Alcohol industry representatives descended on Washington, D.C. earlier this month to urge members of Congress to create a federal regulatory framework for intoxicating hemp-derived products such as cannabinoid-infused beverages—a market segment that’s ballooned since the legalization of hemp through the 2018 Farm Bill. Members of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) met with
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How stocks, bonds and other markets have fared so far in 2025
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and DAMIAN J. TROISE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Global financial markets have been turned upside down this year by President Donald Trump’s burgeoning trade war. Markets are not in full panic, but the double-digit declines in major U.S. stock indexes are testing nerves. U.S. markets had been on a two-year
4Front Ventures delays annual filings, can’t pay auditors
4Front Ventures (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQB: FFNTF) said Wednesday it can’t meet its April 30 regulatory deadline to file its annual financial report because it can’t pay its auditors. The Phoenix-based company also applied for a management cease trade order that would temporarily restrict company leaders from trading its securities while …