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GM launches used car website
Motorists interested in buying will soon have access to hundreds of thousands of used cars on a new digital sales platform from General Motors.
Best year for commodities since 2009
Every year around this time we update our popular Periodic Table of Returns on Commodities. I invite you to compare the returns of 2021 with those of previous years.
Where does cannabis smell like skunk?
If you've ever sniffed well-preserved, unburned cannabis buds and thought you smelled something skunky - or, what is less likely, if you've come into contact with skunk spray and wondered why you smell of cannabis - then ask yourself maybe why the two smell so …
Amazon files new lawsuits
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has initiated new legal action in its longstanding dispute with Indian retailer Future Group after national antitrust authorities suspended a deal between the two parties scheduled for 2019, which resulted in the arbitration …
Nigeria loses major investors
2021 ended with the report that Nigeria ran a deficit of nearly 200 million barrels of crude oil in the first 11 months of the year, largely due to oil theft. But these experiences are all too common and not limited to Nigeria. Year after year we see huge oil …
Federal Reserve scares the markets
Investors have prepared for the Federal Reserve to hike rates. They also know that the central bank is reducing the amount of bonds it buys each month. In addition, they reckoned that the reduction in bond purchases would ultimately lead to a reduction in the …
Software makes cannabis customers loyal
In November 2021, cannabis loyalty and marketing software company Springbig announced plans to go public via a SPAC transaction. Jeffrey Harris, the company's co-founder and CEO, last spoke to New Cannabis Ventures in 2020 and came forward to discuss the …
Crypto scams to cost $14 billion in 2021
The rising interest of individuals and institutions in cryptocurrencies has also led to a boom in criminal activity over the past year that has cost investors billions, underscoring the urgency of efforts to regulate the digital movement of coins.
Nord Stream 2 is ready
The Yamal-Europe pipeline, which normally delivers Russian gas to Western Europe, returned fuel to Poland for the ninth day in a row on Wednesday, according to data from the German network operator Gascade.
Job terminations at record pace
The Numbers: The number of Americans quitting their jobs rose 370,000 in November to a record 4.5 million. The churn rate rose from 2.8% in October to 3%. This also corresponds to an earlier record high.