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67% Of Americans Favor Marijuana Legalization In 2020, Up From 37% In 2000: Study
2020 May 25, 2:34pm | 168Read More...A two-thirds majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana in 2020, according to a Pew study. The study reflects a marked increase in public support for cannabis legalization, and a nearly 40% rate of change in public opinion in the span of 20 years. Benzinga analyzed public opinion...
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The Thin Green Line Between Medical And Recreational Cannabis
2020 May 23, 1:22pm | 733Read More...By Goldleaf's Alfonso Colasuonno, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. You don’t have stage four cancer. You don’t have AIDS. You didn’t return home from three tours of duty in Iraq with PTSD. You don’t even have chronic migraines. Even though you could probably...
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Immortals Gaming Club Partners With Nerd Street Gamers To Launch Online Esports Camps
2020 May 22, 3:30pm | 382Read More...Immortals Gaming Club has partnered with Nerd Street Gamers to host multi-day esports camps for kids. The ones attending will have the opportunity to take lessons from professional players in titles like Riot Games' "League of Legends" and Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI...
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How The Coronavirus Has Impacted Index Funds
2020 May 22, 2:50pm | 1641Read More...By Kris Lamey So far, the first half of 2020 has been widely defined by the Coronavirus, from the way we live our daily lives to the impacts on the wider economy and markets. As schools, businesses and entertainment venues closed, millions of workers filed for unemployment and index funds have...
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Another Day Trading Record, Shattered
2020 May 22, 1:42pm | 630Read More...Guys, the records keep on rolling in for my personal trading account. Not only am I still on the second-longest win streak of my trading career at 36 days and counting, April and May have been some of the most profitable months of my career and, this past Tuesday, I also managed to register my...
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3 Tips To Make Money In The Stock Market
2020 May 22, 1:20pm | 1053Read More...In February, financial markets experienced a historic liquidation that paralleled the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Alongside the introduction of global lockdowns, brokerage account openings rose rapidly as sheltered market participants searched for ways to maintain engagement with...
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Tectonic Shift in the US Domestic Crude Oil Grades Market
2020 May 22, 12:52pm | 2821Read More...Executive summary The US domestic crude oil grades market has seen a tectonic shift in the first quarter of 2020 in response to the global demand and supply shocks that flowed from the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent OPEC+ meetings. Consequently, US exports have declined in the short-term, and the...
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The British Pound, Brexit and the Pandemic
2020 May 22, 12:20pm | 1439Read More...In the five years since the British parliament passed a law calling for a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Union or leave, there have been many intervening moments affecting the global economy, including the Brexit vote itself in 2016 and now the coronavirus pandemic....
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Here's How Much Investing $1,000 In The 2015 Shopify IPO Would Be Worth Today
2020 May 21, 5:30pm | 477Read More...Investors who owned stocks in the past five years generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return over that stretch is 53.8%. On this day five years ago, Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) held its IPO, and IPO investors have made a killing ever since. Shopify...
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What Can We Learn From Gold's Relationship To Other Assets?
2020 May 21, 11:25am | 724Read More...Gold typically does not trade in tandem with the stock market and often the two have a negative correlation. Gold is supposed to act as a safety net when markets decline and vice versa. Gold's peak in the last two decades came during the Great Recession in August 2011, and the low...
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Here's How Long It Took Nvidia To Reach A $100B Market Cap
2020 May 21, 10:56am | 668Read More...NVIDIA Corporation's (NASDAQ: NVDA) name has become synonymous with discrete GPUs and it is the unparalleled leader in the segment. The latest estimates by Jon Peddie Research showed Nvidia dominating with roughly 69% share in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to rival Advanced Micro Devices...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Brings Surge In Online Crime: 'Some Of The Biggest Threats Are Cybercriminals'
2020 May 20, 6:00pm | 687Read More...In the first-quarter of 2020, 854,441 confirmed phishing and counterfeit pages and 4 million suspicious pages were detected, according to data released by Bolster, a fraud prevention company. The FBI says it has seen a spike in cyber crimes reported to its Internet Crime Complaint Center...
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Here's How Much Investing $1,000 In The 2014 Alibaba IPO Would Be Worth Today
2020 May 19, 5:15pm | 486Read More...Investors who owned stocks in the past five years generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return since Sept. 18, 2014 is 64.2%. But there’s no question some big-name stocks did much better than others along the way. Alibaba’s Big Debut One...
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What Happens When A Stock Gets Delisted And How It Impacts Investors
2020 May 19, 4:45pm | 808Read More...It is an "et tu, Brute?" moment for investors who reposed big faith in companies after careful analysis and sifting through, only to find the securities of the company disappear without a trace from the exchange. An investor might have experienced the moment at least once, as companies...
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AccuWeather Expert Reveals 'Above-Normal' 2020 Hurricane Season Forecast
2020 May 19, 4:42pm | 172Read More...Ready or not, hurricane season in the United States is near — and with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it’s vital to stay abreast of storm forecasts. In the United States, hurricane season spans from June 1 to Nov. 30. Hurricane season consists of hurricanes, tropical storms...
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