The Spotlight

Canopy Growth was at the forefront of the cannabis industry just a few years ago. But the Canadian cannabis producer has faced significant struggles that have reduced its valuation from billions to millions, as revenues have declined and losses have piled up.

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CAVA debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on June 16, selling 14.4 million shares and raising a cash hoard of $318 million at a valuation just under $2.5 billion.

Eagle-eyed investors were stunned to see the share price soar by as much as 117%, before ultimately closing at $43.78 per share, slightly above its $42 open.

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“Tesla is just a car company. It trades at a premium to other car manufacturers. The valuation is crazy” – that was the refrain from Tesla bears for years. And without doing a deep dive into Tesla, it seemed reasonable. After all, a car is a car. Analyze the number of units sold…

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When does the market top? Looking back at prior bubbles, one rule of thumb to internalize is “when price goes vertical, a top may be near”. If you’re the mathematical type, think of the angle of ascent that price takes. Usually, a bull market plods along, slow price rises push up against the Wall of Worry.

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A powerful investing lesson lies hidden in the movement of Nvidia this year. As the calendar turned to 2023, the stock was trading at $143 per share. Within fewer than two quarters, it had catapulted well above $300 per share. What could justify a 169% year-to-date return?

In 2022, Forbes released a “Best Banks In America” list and placed one little-known bank at the top of the list. Impressively, it was the third time five years that the bank had topped the prestigious list. Yet few investors are aware of this under-the-radar bank: Home Bancshares.

At time when interest rates are rising and banks are dropping like flies,

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Billionaires like Buffett claim the headlines but Jeffrey C Smith has grown in prominence to build over $5 billion in assets under management. Remarkably, his largest position commands a 14.7% stake in his portfolio, and he’s allocated it to a well-known stock that appears significantly undervalued: GoDaddy. What’s the bull case for his purchase?

Trading volume is like oxygen for market makers, and over the past decade off-exchange market makers like Virtu Financial have soaked up a lot of trades from individual investors, creating a fortune for shareholders.

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