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'Level The Playing Field': Reddit CEO Reveals On IPO Day He's A Member Of WallStreetBets
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 10:16am | 562Read More...Social media platform company Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) is set to make its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman talked about the retail aspect of Reddit ahead of the company’s IPO. What To Know: Reddit is best known on Wall Street as...
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Tim Armstrong Talks Verizon-NFL Partnership, A 'Building Block' Of Broader Mobile Plans
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 - 6:34pm | 446Read More...Verizon Communications VZ)'s plan to livestream the upcoming NFL playoff games and Super Bowl could set the stage for future mobile content plans and partnerships. The Executive Tim Armstrong, CEO of the Verizon subsidiary Oath, spoke to CNBC’s Julia Boorstin ...
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Snap Inc's Revenue Model, Explained
Monday, February 27, 2017 - 6:06pm | 300Read More...Snap, Inc., the parent company of the social media app Snapchat, is being heavily scrutinized by many analysts and investors who are quick to point out the company's continued losses and declining user base. But flying behind the radar is the fact that Snap's revenue is growing and expected...
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Jack Dorsey Talks Twitter's 'Pretty Big Changes' And Why The NFL Deal Is More Than Just Football
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 12:43pm | 262Read More...Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) were trading lower by 15 percent Wednesday in reaction to the company's disappointing second quarter results. Speaking to CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey insisted he can turn his company around by focusing on a solid game plan. Related...
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GoPro Reveals Meerkat Integration; Stock Continues To Rise
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 1:46pm | 303Read More...Shares of GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) continued to surge following Tuesday's strong earnings report, up nearly 5 percent on Thursday, after Meerkat announced that some GoPro owners will be able to stream video directly from their cameras. In a recent CNBC article, Julia Boorstin highlighted...
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What Did CEO James Dolan Say That Spurred Cablevision 6% Higher?
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 2:47pm | 361Read More...Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) shares shot up during midday trading Wednesday on back of comments made by its CEO, James L. Dolan. Dolan expressed strong interest in M&A consolidation in areas where his company operates. CNBC's Julia Boorstin interviewed Dolan following his...
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Why Netflix's Loss Could Be Yahoo's Loss, Too
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 4:16pm | 291Read More...Re/code recently published a story in which it revealed that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is suing one of its former executives, who now works for Yahoo, for taking kickbacks from vendors. CNBC's Julia Boorstin recently provided the details of the case. "Netflix is suing its former...
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Dick Costolo On Improving Twitter's Functionalities
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 3:27pm | 288Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is in news Tuesday for two reasons. The good news being the announcement of a tool that will allow people to use their credit cards as coupons; Meanwhile, the embarrassment came from its company’s CFO accidentally tweeting what was meant to be a private message...
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. Adds Rudy Giuliani In Panamanian Dictator Lawsuit
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 2:49pm | 397Read More...CNBC's Julia Boorstin recently reported that Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) has former New York governor Rudy Giuliani acting as co-council to its defense in a lawsuit brought on by the former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Noriega's decision to sue Activision comes...
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Talking Apps, Ads And Growth With Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 5:25pm | 445Read More...CNBC's Julia Boorstin interviewed Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg during Tuesday's Squawk Box program, to discuss the company's future advertising plans and growth. “In the last quarter, we didn't just add lots of people to Facebook, but our engagement metrics are up; 62 percent of...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Wednesday, August 7
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 1:47pm | 1111Read More...There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful, or just down right comical. 1. Danny Blanchflower Danny Blanchflower (@D_Blanchflower), former Bank of England MPC...
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Fears Hulu as an Indie Player
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 1:11pm | 681Read More...Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings is not afraid of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Disney (NYSE: DIS), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) or any other company that may want to acquire its TV-based competitor, Hulu. He is, however, afraid that Hulu may remain an independent player. "I think...
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It's A World Of Tears: Disney Misses Estimates (DIS)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 4:35pm | 137Read More...Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) are down in after-hours trading, after the company missed earnings estimates, thanks in part to a later Easter holiday, and the tragedies in Japan. The Burbank, California-based company reported earnings of 49 cents per share on $9.077 billion in...
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When Replacing Erin Burnett, CNBC Should Promote From Within
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 5:41pm | 685Read More...At Benzinga, we appreciate our friends and neighbors. We respect the occasional stranger who knocks on our door and asks, “Hey, why do you have so many monitors?” And we understand that talented individuals come from a wide variety of places. But the things we respect and appreciate the most are...
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Box Office Hurting As Summer Draws To An End
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 10:48am | 187Read More...CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports that the "popcorn flicks" are done with, and its time for awards season. This is hurting the box office though. George Clooney's 'The American' won the weekend box office with a $19.5 million take, hardly anything worth writing home about. The film only cost $20...
