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• CULTIVATED: 7 cannabis stocks to bet on for a Biden win — Fyllo's $26 million pitch deck — Canopy CEO says he's bullish

  14-08-2020 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Cultivated, our weekly newsletter where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom.Sign up here to get it in your inbox every week.If you want a discount to BI Prime to read our stories, sign up here!
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  It was a busy few days on the cannabis front. A slew of US and Canadian cannabis companies reported earnings this week, and — save for a few outliers — the domin
  
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• Gold 'certainly' could soar as high as $3000, famed investor Michael Novogratz says

  14-08-2020 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Michael Novogratz told Bloomberg the price of gold could certainly get up to $3,000. 
  The Galaxy Digital CEO and co-founder said the next Fed meeting could be the "juice that accelerates gold and bitcoin."
  Novogratz is a bitcoin investor and told Bloomberg all cryptos besides bitcoin are "still in the venture stage." He said investors should be careful in the space. 
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• MORGAN STANLEY: Buy these 9 top-rated stocks right now for market-beating returns of 15%-plus over the next 3 months

  14-08-2020 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The benchmark S&P 500 index is close to all-time highs again, and Morgan Stanley strategist Boris Lerner says stock picking is becoming more important as equities stop swinging in unison.
  Lerner and his team just updated their MOST stocks, a group they say is going to beat the market handily over the next three months.
  The stocks are highly rated based on advanced quantitative measurements and carry "buy" ratings from Morgan Stanley's analysts.
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• US stocks close mixed amid sharp retail-sales slowdown and stimulus deadlock

  14-08-2020 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  US stocks closed mixed on Friday after disappointing retail-sales data indicated that the economic rebound slowed in July.
  Investors continue to expect further government stimulus, even though talks over the next package are at a standstill.
  The market will also be watching for news on trade talks, as senior US and Chinese officials were scheduled to meet on Saturday — but those meetings were postponed. 
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• Travis Briggs has more than doubled his clients' money since 2014 by investing in robotics. He told us the 5 stocks best-positioned for the seismic technological shifts the coronavirus has caused.

  14-08-2020 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (RAAI) are getting a boost from the coronavirus pandemic.
  Travis Briggs, CEO of ROBO Global, shared with Business Insider five RAAI stocks best positioned for gains in the decade to come.
  Two of the three indexes his firm oversees have increased fivefold since he joined in 2014.
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  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The outbreak of COVID-19 around the world has shifte
  
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• Top Wall Street analysts say these are the 7 cannabis stocks to bet on now that will benefit investors if Biden defeats Trump in November

  14-08-2020 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wall Street analysts say a Democratic sweep in November that puts Joe Biden in the White House and the party in control of the Senate could be a boon for cannabis stocks.
  Analysts at CIBC and Cowen picked seven stocks to bet on that would benefit investors if the Democrats win, including Green Thumb Industries, Curaleaf, and Canopy Growth. 
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.As public support for cannabis reform picks up steam in the US, Wall Street analysts say signs are po
  
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• US stocks trade mixed after sharp slowdown in retail-sales rebound

  14-08-2020 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  US stocks traded mixed on Friday after disappointing retail-sales data indicated that the economic rebound slowed in July.
  Investors continue to expect further government stimulus even though talks over the next package are at a standstill.
  The market will also be watching for news on trade talks, as senior US and Chinese officials are scheduled to meet on Saturday.
  Read more on Business Insider.
  US stocks traded mixed on Friday after disappointing retail-sales data indicated that the rebound in
  
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• Xiaomi takes a grassroots approach

  14-08-2020 01:30
  
  Among the marketing initiatives that accompany every Independence Day in India, Xiaomi’s tie up with non-profit Teach for India could be one of the smartest.
  
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• Should you use social media influencers in crisis comms?

  14-08-2020 01:30
  
  While the use of influencers is a popular marketing strategy, new research indicates that deploying them for crisis communications can increase distrust in a brand and risk consumer backlash.
  
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• Indonesia optimistic as economy picks up and stimulus kicks in

  14-08-2020 01:30
  
  Retail sales in Indonesia fell 17.1% year-on-year in June, marking a slight improvement when compared with an even greater contraction recorded in May (20.6% yoy), according to a recent Bank Indonesia (BI) survey.
  
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• How low-quality giveaways can hurt brands

  14-08-2020 01:30
  
  Low-quality giveaways can “backfire strongly” on brands and have a negative impact that is more memorable to consumers than receiving high-quality items, a study in the Journal of Advertising Research (JAR) has found.
  
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• Apple News forces publishers to find different strategies for the same goal

  14-08-2020 01:30
  
  Apple’s news subscription product brings the work of many publishers under one roof with the offer of exposure to its massive user base, but the question is whether the big new audience is worth surrendering traffic. The New York Times and Wall...
  
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