Reuters Short-sellers betting against the cannabis sector have made $993 million in mark-to-market gains year-to-date, according to a Wednesday note from financial-analytics provider S3 Partners. Those gains come even after solid sector performance erased $132…

On Wednesday, December 18, the House of Representatives is holding a vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for abusing his office and obstructing Congress, setting the stage for an impeachment trial next month.  The impeachment process…

Reuters / Brendan McDermid Several countries implemented negative interest rates to boost their economies in 2019, but billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller told Bloomberg TV that the policy tools interfere with the US's economic balance. Druckenmiller…

Democrats make a case for why Trump needs to be impeached: Giving Trump a pass means 'giving him a green light' to 'cheat' in the election. US President Donald Trump speaks at a "Make America…

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was sentenced on Wednesday, 11 months after pleading guilty in a case connected to the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang.  He was arrested in November 2018…

Due to a new state law in California intended to restrict the gig economy companies like Vox Media cut jobs for freelancers directly before the holidays. Business Insider spoke with eight freelancers that had either…

Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images Congress is about to pass a major $1.4 trillion budget that President Trump will likely sign into law later this week. It caps a remarkable frenzy of legislative activity among…

Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Trump personally jumped in during budget negotiations to cut the amount of Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico, according to a Politico report. Congressional negotiators unveiled a budget deal earlier this week…