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Mets Owner Steve Cohen Shuts Down Twitter Account After Receiving Threats
Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 5:10pm | 312Read More...The founder of hedge fund Point72 and owner of the New York Mets Steve Cohen has deactivated his Twitter account after his family received threats this week amid the GameStop trading fiasco, Bloomberg and ESPN have reported. What Happened: In a statement, Cohen said he was taking...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For January 30, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021 - 8:12pm | 1497Read More...A Short Seller Joins Benzinga's 'Power Hour' To Talk GameStop. The Rest Is History. On Jan. 21, Citron Research's Andrew Left went live with Benzinga’s Luke Jacobi and Jason Raznick on the daily "Power Hour" show to discuss his opinion on GameStop Corporation. After...
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How And Why Did The Stock Market Crack This Week?
Friday, January 29, 2021 - 5:01pm | 1598Read More...During one of the most intense earnings weeks of the season, all of Wall Street and most of America has been focused on another incredible investing drama unfolding on an hour-by-hour basis. The WallStreetBets Reddit community sent shares of stocks like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and AMC...
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A Short Seller Joins Benzinga's 'Power Hour' To Talk GameStop. The Rest Is History.
Friday, January 29, 2021 - 1:32pm | 1523Read More...The fervor of the crowd versus Wall Street commenced during one of Benzinga's live shows. On Jan. 21, Citron Research's Andrew Left went live with Benzinga’s Luke Jacobi and Jason Raznick on the daily "Power Hour" show to discuss his opinion on GameStop Corporation (NYSE:...
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Dave Portnoy And Steve Cohen Get Snippy Over Thursday's Trading Halts
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 6:12pm | 592Read More...Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy and hedge fund manager Steve Cohen on Thursday argued via Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) over the battle between retail traders and hedge funds. What Happened: Portnoy has spent the past few days defending the retail traders who helped send shares of stocks...
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Exclusive: Webull Opens AMC, GameStop For Buying And Selling Amid Marketwide Trading Ban
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 4:12pm | 459Read More...Users can now buy and sell all stocks on the Webull trading platform, the company's CEO tells Benzinga. What Happened: Webull was one of several brokerages and trading platforms that halted new purchases on shares of high flyers like GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings (...
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Melvin Capital, Citron Throw In Towel And Cover GameStop Short
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 10:02am | 547Read More...See also: How to Buy GME Stock One of the biggest news stories of the last two weeks has been the battle between retail traders versus hedge funds that shorted GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) stock. Citron Research Covers Short: Citron Research’s Andrew Left was one of the most vocal opponents...
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'Extreme Measures Of Sentiment': Stock Market Update For The Week Ahead
Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 7:59pm | 1277Read More...The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: In an extension of the sharp rotation out of safety on a sustained economic rebound after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, stretched sentiment propelled stocks to record closing highs. Remember This: “We are starting to see some extreme measures...
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Fintech Focus For November 30, 2020
Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 7:19pm | 1853Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes! Source: Billy Connolly One Big Thing In Fintech: In light of its plan to go public, Metromile, an insurance-focused fintech powered by data...
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Fintech Focus For November 16, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 10:15pm | 1771Read More...Quote Of The Day: If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn Fintech Movers: The most well-funded US fintech startup is SoFi, with $2.5B in disclosed equity funding. The San Francisco-based personal finance platform offers an array of financial...
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Fintech Focus For November 9, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 1:47am | 2438Read More...Quote Of The Day: We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. - Ana’s Nin Fintech Movers: Major finance players are using distributed ledger technology to reshape the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. - CB Insights...
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Fintech Focus For November 6, 2020
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 9:15pm | 1968Read More...Quote Of The Day: One man with courage makes a majority. - Andrew Jackson Fintech Movers: The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa’s proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid. - TechCrunch WhatsApp to expand payments tech. A Biden win could be good for...
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Fintech Focus For October 19, 2020
Sunday, October 18, 2020 - 9:35pm | 2092Read More...Quote Of The Day: Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. - Confucius Fintech Movers: COVID-19 has not slowed crypto M&A. To wit, the value of industry acquisitions in the first half of 2020 has already surpassed that of full-year 2019. - Coindesk Q.ai is disrupting the...
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Fintech Focus For September 10, 2020
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 8:24pm | 2279Read More...Quote Of The Day: Love is a serious mental disease. - Plato Fintech Movers: M1 Finance, a platform for money management, announced it surpassed $2 billion in assets. - Benzinga Carrot to expand its dividend tech. Long-Term Stock Exchange opens. Binance enters the Turkish market. Displayed markets...
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Fintech Focus For September 1, 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020 - 6:51pm | 2023Read More...Quote Of The Day: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. - Henry David Thoreau Fintech Movers: If it were to continue compounding at that rate, bitcoin’s daily volume would exceed that of the US equity market in fewer than 4 years. - Ark Trading...
