Weekend roundup: Elon Musk, Twitter and the SEC | The ‘Berkshire Hathaway’ of marijuana | New S&P 500 sector

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MarketWatch rounds up 10 of its most interesting topics over the past week.

1. Running off at the tweet

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 Elon Musk have settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission over civil fraud charges springing from his infamous “funding secured” tweet in August, when he said he might take the electric car maker private at $420 a share. The stock closed at $264.77 Friday. Musk will remain CEO of Tesla but will not longer serve as chairman.

Related: Five of the costliest tweets ever

2. This marijuana company follows a Buffett-like strategy

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has booked tremendous paper profits by investing in many other marijuana companies.

More pot coverage:

Aurora Cannabis releases earnings, confirms U.S. listing plans

Marijuana stock IGC soars after entering CBD drink market, defying weaker sector

How to survive marijuana stocks’ roller-coaster ride

3. New S&P 500 sector

Yes, there’s a new sector for the S&P 500 index














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It’s important to most investors.

4. Semiconductor pullback may signal buying opportunity

Despite a tremendous increase in sales for the group, semiconductor stocks have been hit hard by weak guidance from Micron Technology














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based in part on President Trump’s tariff policies. This may present an entry point for long-term investors.

5. A warning about stock valuations

The latest increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve raises a very important question about high price-to-earnings ratios for stocks.

Related: Investors have lost their healthy skepticism, Shiller warns

Also read: Stock investors not only buy the most at market tops but pay more for managers, too

6. Instagram and Facebook

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which acquired the messaging application developer in 2012. Here’s a roundup of MarketWatch’s coverage:

Instagram founders leave the company, but are Facebook’s privacy struggles to blame?

Facebook can’t keep up with Twitter, and the Instagram news isn’t helping

Instagram co-founder departures are a ‘notable negative’ for Facebook, says CFRA

Why you should sell your shares in both Facebook and Twitter — now

Facebook likely to make Adam Mosseri new Instagram head: report

How Facebook posts can push people toward conservative economic policies

7. A better ETF strategy

Index fund investors need to read this.

8. Might as well make some money

Jeff Reeves shares five ways you can profit as an investor from climate change.

9. ESG investing isn’t easy

ESG investors want to make the world a better place. As Vanguard enters the fray with some low-fee ETFs, here are other important factors to think about.

10. A $100,000 breakup

The bigger the ring, the bigger the problem.”

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