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Cannabis companies around the world have been making waves lately. Here are three of the biggest stories investors were talking about today: Tilray’s IPO Tilray Inc (NASDAQ: TLRY) entered the public markets Thursday, becoming the first cannabis-producing company to debut on a major American...

Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM) has applied for an hours of service exemption, asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to consider allowing its drivers to work extra hours without losing short-haul status. Drivers can operate under the HOS short-turn exemption if they have returned...

When Detroit went bankrupt five years ago, the city was “using credit cards to pay credit cards,” in the words of former City Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel, who participated in a panel Wednesday that marked the anniversary of the filing of the $18-billion Chapter 9 case. The bankruptcy...

Daimler AG (OTCMKTS: DDAIF), the German auto major, has come under scrutiny over fears of excessive emissions problems, as the Transport Ministry of Germany confirmed that 774,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Europe were found to be running with unauthorized "defeat" devices. Following this...

After a meeting this month by heads of state among the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) including Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, and 15 other neighboring island nations, the group came to some consensus toward legalizing and regulating cannabis. The officials agreed to "review marijuana's...

Congress has awakened to potential abuses of presidential trade authority. President Donald Trump invoked "Section 232" to justify tariffs on about $46 billion in steel and aluminum imports, irking military allies and prompting retaliatory taxes from the likes of Canada, Mexico...

A federal grand jury led by special counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 12 Russian military officers with hacking the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign networks with the intent to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. The charges don't implicate any...

Days after burning China with $34 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, President Donald Trump turned up the heat. Trump said Tuesday he intends to target another $200 billion in Chinese imports — from fish and mattresses to baseball gloves and phone components — with 10-percent...

On July 5, 2018, industry leaders met in London for Shell Powering Progress Together to discuss this year's topic: The Future of Mobility: Visions of Transportation in 2040, according to Shell Global. In response to an audience member's question, as reported by Energy Voice, Royal Dutch...

In many ways, the "Dieselgate" scandal of 2015 had come to redefine the credibility of the auto industry of Germany, as auto major Volkswagen admitted to using an illegal software patch to help its diesel engines to cheat emissions tests. The industry has been toeing the line of fire ever...

Coming into mid-July, what is the status of the landmark Dynamex decision handed down by the California Supreme Court over two months ago? The court's opinion in Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County has a lot of trucking companies in panic mode, scrambling to figure out how the...

John Kasich signed an executive order in May that will allow companies to test autonomous vehicles on all public roads in Ohio. Kasich, who lost his parents in a traffic accident to a drunken driver, said he hopes the move will zoom Ohio to the front of the pack in the autonomous vehicle industry,...

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning July 9. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET. Monday Economic U.S. President Trump expected to announce his pick for next SCOTUS Justice Conferences Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:...

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a loophole that will allow glider kit manufacturers to avoid certain Obama-era emissions regulations and, effectively, build as many trucks as they deem fit, according to the New York Times. EPA officials told the New York Times they will not enforce a...

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning July 2. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET. Monday Economic Expect attention to be focused on U.S. trade policy this week, with additional tariffs against China set to go into...