Category: Finance
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Buy Robin Hood (HOOD.Q)? Why don’t I just burn my money instead, at least I’ll get the warmth..
Technology has never been able to bring us an accurate means of assessing someone’s intelligence. The IQ test is a loose guide at best, career status can be boosted based on where you got your start in life and how much Great Uncle Cornelius left you, and number of social media followers only generally provides…
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Stock Markets Are Going to Go Crazy This Week!
Stock Markets beginning this week exactly where they left off on Friday, red. After Friday’s decline, I was curious to see how markets would open last night in over night futures. I was expecting to see a bit of a pop up, and then we sell off on Monday. Instead, we saw markets dump on…
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How to research stocks if you’re not an analyst but still want to go deep
The land beyond price targets Price targets are an animal I’ve never really taken seriously. This artificially created number gets taken as a realistic goal for many investors, which I guess has value, but price targets are often backed in more ways than one from the funds/investment banks like Cannacord or Eight Capital who put…
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Why your crypto bets are down and what’s to be done?
Bitcoin’s down almost half of its high point mark achieved earlier this year, and naysayers are chuckling about the things they’ve always known about the currency. Like they always do whenever crypto hits the skids, which it does ever so often. It’s a common occurrence, and common enough that folks involved will keep quiet during…
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GameOn (GET.C) launches a cricket prediction game for MX Player’s 280 million viewers
On June 17, 2021 GameOn Entertainment Technologies (GET.C) announced an exclusive partnership with India’s entertainment super app, MX Player, that will introduce cricket prediction games for mobile. GET provides broadcasters, TV networks, OTT platforms, leagues, tournaments and sportsbooks with interactive, social experiences around sports, television and live events. GameOn has secured distribution and white label…
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FansUnite (FANS.C) completes integration of cryptocurrency payment service CoinsPaid
FansUnite Entertainment (FANS.C) announced they have fully integrated CoinsPaid into their B2B online gambling solutions. CoinsPaid provides cryptocurrency payment services and personal wallets. By integrating CoinsPaid into their system, FansUnite is enabling crypto payments to be used on their gambling features in addition to cash. B2B partners that license FansUnite’s technology are now enabled to…
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A $21.7m fraud judgement: Did Mike Lathigee get framed by the BC Securities Commission?
Twenty years ago, vivacious investment pitchman Mike Lathigee was flying high. His Freedom Investment Club (FIC) was attracting new members. Some of them were receiving hefty monthly dividend cheques. Across North America, starry-eyed investors jostled to meet Lathigee at get-rich seminars. Then Lathigee’s private investment club started to unravel. “The FIC looks very much like…
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Coinbase Global (COIN.Q) goes live on NASDAQ to the tune of $86 billion, but will it beat the hype?
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase went live on the NASDAQ today using the ticker symbol COIN.Q to the tune of $86 billion. If your first reaction to that number is an eyeroll and a whatever-you-say you’re not alone. We’ll get into that in a moment, but for right now let’s consider what this means for the development…
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US Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Relief Stimulus Bill; How will the Stock Markets React?
A $1.9 Trillion Dollar Stimulus Bill was approved by the US Senate over the weekend, and is now expected to pass the House tomorrow. How will Stocks react? Stocks have recovered overnight and into this mornings trading session from Friday’s lows, but certain markets display different signs.