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A number of cannabis stocks traded higher Tuesday afternoon amid two major developments. The first is the release of the final 2018 Farm Bill that legalizes hemp on a federal level in the United States, potentially opening more opportunities for cannabis companies. The second development comes from...

The 2018 Farm Bill, a piece of legislation much anticipated by the hemp sector, is approaching the finish line. The House and Senate members who comprise the Farm Bill Conference Committee have released a final draft and filed the bill. One major highlight: the legalization of the cultivation of...

The U.S. stock markets took a hit Tuesday along with Americans' hope for bipartisanship in Washington after a meeting about a potential holiday season government shutdown between President Donald Trump, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer devolved...

Amid increased concerns about equity market volatility and leveraged balance sheets, the quality factor has been receiving renewed attention. Several exchange traded funds, including the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (NYSE: SPHQ), offer direct exposure to the quality factor. What Happened The $1....

Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM)'s ongoing dispute with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) expanded Monday after a Chinese court sided with Qualcomm and banned the import of many iPhone models in the country. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the report and the...

This year has been another disappointing one for Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) investors, and one Wall Street analyst said a major jump in oil prices could mean more of the same for Exxon in 2019. The Analyst Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov reiterated an Underperform rating on...

Apparel subscription service Stitch Fix Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX) reported above-consensus fiscal first-quarter results Monday that were at the high end of the company's guidance. Notably, revenue increased 24 percent year-over-year to $336 million and active clients grew 22.3 percent...

Defensive sectors and the related exchange traded funds have recently been strutting their stuff. Over the past six months, the previously downtrodden consumer staples sector is easily outpacing the broader market. During that period, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) is up almost...

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours. Scaling The Peak (Biotech stocks hitting 52-week highs on Dec. 10) Homology Medicines Inc (NASDAQ: FIXX) OvaScience Inc (NASDAQ: MLND) Down In The Dumps (Biotech stocks hitting 52-week lows on Dec. 10)...

Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) last week hosted its annual presentation and Q&A session for the sell-side investment community which received a mixed reaction from Street analysts. The Analysts Raymond James' Budd Bugatch maintains an Outperform rating on Home Depot with an unchanged $205...

Ex-U.S. developed markets exchange traded funds are tumbling this year, but plenty of investors remain devoted to the asset class. The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSE: IEFA), one of the largest and least expensive developed markets ETFs, is down almost 13 percent year-to-date, but that's not...

The UK decision to leave the European Union, often referred to as Brexit, appears to be on hold after British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a scheduled parliamentary vote on her Brexit plan that was scheduled for Tuesday. What Happened May announced the postponement Monday in an address...

Biotechs Axsome Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AXSM) and Axovant Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ: AXON) were taking diverging paths Monday.  While shares of Axsome surged higher by nearly 8 percent, Axovant shares were down by more than 25 percent at the time of publication.  Positive Interim Results...

The multi-year long legal dispute between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) expanded Monday after a Chinese court granted Qualcomm an injunction against the iPhone maker. What Happened A court in China banned the import and sale of nearly every iPhone model in the country...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is honoring his settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to charges of market manipulation. But he’s not happy about it. “I want to be clear: I do not respect the SEC,” Musk said on SUnday's “60 Minutes....