Robinhood's chief legal officer was named as a potential successor to Gensler, but has confirmed his lack of interest in the position.

Changing how Washington works and regulates business involves cutting through a thicket of rules even Elon Musk can’t penetrate.

Stocks keep hitting records, but the past has included some episodes of market unrest.

Brokerages seeking to meet the growing global appetite for U.S. stocks are extending their timetables.

Brokerages seeking to meet the growing global appetite for U.S. stocks are extending their timetables.

Before becoming Donald Trump’s commerce secretary pick, Lutnick deepened Cantor Fitzgerald’s ties with a stablecoin firm being investigated by U.S. authorities.

Unmarried home buyers say they are giving priority to a financial foundation over a legal one.

The aging fintech leader still faces plenty of long-term challenges.

The price of XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has blasted over 122% higher (as of Nov. 19) since election night, vastly outperforming the likes of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's largest cryptocurrency. The sector has gone higher as well, as President-elect Donald Trump has positioned himself as a friend to the crypto industry and vowed to make changes favoring the industry and bringing the crypto spotlight back on the U.S. While I think the sector can continue to perform well with a more friendly regulatory environment and lower interest rates, XRP is poised to outperform.

The best returns might require investing in troubled countries and looking past the benchmark index to find some gems.

Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev raised the firm’s price target on Block (SQ) to $110 from $94 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm says that while several investors have expressed concern that Block’s initial 2025 guidance of at least 15% profit growth could be too aggressive, its analysis of the company’s three ecosystems suggests otherwise. Cash App excluding buy-now-pay-later can grow profits at a mid-teens rate, even if Block only adds 1M monthly active users and monetization rate

The convenience chain is at the center of a bidding war between would-be buyers on two continents. Here’s why they’re hungry for it.

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Peter Cancro started slinging subs at his local shop at 14. Now he’s selling the national chain he built to Blackstone.

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Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

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