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Facebook Bans Ads For Weapon Accessories And Protective Gear
Sunday, January 17, 2021 - 10:44am | 256Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is banning all ads related to weapon accessories and other equipment. What Happened: The social media platform announced yesterday it would start banning all advertisements for protective gear and weapon accessories like vests, gun safes and holsters in...
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Parler No. 1 On App Store A Day After Apple Warns Of Removal
Saturday, January 9, 2021 - 3:52pm | 385Conservative social media platform Parler is trending on the App Store, a day after Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) banned Donald Trump’s personal account. What Happened: The platform that describes itself as a "non-partisan public place” has risen to the No. 1...
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'Blue Wave' Stimulus Could Spur Import Surge On Top Of Surge
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 9:35am | 1196Could today's unprecedented boom in containerized imports just keep going year-round? Right through Chinese New Year in February? Through the second quarter, then the fall peak — and all the way into 2022? Could the already overwhelmed global trade network stay stuck at its ceiling until next year...
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Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference Day 1 Recap: Sorrento, Arcimoto And Much More
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 6:42pm | 745The inaugural Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference kicked off on Tuesday with presentations from several CEOs and industry experts. Over the course of day one, viewers heard comments and saw presentations from many publicly traded companies. If you missed the first day of the Benzinga Small Cap...
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Twitter Labeled 300,000 Election Tweets Including 50 Trump Posts As 'Potentially Misleading'
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 5:42am | 375Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shared statistics of the election weeks in a blog post on Thursday. In the two weeks from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11, the micro-blogging website flagged roughly 300,000 tweets with a ‘disputed and potentially misleading’ label, representing approximately...
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Facebook And Google's Political Ad Ban Extension Is Irking Georgia Senate Run-Off Campaigners
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 5:48am | 534A week after the election day, tech giants Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) have decided to extend the ban on political ads, possibly by a month. What Happened: A Wall Street Journal publication cited sources who...
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This Solar Play Just Got A Big Earnings + Election Boost
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 3:22pm | 456Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) went public in October and has seen its shares rise as the solar energy market hits a bull market on a potential Joe Biden win in the 2020 election. Shares are up 14% to $44.94 on Friday and hit a new all-time high of $48.88 earlier in the morning. Q3 Earnings...
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NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Names Dianna Houenou Head Of Cannabis Regulatory Commission
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 2:52pm | 427On the heels of voters approving a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for adults in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy tapped Senior Policy Advisor Dianna Houenou (pictured) to chair the Garden State's Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Houenou — who also serves as...
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With Strong Backlog, Science Applications Could Be Undervalued Defense Stock
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 11:01am | 416The 2020 presidential election has caused several sectors to go up and down as Americans wait to find out who the next president of the United States will be. Politico reports that Democrat Joe Biden would put more of an emphasis on cybersecurity and related fields for the defense sector...
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Democratic DEMZ ETF Launches On Election Day: What Investors Should Know
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 4:30pm | 605A new ETF will highlight the companies in the S&P 500 that give large contributions to the Democratic Party and related political action committees. The DEMZ ETF: The DEMZ Political Contributions Fund ETF (NASDAQ: DEMZ) launched Tuesday, Nov. 3, coinciding with the 2020 election. The ETF...
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10 Stocks To Watch After Sports Betting Is Legalized In Louisiana, Maryland, South Dakota
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 12:15pm | 960The 2020 election saw proposals for sports betting pass in the three state ballots it was on. Louisiana, Maryland and South Dakota represent 4% of the U.S. adult population and will allow sports betting as early as 2021. Here is a look at the companies that could benefit from the three...
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How The Betting Odds For Trump, Biden Fluctuated On Election Night
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 10:15am | 349The 2020 presidential election is still not decided. As states were called Tuesday night, the betting odds for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden shifted drastically. What To Know: Biden entered election night as the odds on favorite to win the 2020 presidential election. On...
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Prop 22 Wins In California; Takes Uber, Lyft And Other Drivers Out From Under AB5
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 8:53am | 785Proposition 22, designed to push back against AB5 in California for app-based drivers like those at Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) or Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT), passed comfortably in Tuesday's election. The vote was not close; prop 22 passed with about 58% of the vote. AB5 is the...
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7 Current And Former SPACs That Could Be 2020 Election Plays
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 5:01pm | 699The 2020 presidential election is the biggest story for the public markets this week. Here is a look at how the election could impact another big story this year: special purpose acquisition companies. Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ: RIDE) shares gained 22.48% Tuesday. The former SPAC is an...
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6 Gun Stock Ideas As Background Checks, Sales Set Records
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 4:04pm | 1031Gun stocks were rallying ahead of the 2020 presidential election, and October sales and background checks set records — which could be positive for companies selling guns and ammunition. Record Background Checks: The FBI reported a record number of background checks for firearm sales in...