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Two hundred years after the Sherman Anti-trust Act brought about the fall of Rockefeller’s monopoly control, Bernie Saunders and Elizabeth Warren pushed for America to
Icahn’s traveling roadshow is only marginally better than the criminal activities of Bain Capital. These vicious business vultures swoop in, gain control of the shares, get the company to load up on back-breaking debt to commence a share buyback scheme which they sell into and walk away from long before the company’s books explode all over the retail bag holders.
A translation of this article is available in Chinese at our partner website, NAI500 here. Before I get into the U.S. Fed and its market
Jeff Bezos started Amazon in his garage with a couple hundred grand from his parents. This ex-hedge fund manager turned internet titan and evil king-making
Ever since the greasy arrogant squirrel-faced grin of Martin Shkreli turned our collective stomach, big pharma has come under fire for their pricing practices. Pharma
Remember Han Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes? It starts off about seeing something and saying nothing, but then ends with deliberate denial. It seemed
When Slack (WORK) listed on the NYSE this year, it was the first tech unicorn to grace American markets through a direct listing rather than
Rare earth metals were little known before 1960, but in the sixty years since, it has become the foundation for our technologically driven society. You
Uranium is volatile both atomically and as a commodity. Currently pricing has hit a low, but its not bottomed out and external pressures from a
The financial crisis of 2007 wiped trillions off our global financial ledger. National economies reeled in the wake of banking’s biggest boo-boo since Reagan’s deregulation
When legal cannabis came to the public markets, it was all about how much flower you could grow. Now the sector is evolving into a
Mastercard (MA.NYSE) joined PayPal (PYPL.Q) and Visa (V.NYSE) with its announced exit from Facebook’s (FB.Q) Libra support group today, leaving the once famed project listing
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) U.S. manufacturing survey was released yesterday and, boy, did it ever raise alarms. Estimations of the ongoing U.S.-China trade
Psilocybin is becoming the new cannabis as psychedelic mushrooms a.k.a. magic mushrooms find themselves in therapeutic use. What began as a ritual embibement thousands of
Balance sheets give a quick snapshot of where a company is financially at a certain point of time. From the balance sheet, investors can determine
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Mining is integral to our society and will be even more important as we move deeper into the information age and the world of alternative
What should you put in your investment portfolio? There are more public companies and commodities out there than you can shake a stick at. If
Short selling may be a recognizable term, but its inner workings remain a mystery to many would-be investors and neophyte market players. Yet, short selling
Dark pool investing is integral to the public markets and has been around for over 30 years but less than 7% of the retail investment
Always heard about margin calls but never understood what they mean? Margin trading can be complicated, but getting set up with a margin account is
Miners and mining have got a bad rap recently. The Imperial Mines tailing pond fiasco showed just how stupid things can get, but mineral exploration
Bitcoin had already begun its ascendancy in September 2017, pushing well over USD$5,000, so it was big news when Frank Giustra-backed HIVE Blockchain Technologies (HIVE.V)
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TransCanna Holdings (TCAN.C) moved to expand its market footprint today by creating a whole new hemp division. The creation of TransCanna’s new business segment coincides
Let’s face it, pot is pungent and no matter how you slice it, once you light it in public, everybody within a twenty foot radius
Cannabis expos abound to the point that they are almost becoming derivative and redundant. Events like the once mighty MJ Biz Con are even feeling
Graph Blockchain (GBLC.C) just finished building a blockchain solution for farmers to optimize their yields. The Vancouver-based company also moved to implement its proprietary technology
CROP Infrastructure (CROP.C) generated sales in Washington State when its tenant Wheeler Park (WP) signed its first bulk cannabis sales agreement, the company announced today.
Cannabis went crazy in 2018. Billion-dollar acquisitions by international food and beverage giants like Constellation Brands (STZ.NYSE) as well as Canada and California’s legalization of recreational
Heritage Cannabis Holdings (CANN.C) subsidiary, Purefarma Solutions, added industrial-scale intake capacity to its hemp oil extraction operations. Yesterday, Heritage sent the first of its state-of-the-art P1200
Heritage Cannabis Holdings’ (CANN.C) subsidiary, PhyeinMed, received the necessary licenses from Health Canada to commence extraction. With both standard processing and medical sales licenses now
Jericho Oil’s (JCO.V) preliminary partnership production rates in the STACK play hit an all-time yearly high in 2018. Jericho’s record annual partnership production totaled approximately
Chemesis International (CSI.C) launched a CAD$5.8 million non-brokered private placement led by a multi-billion dollar alternative investment fund group. Global Emerging Markets (GEM) is a
CROP Infrastructure (CROP.C) expanded its California legal cannabis market footprint when it inked a distribution deal with an emerging licensed retailer in the state. Antler
1933 Industries (TGIF.C) has engaged a New York-based advisory firm to help guide the company’s development over the next 12 months. CB1 Capital Advisors specializes in
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3 Sixty Risk Solutions’ (SAFE.C) wholly-owned subsidiary, 3 Sixty Secure, entered into a strategic alliance with the Cannabis Mercantile Exchange (Cannamerx), an international online auction
Heritage Cannabis Holdings (CANN.C) announced the appointment of Canadian wine-making legend, Donald Ziraldo, to its board. The company also named interim CEO, Clint Sharples, as
CROP Infrastructure’s (CROP.C) Nevada farm underwent final inspection this week and is one step closer to medical and recreational licensing. The company’s 1000-acre Nevada farm
CROP Infrastructure (CROP.C) built on its brain trust today, bringing in two expert plant scientists to lead the company’s new genetics lab. Patrick McLoughlin will
Heritage Cannabis Holdings (CANN.C) put rubber to the road today when the Calgary-based company’s subsidiary, CannaCure, brought in the first cannabis harvest at its Fort
CROP Infrastructure (CROP.C) announced today that its 49%-owned subsidiary, Elite Ventures, has completed its genetics, tissue culturing and micropropagation lab at the company’s Nevada THC
Since TransCanna Holdings (TCAN.C) hit the public market at $0.95 a share on Jan. 9, 2018, investors have driven up SP approximately 35% on news flow.
Nexus Gold (NXS.C) made considerable progress on both domestic and international fronts this week. On Monday, the Vancouver-based junior announced the completion of its New Pilot project acquisition
TransCanna Holdings (TCAN.C), a Canada-based firm which provides transportation and distribution services to a variety of industries including cannabis, made its debut on the CSE on
CUV Ventures’ (CUV.V) wholly-owned subsidiary, RevoluPay, has secured temporary approval for a PSD2 License to begin full financial operations Europe. According to the news release, the exemption, granted on
Blockchain Foundry (BCFN.C) moved to bolster its bottom line when the company announced an exclusive distribution deal with ARCHOS SA (JXR.EPA). ARCHOS is a 25
E3 Metals (ETMC.V) charged its batteries with some necessary capital today when the Alberta-based petro-lithium company closed its recently announced non-brokered private placement. The private
C21 Investments (CXXI.C) has been on a tear, snapping up value-adding acquisitions on its quest to become the cannabis industry’s Coca-Cola (KO.Z). With a series
Ascent Industries (ASNT.C) has had a roller coaster year. It hit the public markets in August to great acclaim with industry pundits like Equity.Guru’s own
Thankfully, no one died in the recent Romaine lettuce E. Coli outbreak, but the Center for Disease Control’s incident update exposed two egregious flaws in
The tobacco industry is getting squeezed. Older smokers continue to step off the boat and younger generations are less and less interested in picking up
Blue Moon Mining (MOON.V) furthered its efforts at its 100%-owned Blue Moon Zinc deposit today when the company announced its recent drill program had intersected
Locum tenens is a medieval Latin term which means “one holding a place.” It became the moniker of an industry which helped lay the foundation
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ranks 45th in health and primary education, 32nd in business sophistication and 8th in the World Giving Index.
Patriot One Technologies (PAT.V), Canadian-based developer of the award-winning PATSCAN CMR™ concealed weapons detection system, significantly added to its coffers when the company announced yesterday
Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C) significantly fattened its piggy bank when the company on the 12th that it had satisfied all outstanding conditions regarding the release
Burkina Faso is battered and bruised. It’s been more than a century of political and economic strife for the tiny landlocked country which plays bullseye
Nevadians are faced with a shortage of legal marijuana only weeks after sales went into effect in the Golden State. The 47 shops licensed to
The recently announced Sprott JV dropped $12.0 million into CannaRoyalty’s (CRZ.C) (“CRZ”) war chest and really set things in motion for the company as it
Potash Ridge (PRK.T) finished pulling the trigger on its Blawn Mountain Project option when the company announced today that its 100%-owned subsidiary, Utah Alunite LLC,
Back in the middle of June, CannaRoyalty Corp. (CRZ.C) announced a plan to form a joint venture (“JV”) with Sprott Inc., a storied alternative asset
Alexis Tsipras has had a hard go of it since his election as the 185th Prime Minister of Greece in 2015. The IMF, the EU
In a recent article comparing Bitcoin to Ethereum, I proposed Buterin’s involvement in Ethereum would continue to adversely affect the digital currency. Sure enough, on
Emblem Corp (EMC.V) moved to enter the conversation with its customers and put its finger on the pulse of strain efficacy when Strainprint™ Technologies, a
Trading on an public exchange is one thing, but getting added to a stock index is a whole other animal. Stock market indexes, like the
LiCo Energy Metals (LIC.V) significantly added to its brain trust when the company announced yesterday that Greg Reimer had joined the junior explorer’s advisory board.
Travis Kalanick has been making headlines since Uber’s launch and not necessarily because of the company’s potential, but because of Travis’ aggressive strategy for making
Jeff Bezos is no fool. Amazon revolutionized retail, AWS laid the foundation for 21st century computing and the online giant’s recently announced US$13.7 billion-dollar acquisition
Amazon increased its market reach with today’s announced acquisition of Whole Foods, the hoidy-toidy organic grocer pioneer with 456 stores across its chain. The deal
Supercomputers first made their appearance in in the 60s and companies like CDC and Cray Research dominated the sector for almost thirty years. These units
What’s up in tech? Some if the biggest players (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) are getting hit the second day in a row, with Apple
The World Wide Web was barely out of its diapers when Sean O’Sullivan founded NetCentric, envisioning a digital world of services built within the Internet.
In the wake of the Exxon Valdez spill and the invasion of Kuwait, the American Congress passed the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and
Cryptocurrency is exploding and stupidity abounds as hopefuls and charlatans put up a shingle for investors to throw ridiculous amounts of money at. One example
Bitcoins have become the nameplate for cryptocurrencies since Satoshi gave them their name. These digital assets are mined through the solution of complex algorithms which
CannaRoyalty (CRZ.C) extended the market reach of its CR Brands when the company announced today that its investee, Natural Ventures, has begun the manufacture and
It’s been pretty quiet in the way of press releases since Tinley Beverage Company (TNY.C)publicized that it was launching it cannabis-infused beverages at the High
Metalla Royalty and Streaming (MTA.C)(“MTA”) significantly added to its streaming portfolio when the company announced closing its acquisition of the Hoyle Pond Extension royalties at
Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C) continued to build its closing streak when the company announced today that it had successfully wrapped up its previously announced acquisition
Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C) plowed through a tough market in 2016 and as a reward, announced closing a tasty $35.0 million-dollar private placement financing on
Big news as Google’s AlphaGo defeated the world’s number one Go player, Ke Jie. Yesterday’s win was the second for AlphaGo, built by researchers at
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International Cannabis Corporation (ICC.V) (“ICC”) maneuvered to get into the Canadian market when the company announced today that it had entered into an importation agreement
The $4.9 billion-dollar acquisition of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker by Montreal-based Amaya Gaming (AYA.T), was the stuff of legends. Amaya Gaming founder David Baazov
The first attempts at 3D printing were credited to Dr. Hideo Kodama, of the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute, for the development of the rapid-protoyping
Even the 21st century evolves. We first thought that the Internet, spun by a web of computers would free the world. We were woefully wrong.
The 2017 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (“VRIC”) carried a tone of optimism that wasn’t present a few years ago, and the smiles that lined the
MGX Minerals’ (XMG.C) stock chart is a hockey stick and it started its phenomenal rise. Currently it sits at $2.42 per share and just 12
This last weekend the mining industry converged on Vancouver for the 2017 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC). The whole event was a massive departure from
Golden Leaf Holdings (GLH.C), one of the largest cannabis oil producer and distributors in North America, is taking their story to the mountain top. The
Potash was the stock market darling as the last commodity cycle from 2006-2011 was coming to a close. There were many companies financed at huge premiums
It’s all about the voice. Amazon’s Alexa made a huge splash at CES this year and signaled the new age of digital assistance, to rival Apple’s
Mining is one of those industries that often lives in our imagination as blackened faces grinning under the incandescent glow of their head lamps. We
This is the first installment in our “Shooting the Shit” series here at EQUITY.GURU, where we sit around the office in a round table format
Back a few years ago, Fabrice Taylor, he of The President’s Club newsletter, was casting all sorts of magic on smallcap and mediumcap companies, which
I talked to Peter Bookman back in late 2014 because I wanted to get the story behind a rather puzzling announcement made by Sphere 3D
