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What You Could Buy With These CEOs' Yearly Compensation: From Eloon Musk To Eric Wu

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates that CEO compensation has grown 1,322% since 1978, while typical worker compensation has risen just 18%. In 2020, CEOs of the top 350 firms in the U.S. made $24.2 million on average, which was 351 times more than a typical worker.

Benzinga · Mar 13, 2022

Forget AMC And GameStop: Could Shorts Get Smoked On Cinemark Stock?

Last year, a number of epic short squeezes, most notably in AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc (NYSE: AMC) and GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), thrust not only those stocks, but a number of retail traders into the spotlight, th

Benzinga · Mar 12, 2022

Oil-Dri Clocks 17% Sales Growth In Q2

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:ODC) reported second-quarter sales growth of 17.1% year-over-year to $87.21 million, beating the consensus of $61.67 million. The company states that revenue growth was demonstrated across all principal product segments, with significant sales from cat litter, fluids purification, and agricultural products. The gross margin declined by…

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: How Spire Is Using The Power Of Space To Solve Problems On Earth

Satellite company Spire Global Inc (NYSE: SPIR) has struggled to find its footing in the markets since making its public debut last year. The company is focused on leveraging the power of space to solve problems on earth, according to Spire CEO Peter Platzer.

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With CCL

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Carnival (NYSE:CCL). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Blackstone Whale Trades For March 11

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Blackstone. Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 26 strange trades.

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Why Alibaba, Nio And Baidu Shares Are Falling

Shares of multiple Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA), Nio Inc - ADR Class A (NYSE: NIO) and Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Amazon Gig Deliveryman Gets Shot Multiple Times, Raises Questions Over Amazon's Policies

A carjacker shot an Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) gig deliveryman, multiple times injuring him while delivering packages in Chicago, Bloomberg reports. The victim, George Hunt, insisted Amazon notify the gig drivers in advance about the vicinities they will be delivering to decide if $30 an hour is worth the risk.  Amazon instead penalizes drivers…

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Nasdaq Falls 150 Points; Orphazyme Shares Plunge

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq dropping 150 points on Friday.

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Chart Wars: Following 'The Batman' Release, Will AMC Entertainment Or Cinemark Stock Bounce First?

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) were falling more than 3% and 1.3%, respectively, at one point on Friday despite the release of the latest Batman movie opening in t

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022