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Stocks to Watch: 7 Potential M&A Targets

The mergers and acquisitions, M&A, space is a vital part of the capital markets, allowing companies with the proper resources to skip years or decades of building up a business, brand or product line for the right price. The reason GoPro looks primed for acquisition was highlighted recently when Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) quietly snapped up Fitbit (FIT), another wearable tech company, for just over $2 billion. Both companies are formerly high-flying tech stocks with widespread consumer brand recognition in a space all the biggest Silicon Valley firms want to dominate, if possible. …read more […]

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Veterans Are Ready for Medical Marijuana

We’ve been writing about cannabis a lot lately here at Early Investing. And not just because we feel strongly that it’s going to be an insanely profitable industry for investors. (Though it definitely will.)
It’s also because we believe it has the power to improve – and save – millions of lives.
We have some personal experience with the trauma that prescription painkillers can bring. We’ve also heard stories from people with serious health problems who have suffered from opioid use but benefited immensely from medical marijuana. And we feel strongly that cannabis is a safer and more effective alternative to these …read more […]

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WeWork Has Talked With T-Mobile’s Legere in Search for New CEO

(Bloomberg) — WeWork is searching for a new chief executive officer to turn around the troubled co-working company, said people familiar with the matter. One of the candidates under consideration is John Legere, the head of T-Mobile US Inc. who has spoken with WeWork about the role, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private.Legere has deep ties to WeWork majority shareholder SoftBank, which took control of the company after WeWork’s initial public offering broke down. Legere is currently seeing through a contentious sale of his wireless carrier to Sprint Corp., whose majority owner …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Smaller, thinner, less sweet snacks? Mondelez makes health drive

Snack maker Mondelez will offer more treats in smaller portions and with less sugar, as the company behind Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolate responds to consumer demands for healthier products, underlined by a survey released on Monday. Under pressure from governments and health advocacy groups in recent years, chocolate companies including Mondelez and Nestle have raced to develop products with less sugar, in smaller pack sizes and with prominent portion suggestions. …read more […]