Month: February 2020

The latest earnings report of Aurora Cannabis (ACB) came in as expected, with results confirming a weak quarter for the company.While the worst appears to be over, a major problem is the lack of clarity in Canada especially, concerning what the actual demand for cannabis is.In this article we’ll examine why this will keep the future outlook of Aurora Cannabis and its Canadian peers in the dark, and what it means to long-term investors.Lack of demand discoveryAnyone that understands why socialism never has worked, knows that the primary reason is the resultant lack of price discovery. Without that, economies aren’t …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Groupon Inc. plummeted as much as 26% in late trading after delivering worse-than-expected results and announcing plans to stop selling goods — a retreat for a company that once aspired to be a major shopping service.Earnings declined to 7 cents a share last quarter, excluding some items, Groupon said on Tuesday. That missed even the most pessimistic Wall Street estimate. Sales also fell dramatically short of projections.The stock tumbled as low as $2.26 in extended trading after the results were posted. The shares had been up 28% this year through Tuesday’s close, with investors betting that Groupon could …read more […]

The ten richest Americans have a combined wealth of well over half a trillion dollars. And we might only be beginning to feel the influence of all that buying power in the 2020 campaign. …read more […]

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Walmart (NYSE: WMT) just reported earnings and the board of director announced another dividend increase. The company will now pay $2.16 per share, up from $2.12. That’s below a 2% bump and it barely keeps up with inflation. So today, let’s take a look at how it compares to Walmart dividend history.
Walmart Business Overview and Highlights
Walmart is a $339 billion dollar business. The company is based out of Arkansas and it has 2.2 million workers around the world. Last year, Walmart pulled in $524 billion in sales and that works out to $234,000 per employee.
The company is a household name …read more […]

As I’m sure you know, the entire cannabis sector has been in a free fall lately…
And no wonder.
Some of the biggest cannabis companies in the world are burning through cash at an unsustainable rate, which is why many of them – notably Tilray, Aurora Cannabis and Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC) – are down about 80% over the last 52 weeks.
This news set up a volatile situation on Canopy Growth Corp. that War Room members were able to capitalize on last week.
On February 13, I explained the situation…
Maybe I’m overstating this, but come tomorrow, the fate of the pot industry …read more […]

“Economic risks exist with regard to the coronavirus outbreak in the People’s Republic of China,” Germany’s central bank declared on Monday.
Really? You don’t say!
China, as the world’s second-largest economy and the epicenter of the outbreak, is at a virtual standstill. This after China’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose “just” 6.1% in 2019 – its slowest pace since 1990.
Meanwhile, Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, saw its GDP fall by a whopping 6.3% in the fourth quarter.
And Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy, posted zero growth in the fourth quarter. And that was before the novel coronavirus scare.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) – whose …read more […]

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“Economic risks exist with regard to the coronavirus outbreak in the People’s Republic of China,” Germany’s central bank declared on Monday.
Really? You don’t say!
China, as the world’s second-largest economy and the epicenter of the outbreak, is at a virtual standstill. This after China’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose “just” 6.1% in 2019 – its slowest pace since 1990.
Meanwhile, Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, saw its GDP fall by a whopping 6.3% in the fourth quarter.
And Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy, posted zero growth in the fourth quarter. And that was before the novel coronavirus scare.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) – whose …read more […]

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Some of the richest Americans are taking sides in the 2020 election. Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre, Seana Smith, Dan Howley and Melody Hahm discuss. …read more […]

Online betting giant ‘Paddy Power’ predicts Mike Bloomberg is now the third favorite to win the 2020 election, following President Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders. Paddy Power Head of PR Lee Price joins Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman, Kristin Myers and Former LVMH Chairman of North America & author of ‘Aesthetic Intelligence’ Pauline Brown on YFi PM to discuss. …read more […]

People are finally getting their hands on the new foldable phones from Samsung and Motorola and people are already complaining about them breaking. Yahoo Finance’s Dan Howley joins The Final Round to discuss.
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