Finance

Markets

Relaxed Rules Poised to Expand Day Trading for Retail Investors

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A US regulator last week cleared the path for more retail investors to participate in day trading by dropping barriers put up in 2001.

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Economics

Is Powell Snubbing Interest in 2nd Fed Rate Cut?

In a speech in Rhode Island, Jerome Powell reminded Wall Street and the world that The Fed remains in a “challenging situation.”

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Finance

Investors Have a Question About SEC’s Policy Shift on Arbitration: Cui Bono?

Class-action securities settlements in 88 cases totaled about $3.7 billion in 2024, according to data collected by Cornerstone Research.

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Banking

Self-Help or Self-Sabotage? Activist’s Proposal for UBS to Leave Switzerland Risks Spiking Costs

In 2009, UBS reportedly threatened to leave the country if it deemed post-fiancial crisis regulations to be heavy-handed.

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Markets

Small-Cap Russell 2000 Shakes Off Four-Year Funk on Rate Cut

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The hope for the S&P 500’s small-cap cousin after the Fed’s rate cut tells an important story about the broader economy.

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Finance

Halt and Catch Fire: IPO Market Accelerates After Sleepy Summer

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Investor appetite for StubHub and Klarna is especially compelling at a time when consumer sentiment starting to slump.

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Blockchain

Winklevoss Twins Seek $2.2 Billion Valuation for Gemini IPO

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The pair invested early in bitcoin, becoming some of the world’s first bitcoin billionaires and launching Gemini in 2014.

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