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Fintech Spotlight: Unpacking Finny's Quiz-Based Take On Financial Literacy
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 10:21am | 1531Read More...In the last two years, the commission-free revolution and gamification of online trading platforms increased engagement in markets. Now more than ever before are people interested in learning about finance and unique ways to put their money to use. In light of this, Benzinga spoke with Milan...
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Fintech Focus For February 10, 2021
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 9:59pm | 1887Read More...Quote To Start The Day: The question isn’t who is doing to let me, it’s who is going to stop me. Source: Ayn Rand One Big Thing In Fintech: In January 2021, FinTech startups worldwide raised VC/PE investments worth $7.8 billion across 294 deals. In terms of MoM growth, there was a 37.4...
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Fintech Focus For February 8, 2021
Sunday, February 7, 2021 - 8:25pm | 2192Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Excessive determinism is almost always the biggest enemy of stability. This seeming contradiction is behind the concept of metastability which captures the mode of market functioning in the last years. Metastability is what seems stable, but is not — a stable waiting...
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Exclusive Social Media App Clubhouse Rises In Rankings Following Musk, Zuckerberg Appearances
Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 4:46pm | 562Read More...Clubhouse, Silicon Valley’s invitation-only audio chat room, is now one of the fastest-growing social media apps in the world. What Happened: According to Sensor Tower, an app analytics company, Clubhouse ranks in the top 30 of apps that iPhone users have downloaded this week...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Amazon, Biogen, Casey's General Stores, Hilton And More
Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 2:52pm | 1062Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story discusses a coming Alzheimer's crisis. Other featured articles discuss whether utilities are worth another look, which real estate investment trusts to focus on and how to play rising platinum prices. Also, the prospects for a popular trading app...
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Robinhood Lifts Buy Restrictions on GameStop, AMC As Stocks Tank
Friday, February 5, 2021 - 1:06am | 340Read More...Robinhood has lifted temporary limits it imposed on the purchase of so-called meme stocks like GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC). What Happened: “There are currently no temporary limits to increasing your positions,” the broker said in a one-line...
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Fintech Focus For February 4, 2021
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 7:32pm | 1893Read More...Quote To Start The Day: We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough. Source: Helen Keller One Big Thing In Fintech: Seedrs and Crowdcube were created as forward-thinking Fintechs leveraging technology to match investors with private firms in a sector traditionally dominated by...
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Analyst: How Chamath Palihapitiya, Elon Musk Mastered The 'Narrative Of The Underdog'
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 4:36pm | 655Read More...With more and more young investors getting their information from social media rather than mainstream media outlets, controlling the online narrative is growing increasingly important for modern brands. During the face-off between the WallStreetBets-driven retail traders and trading platform...
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Fintech Focus For February 3, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 8:18pm | 2714Read More...Quote To Start The Day: To better align our incentives with those of our members, we will stop participating in the practice of Payment for Order Flow. Source: Public.com One Big Thing In Fintech: An “anonymously” led startup called Millions has raised a $3 million seed round...
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Fintech Focus For February 2, 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:38pm | 1809Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “This is not the market participants' problem, they paid to play. It’s the broker’s problem, from an operational standpoint, to make sure that these things are in check.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: Year 2021 will be all about...
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'This Is Not The Market Participant's Problem': Volatility Arbitrage Trader Talks GameStop, Market Microstructure, Regulation
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:13pm | 1560Read More...In 2019, former financial professional Keith Gill, who goes by “Roaring Kitty” on Reddit, began a movement that pushed GameStop Corporation’s (NYSE: GME) stock price as high as $513.12 in premarket trade Jan. 28, after which numerous brokers made the controversial decision to...
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Elon Musk Sends Clubhouse Media's Stock Soaring In Case Of Mistaken Identity
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 4:32pm | 442Read More...In one of the most anticipated media appearances of the last month, Elon Musk appeared on social media startup Clubhouse. What Happened: The appearance by the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO on Clubhouse covered topics like the surge in GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME), the handling of trade restrictions by...
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Elon Musk Turns Tough Interviewer For Robinhood CEO, Demands Answers On GameStop Events
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 5:26am | 627Read More...Robinhood Co-founder and CEO Vladimir Tenev made a surprise appearance on Clubhouse early Monday with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) counterpart Elon Musk, who grilled him extensively on recent events. What Happened: Tenev said it had been a “surreal” week for him, in a reference...
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Fintech Focus For February 1, 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 12:56am | 1721Read More...Quote To Start The Day: The value of the cold email is so underrated. Source: Michael Gruen One Big Thing In Fintech: When Robinhood, a startup that promises to make finance accessible for all, temporarily limited trading on GameStop, AMC, and other memestocks, many retail investors were pissed...
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Robinhood Shortens Its Restricted-Securities List To 8 Stocks
Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 6:41pm | 359Read More...Robinhood has updated its list of restricted stocks, and the list has grown much shorter than the 50 stocks it was at on Friday. What Happened: Robinhood updated the "Changes due to ongoing market volatility" page on its site, where it maintains a list of the stocks it has placed buying...
