enabled companies to augment cash reserves, giving them flexibility to pursue inorganic growth to enrich product pipelines. Here's how large...

Back in 2012, activist investors Carl Icahn and Dan Loeb pressured Yahoo to sell half its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA). While meant to unlock shareholder value, the campaigns ultimately stunted continued returns. Former CEO Marissa Mayer, who inherited Yahoo shortly after the...

Uber, which is working to vindicate itself under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi following a string of scandals, faced a setback after it was revealed by Bloomberg in a Nov. 21 report that the company was a victim of a hacking incident in October 2016 — and chose to cover it up by paying $100,000...

This weekend's Barron's offers a look at a big pharma stock that acts like a big tech one. Other featured articles discuss an old-school chip stock poised to reward investors and who the players may be in the coming surge in cable and wireless deal making. The prospects for an obscure aircraft...

JPMorgan initiated coverage on Altaba Inc (NASDAQ: AABA), the reincarnation of Yahoo’s assets following the sale of the Yahoo's operating business to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). The firm issued an Overweight rating accompanied by a price target of $65. The price target represents...

Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Mergers were all over the headlines, particularly late in the week. The much ballyhooed FANG stocks were also in the news. In a week that saw the FANG stocks stumble, the completion of the takeover of Yahoo and the...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)'s proposed acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YAHOO)'s operating business was finalized Tuesday. Deal Details The deal was put on hold earlier this year after the internet giant disclosed new revelations about various security breaches. Reports surfaced last...

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) soared to a new 52-week high of $46.72 Wednesday morning following a report that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is close to finalizing the acquisition of Yahoo's internet properties. Verizon agreed to acquire Yahoo's internet properties last year for $4....

There are many adjectives that could be used to describe Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) after a new data breach disclosed this week could result in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) walking away from its planned $4.8 billion acquisition of some of Yahoo's assets. Data Breach Ramifications Gadfly's...