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Here's How Declining Marijuana Prices May Affect The Market
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 9:18am | 368As the legal marijuana industry is still in its infancy, businesses dealing in the drug are struggling to find their feet. The industry itself is seen as a major money maker, with some estimating that could become a $35 billion industry in the next decade if all states legalize cannabis use. At...
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An Analysis Of Why Volatility Indexes Are Still Relevant
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 3:20pm | 618Financial markets are about making decisions in moments of uncertainty. The one certainty one can make is that no one has a crystal ball, nor can anyone predict with certainty what will occur in the future. Although seeking methods to manage portfolio volatility and tail risk may fall out of...
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Do Olympic Medals Mean A Stronger National Economy?
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 4:45pm | 702While the world watches which countries take home medals from the current Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, one group of analysts has been looking at medal counts as an indicator of a nation's economic health. In a note to investors last week, market strategists at ConvergEx Group, a New York-...