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StubHub's effort to please customers by eliminating hidden fees might have backfired. Sales have dipped for the online marketplace, owned by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), after switching to an “all-in” pricing scheme earlier this year. Hidden fees are the biggest everyday annoyance for Americans,...

Although no one will take home the $1 billion from the Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge, there is a clear winner: Quicken Loans. “Quicken Loans scored a giant win first by partnering with the incredibly respected Warren Buffett and next by launching a thrilling marketing campaign,” FD Parker...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) received a ton of praise for its acquisition of WhatsApp, but analysts are much less bullish on the company's decision to buy Oculus VR. Featured in Benzinga's list of the top five companies that Google should acquire next, Oculus VR is famous for developing a virtual reality...

Your favorite barista could soon become your local bartender. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it's expanding the number of locations that sell alcohol. Currently, 26 of its locations have the “Evenings” program, and the company plans to increase that to 40 locations by the end of the year...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) is officially developing a virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4. Known as Project Morpheus, the headset features a panel resolution of 1920×1080, which amounts to 960×1080 per eye. The prototype device currently contains a 90 degree field of view, as well as 3D audio, an...

PlayStation 3 users rejoiced earlier this month as they were finally able to watch their favorite HBO shows on the gaming console. Sony is the parent of the HBO Go app, which allows members to instantly stream shows and movies on certain devices, depending on their cable provider. But one big...

Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) next big franchise might not be as big as some investors expect. Set for release Friday, March 21, Divergent looks like the kind of film that viewers might expect from the studio that produced The Hunger Games. But while the film itself may be entirely different, the...

The recent Chapter 11 filings of two national restaurant chains, Sbarro and Quiznos, are drawing new focus on the opportunities and challenges faced by franchises. U.S. Census Bureau data from 2007 showed franchise businesses employed over 58 million U.S. residents, while bringing in revenues,...

The Xbox 360 version of Titanfall, the highly anticipated first-person shooter from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), has been delayed again. The game was originally scheduled to ship alongside its Xbox One and PC counterparts on Tuesday, March 11. EA initially delayed the Xbox 360 edition until March...

Can Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) meet or beat earnings expectations? That was the question on everyone's mind on Tuesday. The firm is going through a transitional period, but few analysts expected big results this quarter. "I am expecting them to put up more or less [an] inline quarter given by strengths...

The iPhone 5C has been plagued by negative reports since the day it arrived last September. Only one carrier -- Virgin Mobile, a pay-as-you-go provider -- seemed to benefit from its release. Now Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released a cheaper version of the iPhone 5C in select markets. The new model...

Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) The Hunger Games proved to be a big hit with moviegoers and investors alike. But can the studio's next book-to-film franchise, Divergent, provide a similar degree of success? Early media hype indicates the answer is, yes. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

Could Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) benefit from another executive shuffle? Between Peter Oppenheimer's retirement, the removal of Scott Forstall and a handful of other execs coming and going, Apple is slowly becoming a different company. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry -- one of the...

The organizers of CannaSearch, what is thought to be the nation's first-ever marijuana industry job fair, could be forgiven for expecting a relatively modest turnout at their event in Denver on Thursday. Instead, the number of job-seekers waiting to meet with representatives from 15 private...