Robinhood is making it more difficult to get access to its options offering in the wake of a customer’s suicide last week. In a blog post Friday, Robinhood’s co-CEOs outlined multiple changes to the free-trading app. Robinhood will increase eligibility requirements, and “consider additional criteria” for customers for level three options authorization “to help ensure
A man holds a flag with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., on Friday, June 19, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House insisted Friday that Covid-19 is “still a priority” for the administration, even as President Donald Trump prepares for a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma that
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands in lower Manhattan on May 18, 2020 in New York City. Markets surged today as promising details of a potential COVID-19 vaccine were released and more European countries gradually re-opened after months of lockdown. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The stock market, so eager to put the entire
TOPLINE While cruise stocks have recently been rebounding amid optimism about reopening the economy, the industry remains paralyzed by the coronavirus pandemic for the foreseeable future, with major cruise operators facing big quarterly losses and on Friday announcing that they’re extending their suspension of sailing. Cruise operators are still hopeful that customers will return in
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building appeared to be mostly … [+] empty April 27, 2020 in the Federal Triangle section of Washington, DC. The IRS called about 10,000 volunteer employees back to work Monday at 10 of its mission critical locations to work on taxpayer correspondence, handling tax documents,
AFP via Getty Images Amid the widespread economic pain from COVID-19, count America’s city centers as top victims. After all, far fewer people now come into these places for work or play. Moreover, the shift toward more teleworking will continue after this pandemic – and thus have long-term effects on real estate. City centers may
Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 9 about unemployment insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Leah Millis/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images The enhanced unemployment benefits supporting household income for millions of jobless Americans will soon lapse. Lawmakers, scrambling
During the pandemic, Shelly Marshall knew she’d have to pivot quickly to stay afloat. Marshall co-owns Brooklyn-based Island Pops with her husband, Khalid Hamid, selling Caribbean-inspired ice cream. “You come to a shop, sit down and have an ice cream cone and hang out with friends — that wasn’t possible during Covid,” Marshall said. “Customers
1. Don’t underestimate the role of chance in life. It’s easy to assume that wealth and poverty are caused by the choices we make, but it’s even easier to underestimate the role of chance in life. The families, values, countries and generations we’re born into, as well as the people we happen to meet along
People walk past the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington D.C., the United States, May 21, 2020. Ting Shen | Xinhua via Getty Images Historically unique financial conditions brought on by the coronavirus have changed the way the Federal Reserve is stress-testing banks this year. In addition to the usual rigors that measure how well
The private-jet industry is seeing a rapid rebound from the coronavirus crisis, as new customers who had never flown private splurge to avoid the crowds and lines of commercial flying. While commercial traffic is running about 15% to 17% of last year’s totals, private flights are running at up to 70% or more of normal,
Markus Braun, CEO of the technology and financial services company Wirecard, poses in the company headquarters in Aschheim near Munich, southern Germany, on September 18, 2018. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) CHRISTOF STACHE | AFP | Getty Images Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has stepped down as a
Universal Images Group via Getty Images When it comes to planning for retirement, the fundamental math is straightforward: your income in retirement (including reasonable savings spend-down) must equal or exceed your expenses. Experts therefore worry about retirement readiness in terms of the degree to which Americans will have sufficient income in retirement — for example,
Sometimes the statute of limitations on tax audits is forever. Three years? Getty A Pennsylvania citizen who will be identified here as P has a bone to pick with the collections agency that handles taxes for his municipality. P says he duly paid his 2015 local income tax, but just a few weeks ago got
Forsyth Park in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. Geoff L Johnson Ever thought about picking up and moving to a new city to switch things up a bit in your life? Savannah, Georgia is betting that offering a relocation incentive will entice tech workers who are ready for a fresh start. The Savannah Economic
This past April was a month Tom Nigro will never forget. As a certified registered nurse anesthetist, Nigro was well-equipped to serve victims of the coronavirus and moved that month from his apartment in Milwaukee to New York City – then the epicenter of the pandemic. On April 8, for example, more than 5,581 New
Lately, when Kevin O’Leary is asked the question, “Is now a good time to start a business?” he replies, “Yes, it is!” O’Leary says because so many people have time to sit and think, it’s a wonderful time to start a business leveraging the growing popularity of online services. 01:07 44 minutes ago
A sign is posted in front of a Hertz car sales and rental car office on August 8, 2017 in South San Francisco, California. Getty Images Hertz shares tumbled about 10% Thursday after the company said it plans to terminate a controversial stock sale. Earlier in the day, trading in Hertz shares were halted, awaiting the announcement.
Long-time bear David Tice believes the market has become a house of cards. The AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF manager warns unprecedented Federal Reserve policies designed to mitigate the coronavirus fallout is creating major damage. “I find the biggest disconnect that we’ve ever seen in my 35-year history of watching Wall Street between fundamentals of
By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue Editor Getty Early on in the pandemic’s sweep over the U.S., a nursing home resident in Minnesota left her home for a weekend visit elsewhere. When she returned, the facility wouldn’t allow her back inside, for fears surrounding the coronavirus. The nursing home demanded a Covid-19 test. But at that