What's Hot On TheStreet

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com.

What's Hot On TheStreet

Netflix Builds an Empire Netflix NFLX forced the closure of rival Movie Gallery, caused Blockbuster to implode and prompted retailers to streamline their approach to video sales en route to big-budget growth. Those were just the first items in the queue.

Facebook: Tech's Next Big IPO? Options activity in the tech sector is heating up, and there's a list of Silicon Valley companies whose IPOs tech watchers have been speculating about for awhile.

Financial Reform Leaves Vile Law Intact Are you ready to hear another reason why the financial reform bill is not the game-changer it's cracked up to be? Ready or not, here it comes: Congress decided that one of the most noxious anti-investor, anti-consumer laws since Hammurabi's Code deserved to be kept intact.

Earnings To Beat Expectations, Poll Says Earnings season got off to a roaring start on Monday with Alcoa AA and CSX CSX beating analyst expectations. With a little momentum behind it and earnings expectations riding high, the stock market is on track for its biggest winning streak in three months, up about 7% since its July 2 lows.