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Sears Holdings Corp (OTC: SHLDQ) Chairman Eddie Lampert has won a bankruptcy auction for the company with a bid of about $5.2 billion, saving the retailer's remaining stores and employees from the chopping block.  Several news organizations reported that Lampert prevailed in...

Few details of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s next iPhone launch are confirmed, but several experts are confident in their predictions. What Happened USA Today's tech expert Jefferson Graham said the next lineup of iPhone devices will be "bigger than ever." Apple is...

JPMorgan analyst Alexia Quadrani downgraded Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) — the media holding company that operates USA Today and its network of affiliates — from Neutral to Underweight, maintaining a $10 price target. The Thesis Gannett is considered well-positioned among local print...

It’s not often that management changes have a significant impact on a company or its stock. However, the recently announced departure of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick could trigger a major boost in Uber’s business. Kalanick’s vision for the Uber ride-sharing model has changed...

That the retail sector is struggling is no secret. Brick-and-mortar stores are reeling under the impact their online counterparts are having on the way things are bought. Several of them are closing down underperforming stores, while some of them are going out of the business — arguably...

On Monday, President Donald Trump kicked off his effort to reform the Federal Aviation Administration. The initiative is expected to mirror a plan by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, which died after committee last year. Privatizing Air-Traffic Control The...

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) CEO Mike Jackson presented this morning at the New York Auto forum and shared his insight about the auto industry and the current administration in Washington. Shareholders of U.S auto giants Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and Tesla Inc (...

Ride sharing services are among the disruptive technologies the automotive sector has come to adopt. This service is pitched as a replacement for car ownership and at the same time offer personalized transportation service. The potential, the opportunity flaunts, is there for everybody to see and...

An all-out price war among mobile providers could result in all carriers sacrificing margins at all costs to gain market share — the result would be no clear winner emerges from the battle. According to USA Today, the latest move in the battle was initiated by Verizon Communications Inc. (...

Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: AMBA) could be entering uncertain waters, as the hi-def camera maker GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) considers taking on a new supplier. GoPro is considering adding QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) as a supplier, a source told Benzinga. As recently as November 2016, Ambarella...

After a seven-month courtship that veered from strong affinity to acrimonious mud-slinging, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) called off its merger talks with tronc Inc (NASDAQ: TRNC). Checkered M&A Move The initial move was made in April, and upon hitting rough weather, Gannett went public with an...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has banned more than a dozen chemicals used in antibacterial soap, as the agency found they provide no benefit over traditional soap bars. The FDA said there "isn't enough science" to conclude over-the-counter antibacterial soaps are in...

The Zika virus continues to dominate headlines and the fact there is no known cure has many people worried. Perhaps more worrisome is the fact that federal funding allocated towards research could run out by the end of the month. However, President Barack Obama and his administration announced...

Project Fi, a mobile virtual network operator owned and operated by Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), is moving along at a slow and steady pace. According to a report by USA Today, Google's Project Fi could prove to be a "major shakeup" in the wireless...

The "FANG" trade has dominated headlines throughout the past few years and gained popularity among investors and traders as the group of technology stocks produced superior returns compared to the broader indices. However, there is a handful of other stocks from another sector that also offered...