2021

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) had a great year in 2021, gaining 27.4% on the year. But not all market sectors and investment themes delivered equal performances. Benzinga took a look back at some of the best- and worst-performing ETFs of the year, which can give investors a picture of...

The S&P 500 delivered one of its best years in recent history in 2021, gaining more than 27%. Most U.S. investors had a lot of winners in their portfolios this year, but some stocks certainly performed better than others. Here’s a look at the 10 best-performing stocks in the entire S&...

2021 may have been the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar, but for Benzinga, it was the Year of the Dog, or should we say, Year of the Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). The memecoin created in 2013 by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer has finally shed its "joke" origins — Markus and Palmer...

The holiday season is underway and so too are sales. The cannabis industry is no exception, with December sales expected to be strong once again. Data firm LeafLink reports that sales jumped 33% the week leading up to Christmas 2020 (December 21-December 24) compared to the previous four weeks....

This article by Louis O'neill was originally published on The Green Fund, and appears here with permission. A lot has happened in the global cannabis industry this year, and we're not even a third of the way through 2021. Here are some of the biggest milestones this far. Late 2020 and...

Here’s a New Year’s resolution to keep an eye on: Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) will reach an all-time high in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the status-quo of daily life, forcing companies to take drastic measures to meet customers’ needs and adjust to a new...

This article by Jill Ettinger was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission. While most of us are eager to put 2020 behind us, a few industries had banner years during lockdown. Pizza delivery and Zoom subscriptions may top the list but it was also a huge...

This article by Dante Jordan was originally published on Weedmaps, and appears here with permission. Every year, we all look ahead and try to guess what might become the biggest weed strains for the next 365 days. It's just the natural thing to do since we — as fellow consumers...

This article was originally published on Microdose Psychedelic Insights and appears here with permission. Click here to get your FREE ticket to Psychedelic Capital today! While the tumultuous year that was 2020 brought numerous unforeseen challenges with it, psychedelic medicine made...

Article via MAZAKALI. For many, the 2020 lockdown experience was punctuated by Tiger King and The Queen’s Gambit, and also best viewed in hindsight. 2021 has arrived and is poised to be a pivotal year for the cannabis complex. The tailwinds of political support, ‘essential’ status...

This article by Louis O'Neill was originally published on The Green Fund, and appears here with permission. Despite unprecedented challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a productive and successful year for the cannabis industry. Now, as we enter the new year, let's take...

This article by Johnny Green was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. The year 2020 was a dud in many, many ways due to the pandemic. However, it was a record year for the emerging cannabis industry. Cannabis entrepreneurs around the globe...

This article by Louis O'Neill was originally published on The Green Fund, and appears here with permission. Yesterday we covered the U.S. states that could legalize cannabis this year. Now, let's talk about the rest of the world. While many eyes are on the United States right now,...

This article by Raquel Heras was originally published on NisonCo, and appears here with permission. What to Expect from the Cannabis Industry in 2021  2020 was a hell of a year for the cannabis industry. Cannabis was deemed an essential business during a global pandemic. It proved to be a...

This article by Alex Halperin was originally published on WeedWeek, and appears here with permission. We asked cannabis world luminaries for predictions about the California cannabis market in 2021. Some of our favorites follow. In another post, we took a look at the challenges...