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Here's Why Even The Failure Of 'Marco Polo' Won't Affect Netflix
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 3:42pm | 332"Marco Polo," the much-publicized series from Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), had its premier recently and has received mostly negative reviews from critics. However, the question is whether a bad series can really impact Netflix in a significant way. Henry Blodget, Business...
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Doug Kass Short Groupon
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 1:33pm | 53Doug Kass tweeted that he is short Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN). Henry Blodget of Business Insider tweeted at him and asked if it was tough to borrow, to which Kass responded that he did not have a problem.
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Did Google Just Kill OpenTable?
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 11:51am | 677News just hit that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) just bought Zagat, the restaurant ratings company for an undisclosed amount. This is being seen as a huge negative for OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN), which is now down almost 9% on the news. Zagat struck a deal with UrbanSpoon recently, a competitor of OpenTable...
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Is Business Insider Next To Be Bought Out?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 3:05pm | 92CNBC just reported that Business Insider might be the next web company to get acquired, in light of yesterday's purchase of The Huffington Post by AOL (NYSE: AOL). Andrew Ross Sorkin asked for comment from Business Insider editor-in-chief Henry Blodget, but Blodget tweeted that Business Insider...
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“We're Historically One Of The Most Aggressive,” Says News Corp.'s Jon Miller
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 12:07pm | 67During an interview with News Corp.'s Jon Miller at the IGNITION Conference in New York City, Business Insider's Henry Blodget asked if News Corp. was a defender. “I think we're historically one of the most aggressive,” Miller replied. “That said, all media companies surprised at the incoming...
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Felix Salmon Sheds Light On Feud With Henry Blodget, Discusses Future Of Financial Media
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 1:41pm | 493Before the Internet was created, you didn't hear about too many journalists squaring off with CEOs. Boy, have times changed. The Internet – and most recently Twitter – has made it easier than ever for people to publicly state exactly what's on their minds. The latest (and perhaps most publicized)...
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James Altucher Says Doom & Gloom Crowd All Wrong
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 2:50pm | 207James Altucher was interviewed by Aaron Task and Henry Blodget, and Altucher said that the doom & gloom crowd, people like Dr. Nouriel Roubini, are wrong, and have been wrong for quite some time regarding their outlook on the markets. Our brains are hard-wired to look for danger," Altucher says...
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Benzinga Once Considered Alley Insider, No Word From AOL Yet (AOL)
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 12:12pm | 201We read Alley Insider's post about AOL acquiring it with interest this morning because at one time Benzinga was considering acquiring the site as well. We were looking to acquire business site Silicon Alley Insider in order to branch out our already substantial reporting capabilities. In the end,...
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Another Tiger Woods Story
Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 12:10pm | 242The story, first published by retired sports writer Furman Bisher on what happened on the night of Tiger Wood’s accident, may be true after all, writes Henry Blodget. Blodget believes that the story is likely closer to the reality than the official ones. According to the story, on Thanksgiving Day...
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Henry Blodget Says Markets Are 20% Overvalued; Is It Time to Short The SPY
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:10am | 174Henry Blodget, an ex-Merrill Lynch analyst, said that US stocks have jumped 65% from their March lows. However, the movement of stocks over the next week, next year or next five to ten years cannot be predicted by the way stocks are overvalued today, Blodget said. Blodget reminded investors that...