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On today's episode of Free Lunch, Associate Stock Strategist Ryan McQueeney discusses the latest news from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, as well as today's Initial Jobless Claims and Retail Sales reports. Later, he highlights Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), a trending stock...

NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) and Cypress Creek Renewables will jointly develop a 25 megawatt solar project in Texas. Per the agreement, Cypress Creek Renewables will develop and operate the project. The clean energy produced from the project will allow NRG Energy to cater to the demand of its...

South Africa's GDP contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018, marking the worst growth in nine years. The agriculture sector fell a massive 24.2% in the first quarter on account of poor horticulture output, followed by mining and manufacturing, both of which fell by 9.9% and 6.4%...

A survey by British estate agent Knight Frank revealed 21% of wealth advisors and Private bankers had clients with exposure to cryptocurrency. The annual survey is conducted every year but this discovery didn't come without controversy. It has revealed that many of these super-rich may lack...

News has come out of the American cryptocurrency exchange giant and wallet provider Coinbase announcing shock growth plans to evolve into Japan. In a statement, the company branded it as "as part of our effort to accelerate the global adoption of cryptocurrency." The company...

Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency are now common terms in the investment arena. However, they are often used interchangeably. This often repeated imprecision illustrates the limited amount of detailed understanding about the space. Many have not done proper due diligence because they have...

In an exclusive interview, PitchBook revealed venture capitalists invested $4.6 billion into 430 cybersecurity deals in 2017, a new record year for the industry. But the funding bonanza is tapering in 2018. Deal size and frequency dipped to $1.6 billion over 151 rounds as of mid-May, pointing to...

Regional banks ETFs are rising this week. There are many reasons behind this trend. The economy is gaining momentum and most of the recent economic reports, including the jobs report, have been better than expected. Regional banks benefit from an improving economy as loan growth picks up. And rates...

This week was ruled by cancer data presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ("ASCO") in Chicago by pharma bigwigs like Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Roche (OTC: RHHBY), among others. JAK inhibitors were in the news this...

I continue to receive questions regarding the agonizing decline for the Consumer Staple Index in 2018 (we have no stake). As of this writing, consumer staples stocks are down -11.9% year to date as measured by the iShares Consumer Staples ETF (NYSE: IYK). Just for general knowledge, the main...

The South African Rand fell significantly against the dollar this week following the latest round of PMI which demonstrated a decline following two months of expansion. The drop has raised questions as to whether the South African economy is struggling to rebound following the recent political...

For a while it looked like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) had a chance to be first, but after the recent May rally after issuing strong earnings and guidance, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on the cusp of being the first company in history with a market capitalization north of a trillion dollars. With its current...