This year on April 20, the U.S. legalized marijuana movement can celebrate some major progress in the past year. Unfortunately, the fact that marijuana remains illegal at the federal level means that the business of marijuana remains stigmatized.

PepsiCo, Inc. PEP 1.8% reported yet another earnings beat on Monday on mostly in-line revenue for Q1. But what, if any, of an impact does Pepsi’s numbers have on The Coca-Cola Co KO 4.79% and its stock?

Crude oil prices have been on a tear since hitting 13-year lows near $26/bbl back in February. However, with WTI now trading above $42/bbl, Morgan Stanley sees very little upside remaining for now.

Analysts believe that VMware, Inc. VMW 13.74%’s new tracking stock will likely trade at a discount to its common stock, but estimating just how much of a discount is a difficult proposition.

Deutsche Bank recently hosted a “Bull-Bear” debate client lunch, with clients presenting both bull and bear cases for Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD 1.96%. Unfortunately, not a single client chose to present a bullish case for the stock.

The highly-anticipated meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC global oil producers this weekend in Doha did very little to inspire confidence among oil investors that a timely solution to the massive crude oil glut is imminent. Although the purpose of the meeting was to discuss a potential global production freeze, Saudi Arabia and Iran could not…

Morgan Stanley has released its updated list of the 30 best stocks to buy now and hold for at least three years. According to the Morgan Stanley research team, there are a number of U.S. market uncertainties ahead in the next three years, including U.S. economic growth, international weakness, oil prices and interest rates.

It could be another bumpy earnings season for Internet stocks. According to Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson, volatility will remain a key theme in the Internet space until market sentiment finally bottoms out.

The latest data from TickerTags indicates that the unusually high number of severe weather events in the South and Southwest could end up having an impact on the bottom lines of a number of companies. Social media has been buzzing about hail damage, which is good news for some companies and bad news for others.

The real value in wearable devices may be more about data collection than data interaction. Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves believes that data collection will become more commoditized, a transition that will benefit some companies and hurt others in the space.