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It was another news-filled week in the weed world... Nelson Peltz joined Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) as a strategic advisor; Harvest Health & Recreation Inc (OTC: HRVSF) acquired Chicago-based Verano Holdings in an all-stock deal valued at $850 million; Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN),...

Participants in the Canadian cannabis industry will be able to get critical market insights and important data from a new source. Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN), which recently entered the cannabis space, Deloitte and Headset announced a strategic alliance that will provide key stakeholders in...

Last quarter’s fatalities involving autonomous vehicle technology were seen to justify some of the concerns voiced by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bears. Critics were confident the crashes would dent consumer enthusiasm toward self-driving cars and, in one case involving the Model X, weigh...

Addicted to your smartphone? We check our phones on average 47 times per day, according to a Deloitte study. There is a growing awareness around the negative consequences of smartphone addiction. This week, Stanford students called on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch an essentials product ...

SizeUp CEO Anatalio Ubalde is the architect of a fintech platform that provides data for small businesses that only Fortune 500 companies could typically afford. He’s also a springboarding platform diver who once chose between entering grad school and training for the Olympics. The difference...

Following its attendance at Mulesoft Inc (NYSE: MULE)'s annual customer conference in San Francisco, William Blair said its interactions throughout the conference signaled strong growth outlook for the remainder of the year. Analysts Bhavan Suri and David Griffin clarified that most customers...

Crunchbase, a global business information database, announced Thursday that it secured $18 million in Series B funding and launched premium service Crunchbase Enterprise. The funding, led by Mayfield, will contribute to the team’s product development and personnel expansion. Crunchbase will...

According to comScore, digital e-commerce spending will grow in the 2016 holiday season by 16–19 percent to $79 billion–$81 billion, representing an acceleration in growth compared to a year ago. Robert "Bob" S. Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey pointed out that over the past two years...

Retail sales are expected to grow around 4 percent this holiday season, but investors are cautioned against assuming this is a bullish sign for large retailers. This figure would mark an acceleration from last year's holiday sales, which rose 3.6 percent from the year before. Bloomberg, citing a...

CNN Money reported Wednesday on succeeding in the new global economy, listing 25 of the world’s top employers of new graduates. Related Link: Top 10 Most Sought-After Employers In The United States The top 10 were as follows: Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apple Inc. (...

This week, Deloitte announced plans to join the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association, an industry group that lobbies for the rights of Australian digital currency traders. Many saw Deloitte's involvement as a big step forward for the digital currency community, as the accounting firm is...

Apigee Corp (NASDAQ: APIC), the rapidly growing software developer based in San Jose, plans its $105 million initial public offering Friday. The company expects to price its shares between $16 and $18. Pricing at the midpoint would value Apigee at $495 million in terms of market cap. The company...

Deloitte's annual holiday survey is in and paints a positive picture of the U.S. consumer. On October 28, Deloitte released its 29th annual holiday shopping report. The analysts concluded that sales will increase 4.0 percent to 4.5 percent this year, providing retailers with a much-needed...

For more, see Part II of this story. The holiday shopping season is the retail industry’s bread and butter. Those few weeks — accounting for nearly 40 percent of most stores’ annual sales — are rapidly approaching. As retailers begin to tighten their marketing and...