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$5 Billion: Facebook’s Price for Your Privacy July 24, 2019 Great Stuff The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just smacked Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) in the face. The world’s largest social media company must shell out $5 billion in the biggest penalty the FTC has ever handed down. Why the big penalty? Remember Cambridge Analytica? You knew that wasn’t going away. The FTC is penalizing Facebook for how […]
Friday Four Play: Good Jobs = Bad News July 5, 2019 Great Stuff That was quite the Fourth of July celebration, wasn’t it? The fireworks, the music … and stuff. Freedom was everywhere. It was awesome. I don’t know about you, but I’m beat this morning. Apparently, so is the market. But we’ll get to that in a minute. Next week, I’m going on vacation to celebrate my […]
Canopy Growth: “Don’t Bring Me Down, Bruce” July 3, 2019 Great Stuff Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC) has investors running, going out of their minds. Investors are thinking that they’re wasting their time. (Don’t bring me down, no, no, no, no, no.) If you haven’t heard, I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor. Canopy Growth co-CEO Bruce Linton is out the door. In […]
G-20 Weekend: 4 Things You Need to Know June 28, 2019 Great Stuff It’s G-20 weekend! Aren’t you excited? World leaders are gathering in Osaka, Japan, to discuss how best to take advantage of each other and you, the investor. It’s kind of like Family Feud, except on a global scale. For a closer look at this growing kerfuffle, here’s your Friday Four Play: Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
The Real Question for the $63 Billion AbbVie-Allergan Acquisition June 25, 2019 Great Stuff I know my brain doesn’t work quite right. I wouldn’t be writing Great Stuff if it did. Today, I’m left with a burning question on AbbVie’s $63 billion cash and stock acquisition of Allergan. It’s not about the viability of the combined company. Both AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) and Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) face serious […]





