entertainment

Big Tech Companies in Big Trouble Over ‘Pirate’ Recordings of ‘Over the Rainbow’

Posted: May 23, 2019 at 11:01 am

One could make a good argument that Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow" is the iconic American popular tune. The song, written for the 1939 movie "The Wizard ...
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How CBD Is Finally Paying Off for Amyris

Posted: May 20, 2019 at 9:10 am

Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS) shares jumped early on Monday on news that the firm had received its first payment from its cannabinoid partner. Specifically, Amyris received $10 million from Lavvan ...
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Why Tilray Earnings Are Still Hazy for Investors

Posted: May 15, 2019 at 10:40 am

When cannabis company Tilray Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) reported its most recent quarterly results after the markets closed on Tuesday, it said that it had a net loss of $0.27 per ...
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Short Sellers Get Even Higher on Cannabis Stocks

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street this past fall. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of ...
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Fox Bets Big on Stars Group Partnership

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 12:40 pm

Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG) is pursuing a new partnership that includes joint development of a sports-gambling app with Fox Branding. Stars and Fox essentially signed a 25-year deal in ...
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Wall Street Has a New Strategy for Legal Marijuana – Whenever That Happens

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 11:01 am

With evolving societal and regulatory landscapes, the upside potential of cannabis as a new investment strategy has emerged to complement the historically resilient characteristics of alcohol and tobacco. Cannabis stocks ...
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1939’s ‘Gone With the Wind’ Remains the Top-Grossing Movie of All Time

Posted: May 4, 2019 at 8:25 am

"Gone With the Wind," the lavish romantic movie about the Civil War and the years just afterward, based on a best-selling novel, remains the top-grossing movie of all time. On ...
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A Ticket to the Kentucky Derby May Cost More Than a World Series Ticket

Posted: May 3, 2019 at 8:11 am

The price for a ticket to the Super Bowl can run as much as $5,000, and in some cases much more. The cost of a World Series ticket is closer ...
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The Derby Winner Makes More Than Super Bowl Champs, but May Still Be Seen as Underpaid

Posted: May 3, 2019 at 8:04 am

The players on the winning team of the Super Bowl get $118,000 each. The winning players of the World Series make over $400,000. The horse that wins the Kentucky Derby ...
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CannTrust Investors Hazy After Secondary Offering

Posted: May 2, 2019 at 12:30 pm

CannTrust Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CTST) shares dropped on Thursday after the firm announced the pricing of its secondary offering. The company intends to price its 36.36 million shares at $5.50 ...
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Should Top ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ as Top US Box Office Record Ever

Posted: April 27, 2019 at 8:10 am

Disney's "Avengers: Endgame" is forecast to bring in $349 million this weekend, which will pass the weekend ticket sales of any domestic film even. That puts it on pace to ...
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Short Sellers Hazy on Picking Cannabis Stocks

Posted: April 26, 2019 at 8:25 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street this past fall. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of ...
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How Canopy Growth Aims to Expand in the US

Posted: April 18, 2019 at 10:50 am

Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC) shares jumped on Thursday after the firm announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Acreage Holdings. The deal will take place ...
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Meet Tiger Woods Sponsors

Posted: April 15, 2019 at 4:42 am

Tiger Woods, the former 14-time major champion, is now a 15-time one, having won the Masters for the fifth time. Plagued by scandal and a body that seems to deteriorate ...
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Short Sellers Getting Higher on Cannabis Stocks

Posted: April 10, 2019 at 10:20 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street this past fall. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of ...
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