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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.'s (NYSE: WWE) Wrestlemania 36 will take place as scheduled on April 5 despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Tampa officials have decided for the time being. WWE Has Contingency Plan "Right now WrestleMania is out about three weeks,"...

"Shark Tank" judge Barbara Corcoran admitted this to being a victim of a email phishing scam that cost her $380,000. The online scam used an email address that looked like it belonged to Corcoran’s assistant but misspelled by one letter, according to Forbes. The email also...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is closing down Makani, a company that generates power with kites, the Financial Times reports. What Happened Fort Felker, CEO of Makani, announced Makani’s departure from Alphabet's experimental “X” lab in a Medium post....

Cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin (BTC), traded in red at press time on Tuesday, with one lesser-known cryptocurrency bucking the trend. What Happened At a time when the financial markets, in particular in Asia, are holding back over the fears related to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, the...

The 2020 presidential race is a debate about what kind of a country Americans want in the future, and it’s the kind of debate that took place before the Civil War and again in the 1890s, Steve Forbes told the Detroit Economic Club on Monday. “We’ve had these debates before. We...

Forbes published its annual list of most powerful women on Thursday. Merkel At The Top — Again Angela Merkel, whom Forbes describes as the "de facto leader of Europe," has been voted the most powerful woman in the world for the 12th time since she was elected Germany's...

Is your zodiac sign giving you a competitive advantage in life? Benzinga has analyzed data from the 2019 Forbes 400 list to determine the representation of zodiac signs among the nation’s wealthiest business people. "The Forbes 400 is the definitive list of wealth in America,...

Direct-to-consumer eyeglass retailer Warby Parker is correcting its myopic corporate vision. This week, the company expanded its portfolio with contact lenses. “We’re really excited to be a one-stop shop,” Warby co-CEO Dave Gilboa told CNBC, noting that 40% of his customers wear...

ARK Invest CEO Catherine Wood is an outspoken proponent of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). “I’m probably the most trolled portfolio managers on the internet, certainly when it comes to Tesla,” she told Benzinga during a recent one-on-one conversation on the sidelines of the Forbes...

Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), is the wealthiest person in China, the Forbes “China’s Richest 2019” list published on Wednesday shows. What Happened According to Forbes, Jack Ma’s net worth is $38.2 billion, putting him...

Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy — Louis Vuitton SE (OTC: LVMUY), has replaced Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person on the Forbes’ list, real-time data on the website showed Tuesday. What Happened The 70-year-old chairman of the luxury...

Robert Shiller, a Nobel Prize in Economics recipient and the Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, joined ARK Invest CEO Catherine Wood in a discussion this week about the embrace of disruptive technology in today's narrative-driven economy at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in...

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and Chris Halpin, the NFL executive vice president chief of strategy and growht officer, spoke Monday at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit about the future of fantasy sports and legalized sports betting. DraftKings is an American fantasy sports content provider...

In February, Forbes announced its flagship Under 30 Summit would move to Detroit for the next three years. This week, nearly 10,000 of the most innovative minds, across industries including fintech, technology, investing, public policy, philanthropy and more, will converge on the downtown area...

AOL co-founder Steve Case is launching another $150-million fund to back startups outside of Silicon Valley and New York. What Happened At the Forbes Under 30 event in Detroit on Monday, Case announced the launch of a new $150-million Rise of the Rest fund roughly two years after the launch of the...