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Investment expert and former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, current president and CEO of Empire Financial Research, presented his bullish thesis on Warren Buffett holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) at Guy Spier's VALUEx conference in Klosters, Switzerland...

In September, Titan announced a new partnership with Cathie Wood's Ark Invest to provide access to the new Ark Venture Fund, a brand new, exclusive private equity fund for retail investors. Private Investment Opportunities: The new Ark fund provides retail investors access to pre...

Investment expert and former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, current president and CEO of Empire Financial Research, recently stopped by Benzinga Cannabis Hour to discuss his investment thesis including his 2022 outlook as it pertains to the booming cannabis industry....

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares are up 30.4% this week after Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO and world's richest man Elon Musk disclosed a new 9.2% ownership stake in Twitter and announced on Tuesday joined Twitter's board of directors. Musk tweeted he is already "working...

Shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) have rallied 46% in the past five days, giving meme stock investors renewed optimism a turnaround is just around the corner. Whitney Tilson, former hedge fund manager and CEO of Empire Financial Research, says meme stocks are simply experiencing a...

BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) was one of the most popular meme stocks of 2021, and high hopes for the former smartphone maker’s turnaround efforts as a cybersecurity company sent shares soaring from under $7 to a high of $28.77 in January 2021. Unfortunately, the rally fizzled out from there as...

The meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has skyrocketed in 2021, driven in part by public endorsements from influential Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk. Many investors dismiss the meteoric rise in Dogecoin, but Empire Financial Research editor Enrique Abeyta said this week there'...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is on track to finish an unpredictable 2021 near record highs after a third consecutive year of 16%-plus gains for the market. But with inflation concerns lingering and uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic, there are plenty of reasons for...

Short squeezes in heavily shorted meme stocks such as AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) had short sellers facing unprecedented pressures in 2021. The climate was even bad enough to drive some long-time short sellers, such as Citron Research editor Andrew Left...

Zillow Group Inc (NASDAQ: Z) shares have been crushed since the company announced a pause and subsequent shutdown of its U.S. home iBuying program. At first glance, Zillow exiting the iBuying market might look like a win for completing iBuying stocks, such as Opendoor Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OPEN...

The historically bad market debut of Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) last week must seem like a distant memory for investors on Tuesday, with the stock gaining 24.2% in the regular trading session.  For now, all is forgiven for Robinhood investors, but the initial market skepticism of...

In the late 1990s, it was websites. In 2007, it was mortgage-backed securities. Every time financial markets get caught up in a period of temporary euphoria, there's some new type of investment that's all the rage. This time around, the boom in retail trading in the past year has brought...

ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC) shares are up 161.5% so far in 2021, including a 67.2% gain in the past month. Berna Barshay, editor and research analyst at Empire Financial Research, on Monday wrote about how and why ViacomCBS has become the latest “YOLO stock” for retail investors....

With more and more young investors getting their information from social media rather than mainstream media outlets, controlling the online narrative is growing increasingly important for modern brands. During the face-off between the WallStreetBets-driven retail traders and trading platform...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) investors are hoping the movie business gets back to normal sooner rather than later. However, Empire Financial Research editor and research analyst Berna Barshay said things have likely gotten too desperate for AMC to avoid bankruptcy. No New Content...