All eyes are on the U.S. FDA with key hearings seeking information on cannabis with an aim of creating a regulatory framework for CBD. “The public hearing will give stakeholders an opportunity to provide the FDA with additional input relevant to the agency’s regulatory strategy related to existing products, as well as the lawful pathways…
DetailsAfter weeks of intense fighting between the two economic superpowers, major indices plummeted in late May 2019. All after the press reported the U.S. was considering restrictions on Hikvision – a Chinese surveillance equipment provider – from buying U.S. components. “The U.S. is considering cutting off the flow of vital American technology to as many…
DetailsThings have gotten way out of hand with the trade war. After weeks of intense fighting between the two economic superpowers, Dow futures are pointing to a 230-point drop at the open today. All after the press reported the U.S. was considering restrictions on Hikvision – a Chinese surveillance equipment provider – from buying U.S.…
DetailsHere are some of the top investing stories you may have missed. Trade War 2019: How to Protect Your Portfolio as the War Intensifies At the start of May 2019, we warned volatility could be a problem. All as trade war fears continue to mount. In fact, as this is being written, Dow futures were…
DetailsOriginal Post Here. Unfortunately, the retirement industry has spent decades largely avoiding the magic-number question. “There’s no magic number for everyone,” some say. “It’s complicated,” say others. And then they offer, sometimes for a fee and sometimes for “free,” to take our money and invest it for us — often without telling us whether it’ll…
DetailsOriginal Post Here. Gaining an eye-popping 135%, Bitcoin has smoked even the most impressive U.S. stocks this year. Even if you take the top performers from the DJIA, S&P 500, and Nasdaq – which are Cisco Systems (CSCO), Xerox (XRX), and Beyond Meat (BYND), respectively – they can’t touch BTC/USD for returns. Here are the charts…
DetailsAt the start of May 2019, we warned volatility could be a problem. All as trade war fears continue to mount. In fact, as this is being written, Dow futures were set for another 230-point drop at the open on Thursday morning. That came after the press reported the U.S. was considering restrictions on Hikvision…
DetailsCorporate America is using CBD and hemp oil in everything from lotions and pain balm to beverages. President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. Even better, according to Arcview Market Researcher and BDS Analytics, global spending on cannabis is expected to rocket 38% this year to $16.9 billion up from $12.2 billion in…
DetailsOriginal Post Here. Back in April of 2018, when the trade war with China was still in its early stages, we explained that among the five “nuclear” options Beijing has to retaliate against the US, one was the block of rare-earth exports to the US, potentially crippling countless US supply chains that rely on these rare commodities,…
DetailsOriginal Post. U.S. stocks on Friday wrapped up a Byzantine journey into negative territory, a period that began with the worst day for stocks since January, yet featured sessions marked by uncanny intraday swings that helped equities to limit losses for the week. Last week’s performance is perhaps a taste of what’s ahead, analysts and…
DetailsOriginal Post. Taxpayers in America’s ten biggest cities face an average per taxpayer burden of $50,000 in debt incurred by the county, state and or “off-balance-sheet” transactions by city government entities, according to Truth in Accounting (TIA). The taxpayer burden, TIA explains, is the amount residents would have to pay to cover all of a…
DetailsThere’s an old investment adage to buy when things take a turn for the worst. While that sounds great in theory, human psychology makes it difficult. Even thinking about investing in a stock that’s been declining—or has been making bad news headlines—tends to put most of us into flight mode and avoid it all together.…
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