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Elon Musk‘s Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been labeled a “meme stock” by a renowned economist, who believes that the company’s success is now more about Musk’s promises than its actual performance. What Happened: UC Berkeley economist J. Bradford DeLong suggested that...

Shawn Tsao initially envisioned a career in architecture, but his path took a dramatic turn when he and his close friends from the University of California, Berkeley, ventured into the food industry. Their first attempt was a daily deals app, but it didn't resonate. However, a pivotal...

Michigan Senators Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Adam Hollier (D-Detroit) co-sponsored and introduced legislation last week that would decriminalize the use of psilocybin and mescaline and allow the possession, cultivation and delivery of these two types of psychedelics. In an...

Compass IPO Begins Trading on NASDAQ Following a NASDAQ filing earlier this month, UK-based psychedelics research company Compass Pathways began trading under the symbol CMPS on Friday. This is the first time a psychedelics company is listed on a major U.S. stock exchange. Some 7.5...

April started with considerable pressure on the markets. “Concerns over legalization in Canada, previously assumed to be a ‘done deal,’ continue to weigh on investors, along with fears of a supply glut, as discussed on the cover of Barron’s this week,” 420 Investor...

When Ashley Lannquist, Scarlett Li, Ricky Tan, Matt Mueller, and Leah Staub-deLong realized the inefficiencies of money movement in the world, they decided to take on the challenge of spreading awareness and teaching about change and improvement to financial technology in the world. In August 2016...

Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) was very bullish on its future prospects in the basketball market on its Q3 earnings call this week, and its expanse is far stretched. Considering the California basketball market for one, it's no surprise that Under Armour is a big brand in the Bay Area, with the brand'...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg gave the commencement speech at the University of California, Berkeley over the weekend, but she didn’t talk about Facebook or business or careers at all. Instead, she chose to focus on how the death of her husband impacted her life and how...

Artists, musicians and entrepreneurs started the crowdfunding concept to pay for projects that could not have been made without the help of others. Having witnessed the success of some Kickstarter campaigns, one man decided to make potato salad. That campaign may have sounded like a farce, but...

Lifelong learning is a value many hold dear. Learning continues no matter how old we get, and we now live in a time when most people have several careers before they retire. This means new learning is needed to make these career changes effectively. For those that are looking for investment...

After studying some of the most prestigious universities in America, AccountingDegree.com found that Stanford University graduated more entrepreneurs than Harvard, New York University and other prominent schools. From 2007 to 2011, Stanford graduates received 203 deals totaling $4.1 billion. DFJ...