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Category: Risk Factors

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Senate Bill Sparks Hope in Cannabis Industry for Access to Banking

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A legal, billion-dollar industry in which companies can’t get a basic checking account. It sounds absurd, but that’s life for cannabis businesses. Even though marijuana is currently legal for recreational or medical use in 39 states, most b...

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FDA’s Finding on Ineffective Cold Meds Spurs Lawsuits for Big Pharma

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Executives at pharmaceutical companies and drugstore chains likely found themselves searching for solutions to soothe their own headaches and help them sleep at night after getting news last month that the Food and Drug Administration deter...

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As Labor Strife Grows, So Do Complaints About CEO Pay

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Elon Musk has apparently had enough of automotive companies showering their executives with lavish compensation packages. The Tesla CEO, himself under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for asking the electric-vehicle m...

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Companies Responding to SEC’s Inflation Comments

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We told you last year about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s inflation-curious attitude as corporations and consumers alike have been forced to deal with rising prices. And just as inflation doesn’t appear to be going away anytime s...

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Corporate Bankruptcies Continue Soaring to Near-Record Highs

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A surge in corporate bankruptcies through the first half of the year shows no signs of abating, putting 2023 on track for the highest number of bankruptcy filings in over a decade. With 54 new corporate bankruptcies recorded by S&P Glob...

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