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Creating Trust in Cannabis

CannaProve | Paul Brousseau | Aug 9, 2019 Globally, cannabis is only legal for consumption in Canada, Uruguay and some states in the USA.  However, after the legalization of both recreational and medical marijuana with edibles, cosmetics and beverages on the near-term horizon in Canada, it is expected that many other countries will follow to

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Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement

Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United States related to the Roundup herbicide, mediator Ken Feinberg said, dismissing a report to that effect which drove its shares as much as 11% higher.



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Japan's SoftBank chases more deals with Mexican startups

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is in advanced talks to invest in Mexican used car platform Kavak and financial technology firm Konfio, several people familiar with the matter said, underscoring the company's interest in Mexico as it pours money into Latin America.



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Wall Street drops as Trump comments fan trade worries

Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday after President Donald Trump said the United States and China were pursuing trade talks but he was not ready to make a deal, exacerbating fears that the stand-off would aggravate the global economic slowdown.



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Investors embrace ESG investing but don't target gun stocks

Two new BlackRock Inc funds that exclude gun makers are off to slow starts as socially-minded investors embrace other products addressing a wide range of issues like environmental and governance concerns, according to flow data at the world's largest asset manager.



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Exclusive: PSA, Dongfeng to drop two China auto plants, halve workforce - document

Peugeot maker PSA Group and partner Dongfeng Group have agreed to cut thousands of jobs in China and drop two of their four shared assembly plants, according to a document seen by Reuters, in a last-ditch bid to curb mounting losses as the world's largest auto market loses steam.



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Oil rises on European stock draw despite demand slowdown forecast

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday supported by a drop in European inventories and expectations of more OPEC output cuts despite the International Energy Agency reporting demand growth at its lowest since the financial crisis of 2008.



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Adidas celebrates 70 years with star-studded building opening

Adidas celebrated its 70th anniversary on Friday with appearances at its Bavaria campus by sponsored athletes such as tennis veteran Stan Smith and German soccer legend Philipp Lahm, as well as celebrity partners like Pharrell Williams.



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Walmart tells staff to pull violent video game signage from stores

Walmart Inc said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take down signs and playable demos of violent video games but made no changes to its policy on selling firearms.



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Farm equipment maker Deere's dealers reel from trade war, bad weather

When China announced this week that it had stopped buying U.S. agricultural products and might impose additional tariffs on farm shipments from America, Dave Schmidt braced for another blow to his business.



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Fintech Fridays EP35: Autonomous Alternative Lending with Vit Arnautov of Turnkey Lender

NCFA Canada | Aug 9, 2019 JOIN US ON A STORYTELLING JOURNEY EVERY FRIDAY. Aug 9: Autonomous Alternative Lending with Vit Arnautov of Turnkey Lender EP35 HOST: Manseeb Khan, Fintech Friday's show host GUEST: VIT ARNAUTOV, Chief Product Officer of Turnkey Lender, (Linkedin) BIO: Vit is a skilled business executive with more than 10 years

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Sila Sveta on SeedInvest

Sila Sveta, the turn-key solution provider for digital shows, is raising funds on SeedInvest. The company has a valuation cap of $13 million and sees itself as ‘digital magician.’ Sila Sveta uses visual technologies and modern art to make the digital communication of its clients stand out among the competitors. The company aims to serve [...]


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6 years ago

Ramp USA on NetCapital

Ramp USA, with a post-money valuation of $3.87 million, is raising funds on NetCapital. The company aims to help people with disabilities through robotics. Ramp USA has manufactured Ramp Chair, an attachment that converts a manual wheelchair into an electric off-roading vehicle that can balance over obstacles and climb rocks! Ramp USA was founded by [...]


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6 years ago

S&P 500 dips as Trump comments fan trade fears; Dow flat

The S&P 500 was down slightly while the Dow was flat in late Friday trading as renewed jitters over the U.S.-China trade war were offset by bargain-hunting investors.



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Wall Street end down amid more trade woes, high volatility

U.S. stocks fell on Friday following renewed jitters over the U.S.-China trade war, capping a week of trading that saw big swings and high volume.



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