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Snoop Dogg-Backed Medical Cannabis Co. Commences Trading In London, Raises $23.4M As Shares Soar In Early Trading
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 11:43am | 452Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies, backed by Snoop Dogg, launched Friday on the London Stock Exchange with the opening price of 5 pence per share. The British company placed 960.4 million shares at 5 pence per share, suggesting a market cap of around £48 million ($69.1 million),...
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Analyst: Vodafone Weakness Likely Tied To Corbyn's Proposal To Nationalize Broadband Service
Friday, November 15, 2019 - 3:21pm | 552Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party, plans to nationalize British Telecom's Openreach broadband network and provide free internet if the party wins power. The proposal is impacting shares of Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD), according to an Edward Jones analyst. The...
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Burford Capital On The Hunt For Stock 'Manipulators'
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 3:33pm | 342Burford Capital Limited (OTC: BRFRF) has requested that the U.K.’s High Court grant permission to make public the names of traders it believes “manipulated” its share price during a short attack in August. Litigation financier Burford Capital has offices in Guernsey, New York,...
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Brexit Update: Johnson's Brother Quits, Pence Supports PM
Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 2:29pm | 589Boris Johnson's proposal to hold a snap election Oct. 15 has been rejected by MPs in a major setback for the UK prime minister. His opposition, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has said his party will agree to a snap election if a bill preventing a no-deal Brexit is passed. MPs will now...
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Is Nokia Building a Better iPad?
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 1:46pm | 583First a camera phone, now an iPad-killer? The dying tech giant might finally make a comeback. It seems like only yesterday I was mocking Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and making fun of the company's Windows Phone 7 handsets. But after the 808 PureView – AKA Nokia's first iPhone-killer – made its public debut...