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After seven days of losses, US oil companies experienced a boost this week when Mexico suffered a production outage after a massive offshore oil rig fire. Pray for the families of the five lives lost. That platform produced 400,000 barrels a day. The US Brent Oil Fund (BNO) went up 3.4%. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)… [Read More]

Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (MKTY) was recognized this week by Seeking Alpha as the “Best Bitcoin Mining Investment.” Share prices have already risen 20%. Based on their projections, that’s just the beginning. SA’s market analysis makes is clear that MKTY is positioned to be the market’s biggest mover this year in the cryptocurrency mining space. CEO… [Read More]

Canadian cannabis is expanding its footprint on the US side of the border. Earlier this week, Tilray (TLRY), which was already strengthened by a merger with Aphria in May, announced the purchase of $165.8 million in convertible notes from Gotham Green Partners. Once converted to stock, Tilray will own a minority interest in US-based Medmen… [Read More]

Mechanical Technology, Inc (MKTY) made it official this morning with a Dow Jones press release, but their acquisition of Soluna Computing has been well-known for quite some time. Investors caught wind of it last week and the stock price has already been surging. It opened this morning at $8.40, up from $7.25 on August 6th…. [Read More]

The Reddit Raiders have revolted! Robinhood (HOOD) has been exceeding expectations, but it’s not the crew at #WallStreetBets that’s making it happen. With cries of “Jan 28 #neverforget,” and statements like, “I am positively telling anyone I know not to buy $HOOD,” the raiders are at war with their most utilized trading platform. Is that… [Read More]

Williams would be the first black person to lead of one of the most high-profile federal prosecutor offices in the country.  Among other notable news coming out of New York this week, President Joseph Biden has nominated Damian Williams as the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. Williams would be the first African American to lead one the… [Read More]

We all knew this day was coming. SEC Chief Gary Gensler, in a speech he gave at the Aspen Security Forum this week, has now confirmed it. The US government will be regulating crypto trading. What that looks like is still being debated, but the first shots have been fired. For all those who thought… [Read More]

These are the voyages of 2021. Our mission today is to explore strange new investment opportunities, seek out companies that will thrive and grow in the recreational space race, and boldly go where Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson went, just this month. As a science fiction fan in the seventies, I spent countless hours… [Read More]

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a rise in social consciousness on several important fronts. Social media has driven awareness in terms of discrimination, harassment, inequality, and plenty of other societal ills. As a result, Americans (especially the younger ones) are demanding more of the companies with whom they do business. We see this reflected in… [Read More]

This article is not about the Robinhood IPO (HOOD). Personally, I think the overinflated price ($38-$42 a share) will start dropping right out of the gate. I’m going to project them at under $20 by day three. The valuation ($35 billion) is too high and PFOF is on the way out The game changer I’m… [Read More]

On May 11th, 2021, Ethereum (ETH) broke $4K for the first time, only to fall under $2K this week. Bitcoin (BTC) opened at $56K that morning and is under $32K today. Dogecoin (DOGE) peaked at $0.69 just a few days earlier and opened at $0.18 this morning. That said, don’t count crypto out just yet…. [Read More]

Disruptive snack startup gives late-night eaters – and investors – a healthy alternative    Takeaways Nightfood is pioneering the new food segment of healthy foods for late-night snackers Its premiere product is a lower-sugar, lower-fat ice cream branded Sleep-Friendly, which is already available in 2,000 grocery stores throughout the U.S. After a recent private equity… [Read More]