Gun Sales in This State Top 7 Million Last Year
The rate of gun sales is by no means uniform from state to state, nor is the growth level. Among all states, Illinois has posted the highest sales so far this year by far.
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Carl Icahn Slashes Herbalife Holding, Gives Up Board Seats
Carl Icahn has pared his holdings of Herbalife by about 70% and now holds just 6% of the company's stock, far less than the 24% he held about five years ago.
Americans Bought a Record 210,308 Guns on This Date
On a Friday in March of this year, as COVID-19 began to infect and kill a large number of U.S. citizens, Americans bought more than 210,000 guns.
People in These States Have Bought Over 1 Million Guns This Year
The rate of gun sales is by no means uniform from state to state, nor is the growth level. Among all states, Illinois has posted the highest sales so far this year, by far.
This Is The Most Returned Holiday Gift
This holiday is over, for retailers. The tally of sales is grim for brick and mortar. Holiday spending rose 3%, but it was driven by a 49% rise in e-commerce. For another year, foot…
This Is The Week That American Gun Sales Set Their All Time High
The Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks gun sales and publishes a list of how many are handled as part of its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Each month, the figures are reported…
What a Reverse Merger of Aphria and Tilray Means for the Marijuana Market
Marijuana growers Aphria and Tilray have announced a reverse merger that will create the world's largest cannabis company measured by revenue.
These 4 States Just Legalized Marijuana
In the November 2020 elections, four different states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.
Is the Good News for Malls and Retail Already Priced In as 2020 Nears?
After more than just a challenging 2020, many people are looking forward to 2021 being a better year. The election will be over, the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be widespread, unemployment is supposed…
FTC Sees P&G Acquisition Hurting Consumers
There are some mergers which obviously need to be blocked. After all, if a company becomes a monopoly or can become far more predatory in an industry then it can cause problems for other…
Companies Are Drowning in Cash, and in Debt
An S&P Global Ratings report indicates that corporate cash balances in the United States now sit at a combined $2.5 trillion.
America’s 5 Worst-Run Companies of 2020
24/7 Wall St. looks at large public companies to find those that did particularly poorly in the past year due more to strategic decisions than the pandemic.
5 Stocks to Buy Now as Market Has Become Massively Overbought
When investors are this optimistic, it usually portends a sizable downturn. These five consumer staples companies always remain popular with consumers, and their stocks make sense for growth investors looking to shift to safer…
Why Marijuana Stocks Posted Big November Gains — and Could Keep Rising
Large marijuana stocks have risen sharply since the U.S. elections early in November. The increase is not based so much on the results as on what could happen next.
46 Million Turkeys Were Killed For Thanksgiving
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that nearly 250 million turkeys are killed each year. Of those about 46 million, or nearly 20%, are killed for Thanksgiving meals. The University of Illinois…