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Most readers can name books that have inspired them and had a significant impact on their life. The five billionaires below named one particular book that both inspired and aided in shaping their careers, according to Think Business. Warren Buffett Timothy F. Geithner’s “Stress Test...

With recreational marijuana becoming legal in more and more states, legal dispensaries have become a commonality. Unfortunately, that does not mean that the illicit cannabis trade cannot and does not compete. In fact, years after the plant's legalization and with the...

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a large-scale defense spending bill on Thursday, just days after passing cannabis banking reform which was part of the legislation. So, it seems that cannabis banking could end up on President Biden's desk along with the all-important defense...

In June, corporate giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced it was time to adjust its outdated cannabis policy and told the world it will no longer test for marijuana for most of its job positions. The online retailer also declared its support for the Marijuana Opportunity...

A new coalition dubbed The Cannabis Freedom Alliance was launched Tuesday by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, and criminal reform advocate Weldon Angelos. What Happened The idea for the alliance came up last summer in a Zoom call between Snoop Dogg, Koch, and Angelos, during which Koch...

In a matter of the last 24 hours, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has banned Donald Trump’s personal Twitter page, deleted his tweets from the @Potus official presidential account and suspended Trump’s campaign account. What Happened: The social media...

Extra doses contained in the vials of Pfizer Inc’s (NYSE: PFE) COVID-19 vaccine do not need to be discarded, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration, Reuters reported Wednesday.  What Happened: Labeling confusion had led to hospital pharmacists discarding one in every...

A bipartisan coalition of states, led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google over its dominance in online search, ...

The 2020 presidential election has caused several sectors to go up and down as Americans wait to find out who the next president of the United States will be.  Politico reports that Democrat Joe Biden would put more of an emphasis on cybersecurity and related fields for the defense sector...

U.S. regulators are considering an option where Alphabet Inc(NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) could be forced to split part of its advertising business, along with its web browser Google Chrome, according to Politico. The company could be forced to sell these operations as an attempt to...

The chief executive officers of four of the largest technology companies in the United States will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as part of the legislators' ongoing antiturst probe, Politico reported.  What Happened Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) on Thursday took down one of the videos posted by President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign team on its platform. What Happened The nearly four-minute-long video was a tribute from the campaign team to George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who died in an...

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order against social media companies on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany informed reporters aboard the Air Force One on Wednesday, as reported by Politico. Trump Could Target Social Media Immunity McEnany didn't elaborate...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Until recently, innovation lay dormant in the quality-driven cannabis industry. However, an evolving regulatory environment, coupled with...

Former President Barack Obama was said to be uneasy after the Justice Department abruptly abandoned its criminal case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn last week. Obama’s concern piqued Trump. Now, Trump is working to flip the investigation of Russian interference...