Fintech


SoFi Launches Banking Service for Businesses. Can It Boost the Struggling Stock?

SoFi Big Business Banking will allow enterprise customers to hold deposits, transfer funds, and settle transactions within SoFi’s nationally chartered bank.

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DOJ, CFTC Sue 3 States for Blocking Sports Prediction Markets

It’s the latest escalation of the legal battle over the future of sports prediction markets.

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More Than a Bet on Interest Rates, This Stock Is Ready for Liftoff

The company is gaining market share and expanding its involvement with all things mortgages.

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Intel, Western Digital, Eli Lilly, Nike, RH, Exxon Mobil, and More Stock Market Movers

Intel stock jumps after the company agrees to repurchase Apollo Global Management’s 49% stake in a joint venture related to its Ireland chip factory.

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Nvidia, Palo Alto, Alcoa, Boston Scientific, Sysco, CrowdStrike, Micron, and More Stock Market Movers

Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora purchased $10 million of stock after shares fell on concerns tied to Anthropic’s new artificial-intelligence model.

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Coinbase’s Top Lawyer Says Prediction Markets Aren’t Gambling—and Predicts Supreme Court Will Agree

The crypto exchange’s chief legal officer says prediction markets aren’t subject to state gambling regulations. He’s nearly certain the Supreme Court will eventually agree.

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Kalshi CEO Says Gambling Lawsuits Have Been Good for Prediction Markets

“The impact has been mostly positive,” Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said of lawsuits challenging the firm’s prediction contracts.

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Arm, Intel, AMD, Firefly Aerospace, Robinhood, JD.com, Sarepta, and More Stock Market Movers

Arm Holdings stock jumps after the semiconductor company says it will make its own data-center CPU.

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Kalshi Is Partnering With FIS to Reach ‘Next Wave’ of Prediction Market Growth

Kalshi says a new partnership with Fidelity Information Services will help institutional traders trade on the firm’s prediction markets.

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SoFi Stock Recovers From Muddy Waters Report. The Short Seller Has More Claims.

Muddy Waters says SoFi refused to answer questions about its account practices for weeks ahead of last week’s short report.

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Affirm, Fintech Stocks Hit by Private-Credit Jitters. Why You Shouldn’t Panic Just Yet.

Affirm stock dropped after concerns about private-credit liquidity tied to LENDX. Analysts say funding demand and loan performance remain strong.

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SoFi CEO Snaps Up Stock After Muddy Waters Short Report

Anthony Noto bought nearly 30,000 shares on Tuesday, a securities filing shows.

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Goldman Sachs Buys $42.5 Million Minority Stake in GeoWealth. Here’s Why.

The investment builds on a growing relationship between the bank and the technology and asset-management services provider.

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Soaring Oil Prices, Surging Inflation, Fed Rate Fears. It’s Déjà Vu for Markets.

Powell’s Fed press conference brought the unexpected, Micron smashes expectations, Trump temporarily waives the Jones Act, and more news to start your day.

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Stocks Can’t Recover While Oil Prices Surge. Why the Fed’s Unlikely to Help.

Nvidia’s Huang predicts $1 trillion in hardware sales, government bonds will keep selling off, Nebius strikes a second big AI deal, and more news to start your day.

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Strategy, Other Crypto Stocks Jump With Bitcoin. Why They Can Keep Rising.

Strategy, Robinhood and Coinbase all rose early Monday, amid renewed interest in cryptocurrencies since the Iran war started.

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Klarna’s Chairman Buys $50 Million Worth of Stock. The Busted IPO Is Still a Risky Bet.

The buy now, pay later lender has seen its stock plummet on worries about credit losses.

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Luana Lopes Lara

Luana Lopes Lara is co-founder and chief operating officer of Kalshi.

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Jessica Tan

Jessica Tan is head of Americas for global product solutions at BlackRock.

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‘PIK’ Loans Are the Market’s Latest Concern. What They Are and Why They Matter.

Some borrowers are making interest payments with IOUs called Paid in Kind, or PIK, rather than cash.

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Wealthfront Stock Drops After It Posted Mixed Earnings Results

The company’s business is sensitive to the direction of interest rates as Wealthfront relies on its cash management offering for a large portion of its revenue.

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CFTC Issues New Guidance on Sports Prediction Markets

An advisory letter is the regulator’s first comprehensive guidance to prediction markets on sports-related trades.

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Kalshi Still Needs Sports, Even as Courts Close In

Monthly trading volume on Kalshi hit $10.4 billion in February, a record for the company, and the firm is set to outperform that number this month.

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CrowdStrike and 11 Other Stocks That Have Gained Every Day of the Iran War

The conflict in the Middle East has turned the market on its head, with investors piling back into beaten-down software stocks.

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Another Rough Friday for Bank, Brokerage Stocks as Oil Spikes and Jobs Report Disappoints

Big consumer banks and small fintechs were have been taking hits over concerns about inflation, interest rates, and macroeconomic uncertainty.

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