Bill Gates the co-founder of Microsoft has been actively involved in investing for change to lessen the impact of climate change. Gates is doing this by investing in companies such as Quantumscape (NYSE: QS), whose objective is to develop solid state batteries for electric vehicles.
Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) is divesting its retail business across Canada, including the stores operating under the Tweed and Tokyo Smoke retail banners.
As the SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (ARCA: SPEU) is down roughly 32% year-to-date, it may be a prime moment to hunt for stocks that have become undervalued in the European stock market. The SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF seeks to track the performance of the STOXX Europe Total Market Index, which is the European equivalent to the S&P 500 Index here in the U.S.
With food inflation still surging, up 8% for the twelve months ended August, and the Russia-Ukraine war adding to global food constraints, it's easy to see why restaurant brands and operators are experiencing diminishing margins on their bottom line.