Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day celebrates all types of romantic arrangements with varying details and conditions. In honor of the holiday, here are some of the most interesting partnerships in contemporary business. The Dysfunctional Couple Pharmaceutical companies Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Alere...

Attention traders: TDAmeritrade and thinkorswim have presented a list of the top five misguided Valentine's Day gifts, courtesy of Nicole Sherrod. 1. "Letting her take the other side of your trades." Are you long Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a time when the stock is flirting with an...

Some Americans have been taking to Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) to celebrate Valentine’s Day by coming up with Donald Trump-inspired Valentine's messages and posting them using #TrumpValentines. Here’s a look at some of the most creative and entertaining posts. #TrumpValentines There have...

Valentine's Day is naturally associated with flowers, so 1-800-Flowers.Com Inc (NASDAQ: FLWS) is the best pure-play stock on Valentine's Day, right? Not necessarily, at least according to Benchmark's Daniel Kurnos. Benzinga chatted with the analyst ahead of Tuesday's holiday and...

"Parks and Recreation" lovers are more than familiar with the concept of "Galentine's Day," but the rest might be scratching their heads. NBC's "Parks and Recreation" featured an episode in which Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler) invented a holiday that...

There may be more to attraction than meets the eye... at least in the United States. Ahead of Valentines Day, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) found in online study that 41 percent of Americans consider financial stability to be among the traits they find most important in a partner. “People...

A new study by Bankrate has shown that Americans are paying big bucks to celebrate their special someones this weekend. Bankrate created a Be My Valentine Index, which includes the going market prices for Valentine’s Day staples. Although Americans don’t spend nearly as much on...

A report from the National Retail Federation last week showed that U.S. consumers are expected increase their Valentine's Day spending by $8.00 this year. The survey showed the average price of a heart-felt gift reaching $142.31 this year, while overall spending is expected to come in just...

In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, CEO James McCann and VP of Investor Relations Joe Pititto of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ: FLWS) discussed preparation for Valentine's Day. One of the biggest changes the company is seeing this holiday is an increase in social and mobile interaction. 1-800-...

Heart-sick romantic or hardened cynic, you cannot escape Valentine's Day. The holiday not only has emotional importance for many people, it represents an important annual uptick for the retail industry. The National Retail Federation's latest annual Valentine's Day spending survey says total...

John Lundgren and Tamara Lundgren are not like most couples. As the chief executives of two of the world's largest firms, they are lucky if they see each other once a week. "We have a blood oath that we see each other on Friday nights somewhere," Tamara, who is the CEO of Schnitzer Steel...