
Prediction markets have soared in popularity with investors, allowing them to speculate on the outcome of events.
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Prediction markets have soared in popularity with investors, allowing them to speculate on the outcome of events.

Kalshi‘s push into sports may be weakening its case that federal law blocks states from regulating prediction markets as gambling, former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau adviser Brad Lipton told Benzinga. Lipton now leads corporate power and financial regulation at the...

Savings accounts, short-term Treasury bills and money-market funds paid little yield when interest rates were near zero. The Federal Reserve’s rate hikes starting in 2022 reset the bar for what cash could pay out to investors. On top of that, the advance of technology and new forms of banking and money not only add new competitors for cash—neobanks, stablecoins, tokenized or exchange-traded Treasury bills—but make it increasingly easy to switch cash from where it earns little, to where it earns more.

Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article. These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) concluded the recent trading session at $122.7, signifying a -1.25% move from its prior day's close.

Concerns about AI have repeatedly sparked selloffs of shares of brokerage firms. On Tuesday, Meta’s Muse AI agent became the latest catalyst.

HOOD's prediction markets are shifting beyond sports as crypto-linked contracts gain share, broadening growth amid rising regulatory scrutiny.
Key Stats for Robinhood Markets, Inc. 52-Week Range: $63.

Oura's IPO targets a $12.8B-$14.1B valuation, pricing shares at $40-$44 ahead of its Nasdaq debut, backed by Eli Lilly interest and strong subscription revenue growth.
Lee said the Fed’s September rate hike left stocks oversold, setting the stage for a potential rebound.

Bitcoin prices rose about 9% in September, reaching their highest intraday level since Jan. 29 at $87,359 on Tuesday.

SoFi stock just popped 5% while peers trade flat and the broader market barely budges, raising a question that cuts both ways: does that divergence signal a comeback or just a temporary bounce in a stock that has lost half its value this year?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Cryptocurrencies and companies associated with them were having quite a banner trading session.

ARK Invest unloaded tens of millions in crypto equities right before a landmark SEC ruling sent Coinbase surging again, raising a question every trader in the space should sit with: did Wood get out too early, or just in time?

Coinbase Global (COIN) wants to be judged as more than a crypto trading venue. Its evidence is subscription and services revenue, the non-trading line the CEO says makes the business a bit more predictable. That line is the metric that should worry a holder. In the first quarter of 2026 it fell 16% quarter-over-quarter, and the stock is down about 39% over the past year even after a summer rebound.
Robinhood's CEO believes a federal program that barely exists yet could reshape how Americans build wealth for generations, but independent economists see a very different outcome unfolding.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.61% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.33%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.70%, and December E-mini...

Is it a good or bad thing when a stock surpasses resistance at the 20-day simple moving average?

The tokens the brokerage sells overseas wouldn't qualify under the SEC's new order. The company started fixing that before the order came.
Investing.com -- Oura is seeking to offer 50 million shares priced between $40 and $44 each, the company disclosed in a Monday SEC filing. The smart ring maker plans to offer 13.5 million shares, while existing stockholders will sell 36.5 million shares.

↗️ Intel (INTC), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): The AI trade is continuing to find strength after a rally that began again last week, sending shares of chip makers, server designers and related companies higher.

Robinhood appears to be rapidly stealing market share from one of the crypto sector's entrenched competitors.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev tells CNBC he expects crypto to overtake sports as prediction markets' top category within years.

Interest rates are higher again, inflation is stuck at 3.4%, and the Federal Reserve is openly comfortable keeping borrowing costs elevated for longer. That mix hurts some areas of the market and can support others, especially where cash balances and idle dollars matter. This article walks through three US brokerage and cash-sweep platform stocks exposed to this rate backdrop and explains how the current setup could help or hurt investors who own them. The three broker and platform stocks...

AI is not so fashionable, in part, because most labs are privately owned, Vlad Tenev said. So that leaves regular investors with no “skin in the game,” he said.

The Fed raised rates 25 basis points on Sept. 16, and brokers and exchanges like Interactive Brokers, Robinhood, and CME Group stand to benefit from the new hiking cycle.
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