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As McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Taco Bell (NYSE: YUM) fight over the very lucrative fast-food breakfast market, they might want to watch their backs – Jack in the Box (NASDAQ: JACK) is gaining on them. The San Diego-based company operates more than 2,250 Jack in the Box outlets in 21 states. Its...

Consumer confidence in the automotive industry has slipped in the midst of a slew of recalls already in 2014, according to a poll on AutoTrader.com. Toyota's (NYSE: TM) announcement from last week week brings the total number of recalled vehicles in the U.S. this year to 13 million. If the trend...

Chances are that if you were born in the past 40 years, you've thrown a video game controller at some point in your life -- or at least wanted to. Video games can cause aggression in players, but not for the reasons you think. A new study from professors at the University of Oxford and the...

How will Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) overcome the confusion and misinformation that hurt Wii U's sales figures? Investors shouldn't hold their breath for an immediate turnaround. The company's latest game console, Wii U, struggled at retail before Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were released. Now that...

Pre-release demand has reached an all-time high for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next smartphone. iPhone 6 rumors have been coming at a dizzying pace, with multiple reports appearing every week. To gauge consumer interest in the new iDevice, Andy Golub of 451 Research (which owns ChangeWave Research)...

Lee Sandford's new book Goals to Gold brings readers through a unique journey from professional footballer to professional trader. And yes, footballer means soccer player. Sanford talked to Benzinga about his 17 years of playing football professionally in the United Kingdom for Portsmouth,...

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced Tuesday a new business leasing program for small and mid-size businesses. Business owners can take advantage of tax credits by leasing a Model S for only $5,000 down and $408 a month. “Our leasing program is straightforward and transparent, and we've designed...

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) could rebound with a fresh console in the distant future, but don't expect Wii U to turn things around. "I don't see any indication that they'll do anything different [in 2014]," Christine Arrington, Senior Games Analyst at IHS Electronics & Media (NYSE: IHS), told...

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Fire TV is unlikely to compete with PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, but it could still worm its way into gamers' homes. "Success of the product as a secondary console could certainly emerge," IBISWorld analyst James Crompton told Benzinga via e-mail. Crompton outlined a few...

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) is recalling 75,320 pounds of frozen white meat chicken nuggets sold at Sam's Club (NYSE: WMT) stores nationwide. Consumers complained that they found small pieces of plastic in the nuggets, prompting the recall of the 5-pound bags. The recall is for the “Tyson Fully...

From Steve Jobs, Scott Forstall and Ron Johnson to John Browett, Jerry McDougal and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become a revolving door for senior executives. Some critics, such as Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry, think that Apple needs to take its executive...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has delivered its first game console in the form of a set-top box called Fire TV. Available to order at Amazon.com, Fire TV can stream movies, music and TV shows, just like other set-top boxes. This one comes with a couple of bonuses (such as voice search) that set it apart...

University of Southern California professor Robert Hernandez is teaching a new class this fall, perhaps the first of its kind. While other journalism classes have included the use of Google Glass (NYSE: GOOG), Hernandez's course will focus entirely on Glass journalism. Hernandez has been...

WhatsApp's investors received a hefty sum in February when Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced that it would acquire the firm for roughly $19 billion. Analysts responded fairly well to the acquisition, which many believe will provide Facebook with mountains of data and a much-needed entry into new...

Another apparent set-back for General Motors (NYSE: GM). The automaker on Thursday issued a stop-delivery order to Chevrolet dealers in the U.S. for several models of its popular Chevy Cruze compact sedan. According to a memo obtained by the Automotive News, the order refers to some Cruze...