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Prominent economists and analysts continue to emphasize the historic and extraordinary performance of the American economy in recent years, despite the significant hurdles posed by high interest rates. Last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported a surprising real GDP growth of 2.8% in the...

This article was originally published on Aug. 12, 2022. Serena Williams, arguably the greatest female tennis player of all time, has dominated the sport over the last several decades. In August, she announced her retirement from the sport to focus on building a family. The Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE)...

Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) unveiled a direct-to-consumer streaming offering Wednesday.  What Happened: The streaming platform from Discovery will launch in the U.S. on Jan. 4, with price points of $4.99 per month or $6.99 per month for an ad-free version....

Benzinga has built an incredible brand and following, attracting the use of professionals and novices in its broad effort to democratize the financial markets. To help inspire investors, we interviewed Michael Hubbs to learn about the strategies he's employing during these volatile markets....

Benzinga is covering every angle of how the coronavirus affects the financial world. For daily updates, sign up for our coronavirus newsletter. A longstanding member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dick Pound, has said the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed until next year....

The 2018 Olympic Games have yet to begin, but the winners are clear. Dozens of team and committee sponsors are preparing their logos for the world’s biggest marketing opportunity, where they’ll wave their banners before billions of global viewers, heighten brand awareness and promote...

Including dividends paid, the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) is up a staggering 66.3 percent year-to-date, easily making it one of this year's best-performing single-country exchange-trade fund. Amid plenty of controversy, Rio de Janeiro is hosting the Summer Olympics, prompting...

On Monday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that it would replace Boston with another U.S. city in the nation's bid to host the 2024 Olympic games. The Massachusetts city would have been up against places like Paris, Rome and Budapest to host the games, but ultimately concerns about sky high...

Just days after the announcement that Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympic games, the nation’s revised second quarter GDP came in higher than expected and added to Japan’s momentum. Revised Japanese GDP showed an annualized growth of 3.8 percent, rather than the preliminary estimate of 2.6...

England's economy showed further signs of recession on Tuesday, as economic data showed that industrial production and manufacturing production both fell in June. The data might be weak as factories shut down for the London Olympic Games, and there could have been some seasonal factors such as...

The United States of America and Canada will play in the Vancouver Olympics Hockey final on Sunday. The two teams already played against each other in the Preliminary match and USA won 5-3 with Brian Rafalski scoring two goals. Canada has beaten Slovakia 3-2 in the semi-finals, while the United...