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Wall Street opens wallets wide for ‘Trump alternative’ Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley raised over $500,000 at a massive fundraising event in New York…

‘The Psychology of Money’ author Morgan Housel gives advice to investors afraid of market downturns

The author behind the best-selling book “The Psychology of Money” is trying to relieve investor anxiety over market downturns. “Realizing…

In Congress and in class: Rep. Don Beyer works toward master’s degree in AI

WASHINGTON — Don Beyer isn’t the average student at George Mason University. He’s 73 years old. He prefers a notebook…

Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says he doesn’t believe that the payment for order flow (PFOF) model of market-maker routing that…

Zepz, a $5 billion fintech unicorn, is laying off more staff

Zepz, the money transfer group that owns WorldRemit, made a fresh round of layoffs. The British fintech unicorn, which is…

Stock trading platform Robinhood to launch in UK after two failed attempts

Online investments app Robinhood said Thursday that it’s set to launch its platform in the U.K. in early 2024, marking…

Apple is trying to unwind its Goldman Sachs credit card partnership

Apple has given Goldman Sachs a proposal to end its credit card and savings account partnership within the next 12…

European tech funding halves to $45 billion, back to pre-Covid levels — but AI is a bright spot

Venture capital investment into Europe’s tech industry plunged by half in 2023 as investors continued to reel from the effects…

Wells Fargo unveils 2024 target, warns of ‘really, really sloppy’ first half for stocks

Wells Fargo Securities is officially out with its 2024 stock market forecast. Chris Harvey, the firm’s head of equity strategy,…