Analyst Articles

Although the lockdowns forced several retail companies to close physical stores and focus on building online sales, the industry has already been on a transition out of brick-and-mortar operations as Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Target (NYSE: TGT), and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) focus on their e-commerce platforms. [more]

The positive gain is not a green tide for each constituent in the Tech Index. Less than half of the stocks (47) are positive for the year with 19 stocks up 20% or more year-to-date but, at the bottom, 17 stocks are down 20% or more for the year. [more]

The pandemic may have slowed down demand for office spaces temporarily however, overall supply in the market maintained stability. According to Altus Group, a commercial real estate services firm, in Q1/2020, the vacancy rate in Canada dropped to 9.5% compared with 10.3% year-over-year. [more]

A good week for the S&P 500 but the VIX remains in the “High Volatility” range and new coronavirus cases remain steady, above 20K/day, with another 2.2 million Americans filing for unemployment claims. [more]

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Secretary announce new extensive measures to support the economy, which brings comments from Duquesne Family Office, Blackrock, Miller Value Partners, The Leuthold Group, and Appaloosa Management. [more]

good natured expects to grow revenue in 2020 by 70-90% to $17-19M, after completing the acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming, new contracts signed earlier this year, and a new COVID-19 line. [more]

WELL Health books record revenue in quarter, completes $14.4M financing & acquires Indivica for $6.2M. CloudMD raises $13M and Greenbrook TMS completes C$15M equity offering. [more]

Other major events and reports related to the cannabis industry include: Cannabis Treatments for COVID-19; Canopy Growth loses two executives; Green Thumb Industries triples revenue; Tilray hopes to be profitable by year-end; United Cannabis files for bankruptcy. [more]