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Cannabis Industry's Capital Crunch: Why It Needs More Funds Than Other Industries, Will Fed Legalization Change This?
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 3:46pm | 1207Recent research conducted by Viridian Capital Advisors reveals that the cannabis sector requires more capital as compared to other similar industries. The findings offer a unique perspective into the challenges the cannabis industry faces, especially considering the potential for federal...
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Activist Investor Nelson Peltz's Fund Buys Stake In Unilever: FT
Sunday, January 23, 2022 - 4:10pm | 282Trian Fund Management LP, the activist hedge fund run by Nelson Peltz, has built a stake in Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL), the Financial Times reports, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. The $8.5 billion New York-based hedge fund has taken a position in shares of the British...
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'Doing Well By Doing Good': How LeagueSide Is Impacting Communities, Youth Sports
Friday, July 24, 2020 - 7:40am | 967“A very viable way to lift communities, bridge people, together, and support communities, is helping kids play sports.” - Evan Brandoff, co-founder, LeagueSide The COVID-19 coronavirus dealt a heavy blow, putting up to 50% of youth sports organizations at risk of going out of business...
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Unilever Lowers Sales Target For 2020 As Asian Economies Slow Down
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 7:37am | 446London-based Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) on Tuesday lowered its sales growth expectations for the year 2019. What Happened The British-Dutch consumer goods maker said that it now expects sales growth to be between the lower half of its previous forecast range of three to five percent. Unilever...
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Unilever USA, A Shipper Of Choice That Embraces Drivers And The Future
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - 12:29pm | 476Unilever (NYSE: UN) USA had a problem at its distribution center in Newville, Pennsylvania. Drivers would park on nearby roads overnight because there wasn't a truck stop nearby. Working with the Canadian-based carrier Kriska, Unilever piloted a program called Safe Haven to allow drivers to park...
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Wall Street's M&A Chatter From Nov. 21: PepsiCo, Kraft-Heinz Foods, H&E Equipment Centers, AT&T
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 8:56am | 432The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017: PepsiCo could be the next target for Kraft-Heinz The Rumor: PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) could be the next takeover target for Kraft-Heinz Foods Co (NYSE: KHC), according to CreditSights...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Foreign Stocks, Analog Devices And More
Sunday, May 14, 2017 - 1:51pm | 605This weekend's Barron's features a special report on investing in international stocks. Other featured articles offer the prospects for an integrated circuits maker with room to run and a jet leasing company with hidden virtues. The outlook for a text book publisher and a cosmetics giant are also...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Caterpillar, NextEra, Chipotle And More
Monday, May 1, 2017 - 7:32am | 657This weekend's Barron's cover story takes a look at one iconic industrial that may be well positioned for a Trump bump. Other featured articles offer the prospects for stocks that could benefit from tax reform and a personal care company that is a potential takeover target. The...
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Benzinga's Top Picks Of The Week: Disney, Netflix, BlackBerry And More
Sunday, April 9, 2017 - 11:36am | 647Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. That includes two popular entertainment providers and a personal products giant that are worth a closer look now. Three very different technology picks that have rosy prospects were also examined. The...
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Kraft Heinz Wanted Unilever, But Alas...
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 9:29am | 490Shares of Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE: UL), the British-based conglomerate with exposure in food, home and personal care products, soared higher by more than 10 percent early Friday morning after the company was named as an acquisition target. According to the Financial Times, the American giant Kraft...
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Barron's Best Income Ideas For 2017
Monday, January 2, 2017 - 6:26pm | 675The cover story in this weekend's Barron's examines where to go and not go for yield in 2017. It's Barron's fifth annual assessment of income-producing investments in 10 sectors. Other featured articles offer Barron's latest picks and pans, as well as experts on...
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Imprimis Signs Agreement With One Of Nation's Largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers; CEO Talks Disruption
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 4:44pm | 709Pharmaceutical compounder Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IMMY) first stepped onto the national stage in December 2015, when the company announced its partnership with Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ: ESRX) to distribute a $1 Daraprim alternative following Martin Shkreli and Turing...
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What Is Marmite And Why Are British People Freaking Out?
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 1:42pm | 339The British people are known for enjoying their tea, beer, soccer, and marmite - a salty dark brown food paste with a powerful flavor that is used on bread and crackers. According to the Telegraph, the largest supermarket in the United Kingdom, Tesco, is no longer selling Marmite online. The...
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Barron's: How To Find Safe 5% Yields
Monday, August 8, 2016 - 8:07am | 620The cover story in this weekend's Barron's offers tips and strategies from the panelists at the latest income roundtable. Safe yields of up to 5 percent can be locked in with careful portfolio construction, says veteran fixed-income investors and a dividend stock pro. Another featured article...
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Remember Dollar Shave Club? Unilever Just Bought It For $1 Billion
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 8:56am | 306Dollar Shave Club's fame and success could be attributed to a viral marketing campaign it produced 2012. The company's founder, Michael Dubin, produced and starred in the video in which he showed a tour of the company's warehouse, explaining why his "blades are f—ing great." The video helped...