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Ahead Of GameStop's Bitcoin Purchase Plans, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, And Other Billion Dollar Funds Load Up On GME Stock In Q4
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 3:40am | 1005Big billion-dollar funds increased their stakes in GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) during the fourth quarter of 2024, following a third quarter in which it held $4.616 billion in cash and cash equivalents. This comes as recent reports suggest the video game retailer is planning to buy Bitcoin (CRYPTO:...
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Wall Street Analysts Expect Shelter Price Drops To Lower Inflation, Forcing The Fed To Stop Hiking After May
Friday, April 14, 2023 - 11:45am | 695A chorus of top Wall Street analysts expect more slowdowns in inflation in the coming months following the release of the CPI data in March, owing to substantial falls in the shelter component that accounts for roughly one-third of the basket. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody...
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Fintech Focus For June 4, 2021
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 6:21pm | 1696Quote To Start The Day: "You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated." Source: Maya Angelou One Big Thing In Fintech: Aries, a retail-focused brokerage built by and for traders, is set to launch globally this summer. In light of the company’s rapid growth...
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Fintech Focus For May 7, 2021
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 6:32pm | 2177Quote To Start The Day: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Source: Abraham Lincoln One Big Thing In Fintech: Metromile Inc, an insurance-focused fintech powered by data science and machine learning, announced Thursday it will allow policyholders the option to pay for insurance and...
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Fintech Focus For February 26, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 7:35pm | 1724Quote To Start The Day: “The time to settlement equals counterparty risk, which can become elevated during market shocks. It can also lead to the need for higher margin requirements, which are critical to protecting the financial system and investors against a firm default.” “We...
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Fintech Focus For February 5, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 6:53pm | 2031Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood Markets, GameStop Corp. and hedge funds are all on the wish list that House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters is assembling for a hearing that will dig into the Reddit-fueled stock trading that has shocked Wall Street and lawmakers. “I’m...
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Fintech Focus For January 7, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 7:34pm | 1483Quote To Start The Day: Don’t try to beat the competitors at their own game. You have to invent a new game — and master it. Source: Reid Hoffman One Big Thing In Fintech: The COVID-19 crisis has put pressure on banks to improve their digital offering as lockdowns have forced customers...
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Fintech Focus For October 28, 2020
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 5:52pm | 2346Quote Of The Day: Life is a long lesson in humility. - James M. Barrie Fintech Movers: UBS Group AG plans to invest $200 million of its own money in fintech companies over the medium term in a push to further digitize its services and find new ways to engage with clients. - Bloomberg Benzinga...
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Fintech Focus For October 23, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 7:11pm | 2440Quote Of The Day: Do not be mistaken. The relative calm we feel right now isn’t the end of the storm, it is just the eye. - Scott Minerd Fintech Movers: Decentralised finance (DeFi) is now being taken seriously by traditional finance. In a European-wide survey of financial institutions...
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Fintech Focus For October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 7:03pm | 1774Quote Of The Day: Life is trying things to see if they work. - Ray Bradbury Fintech Movers: Dozens of brokerage log-ins are for sale on the dark web with portfolios ranging in the low thousands to a half million dollars. - CNBC Troutwood intros app for stock investment. Acorns helping unemployed...
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Fintech Focus For October 5, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 4:10pm | 1727Quote Of The Day: The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi Fintech Movers: With COVID-19 and remote work causing many people to reconsider where they live, cities like Austin, Denver and Salt Lake City have increasingly come into the...
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Fintech Focus For October 2, 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 7:50pm | 2542Quote Of The Day: I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. - Rosa Parks Fintech Movers: [T]he number of buy-side firms that execute less than 20% of trades algorithmically, declined from 26% in 2017 to just 17% in 2020. Similarly, the number of firms...
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Fintech Focus For September 16, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 6:46pm | 2102Quote Of The Day: There is little money to be made almost anywhere in the world. - Bill Gross Fintech Movers: Fintech is viewed as the “new normal” by 73 percent of Americans, according to the report, and 67 percent plan to continue managing most of their finances digitally after COVID...
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Fintech Focus For August 6, 2020
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 10:37am | 1812Daily Perspective: I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. - Albert Einstein Fintech Movers: PayPal executives said society has reached an "inflection point" when it comes to the "death of cash," and noted that 70% of consumers now fear for their health when...
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Fintech Focus For July 29, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 5:25pm | 2166Daily Perspective: Opportunities multiply as they are seized. - Art Of War Fintech Movers: Startups like Atomic, Astra, and Canopy are already starting to build gateless, autonomous fintech products. When they arrive, the future of money will look very little like the past. - Forbes TradeZero...