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The public companies that grow and sell marijuana are getting heavy investor attention, but in an industry where share prices are so speculative, it’s tough to know which stocks are good buys.

With marijuana legalization spreading, the public companies that grow and sell it are getting a ton of investor attention. They’re also experiencing massive share price volatility.

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The company's ALKS-5461 failed to win over the FDA's advisory committee this month.

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Apparently, investors are still waiting for the music streamer to make money from its music streaming business.

The wearable company's third-quarter beats were good, and its guidance boost for the holidays was better. But South America’s e-commerce leader had a more nuanced period.

The latest quarterly report and the news around it showed just how far it is from the turnaround.

A third-quarter profit beat was great to see, but was its double-digit stock rebound great?

Illumina is acquiring Pacific Biosciences to broaden its product lineup.

Fiscal fourth-quarter profits were only up 41% year over year, so of course the stock took a hit after the earnings report.

Pessimism has a habit of masquerading as the voice of reason.

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When a downturn tries to chase you off the stock market stage, be brave.

Here are two stocks on the top of our financial-sector watchlist this week.