Cannabis company Canopy applauds Biden’s marijuana pardons as stock surges

In this article CGC WEED-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Canopy Growth applauded President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday that he will pardon thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession. The president also called for a review of how marijuana is classified under federal law, saying the current status “makes no sense.” Shares of Canopy jumped…

Polestar confirms it will deliver 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022

In this article PSNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, has announced that the world premiere of its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, will be in October 2022. Polestar 3 is the company’s first SUV. Courtesy: Polestar Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar said Friday that…

Rocket builder Astra Space gets delisting warning from Nasdaq

In this article ASTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A close up look at Astra’s LV0008 rocket at LC-46 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. John Kraus / Astra Embattled small rocket-builder Astra revealed Friday that it received a delisting warning from the Nasdaq after its stock spent 30 consecutive days below $1 per share, a violation…

New cars are finally back in stock — but Americans might not be able to afford them

Vehicles are displayed for sale at an AutoNation car dealership on April 21, 2022 in Valencia, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT — New cars are slowly becoming more widely available, as supply chain bottlenecks finally start to ease. But now, an increasing number of Americans might not want them or be able to…

Peloton slashing 500 more jobs as it races to return to growth

In this article PTON Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Peloton is cutting another 500 jobs in a move that CEO Barry McCarthy said should position the struggling fitness equipment maker to return to growth. The cuts, which amount to about 12% of Peloton’s workforce, mark a pivot point for the company, McCarthy told CNBC…

Showtime chief’s departure signals Paramount is moving forward on its plan to merge streaming services

In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Damian Lewis as Bobby Axelrod in the original series “BILLIONS” airing on Showtime. Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME Paramount Global executive David Nevins, who joined Showtime in 2010 and has run the premium network since 2016, is leaving the company at the end of the year. Along with his…

Adidas says its relationship with Kanye West is under review

Kanye West at an event announcing a partnership with Adidas on June 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images Sneaker and apparel maker Adidas said Thursday it is reviewing its relationship with the outspoken Kanye West. “After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review….

Ford hikes starting price of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup for second time in less than two months

In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks are shown at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan.  Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is increasing the starting price of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup by $5,000 for the…

New York Comic Con tries to get back to normal in a world changed by Covid

In this article DIS WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cosplayers dressed in Mandalorian armor and Black Widow pose for a photo during Day 4 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 10, 2021 in New York City. ( Bryan Bedder | Getty Images NEW YORK — New York…

SpaceX launches Crew-5 mission for NASA, carrying astronauts to space station

The Crew-5 mission launches on Oct. 5, 2022. NASA TV SpaceX launched four people to the International Space Station from Florida on Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company keeps up a steady pace of crewed missions. Known as Crew-5, the mission for NASA will bring the group up to the ISS for a six-month stay in…

Spacecraft builder York sells stake to private equity firm AEI at over $1 billion valuation

One of the company’s spacecraft in orbit. York Space Spacecraft manufacturer York Space Systems is selling a majority stake in the company to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners at an enterprise valuation of $1.125 billion, CNBC has learned. The deal, announced on Tuesday, makes York the latest space unicorn — a company valued at…

Streaming bundles are forming, but don’t expect a cable TV-like package any time soon

The Disney+ website on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images A contradiction is developing in the world of streaming media, and it revolves around bundling. There’s a consistent drumbeat of expectation that streaming services will eventually all bundle…