CBOE’s Weekly Market Recap: July 18 To 22

Following last week’s price movements on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), it appears that July may be the first month to close with a price ascension of over 1% since March.  While macroeconomic data seems to suggest that the American economy is still in a recession, several indices show price ascension that […]

Which Broker/Investment Bank Could Be Purchased Next, Following $1.3B Cowen/TD Deal?

The latest bank/investment firm M&A came on Tuesday as Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) bought Cowen Inc (NASDAQ: COWN) in an all cash deal valued at $1.3 billion or $39 per share, according to a TD Bank Group press release. TD believes that “through this transaction, TD Securities will accelerate its long-term growth strategy in the United […]

Pinterest To Report Earnings After Today’s Closing Bell: Here’s What To Look For

Social media giant Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) will report its second-quarter earnings after market close today (Aug. 1). Earnings Outlook: Analysts are expecting steady growth from the first quarter of 2022, with an estimated growth in both revenue and earnings per share. Consensus analyst estimates are expecting revenues of $666.57 million and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.18. […]

Psychedelics For Active Military Personnel: Democrat And Republican-backed Bills Being Considered

House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) have recently filed separate bills towards further advancing psychedelic research studies to active service members.  While it was AOC’s proposal which was finally made in order in the House Rules Committee for the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), its fate is still unclear. Nonetheless, several key […]

Biden Administration Agrees On The Need For A Task Force To Advance Psychedelics Research

A letter on behalf of the federal Health and Human Services (HHS) department acknowledges that the ongoing mental health and substance use crises require for the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapies to be further explored. The department would establish a task-force to do so, first reported by Mattha Busby in The Intercept. The document, written in May 2022 and […]

Australia: Health Insurer Would Provide First Psychedelics Therapy Coverage For Mental Health

The Perth-based Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) could soon become the first health provider of the country to offer MDMA and psilocybin insurance, aligned with successful clinical studies involving PTSD, substance abuse and anxiety treatments, as first reported by Kellie Balaam on PerthNow. The company’s CEO, Justin James, said the medicinal potential of psychedelics is “extraordinary” […]