Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop after retail brouhaha shakes markets
Update: Robinhood has made public note of the changes, stating that “in light of recent volatility” it is “restricting transactions for certain securities to position closing only, including $AMC, $BB, $BBBY, $EXPR, $GME, $KOSS, $NA.....»»
Trading in your old phone for the iPhone 16? Make sure you do this first
Getting ready to trade-in your old phone for a new iPhone 16? Make sure to do this first so you don't accidentally lose all of your trade-in value......»»
Making sense of the strikingly different ways consumers and economists view markets
When it comes to the very basics of economics—production, trade and labor—average consumers and economists are on vastly different pages......»»
Ex-NFL wide receiver Kevin Johnson buys Ford car dealership
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns, Kevin Johnson ended his football career in Detroit. The dealership acquisition marks Johnson's foray into automotive retail......»»
End of an era: Security budget growth slows down
Amidst global economic and geopolitical uncertainty, markets are jittery, companies are spending frugally, and investors remain cautious, according to IANS Research and Artico Search. Security budgets are also affected by these realities with most bu.....»»
New Waymo data shows self-driving tech drives safer than humans
Self-driving technology company Waymo said its robotaxis are making roads safer in the markets where it operates — and sharing data to back those claims......»»
Retail tech company Xcite Automotive plans to raise venture capital after AI acquisition
Xcite, known for reconditioning vehicles and photographing them for dealer websites, purchased Double4 AI to enhance its tech-driven products and services......»»
How thinking about death—mortality salience—drives early Halloween shopping and retail trends
It's becoming as much of a tradition as costumed trick-or-treaters and skeletons crawling across lawns studded with cardboard gravestones: candy corn and jumbo bags of Snickers start popping up on grocery store shelves a few weeks after Independence.....»»
Artificial intelligence is powering the latest fraud trends
The automotive retail industry was built on face-to-face interactions, but even experts often cannot spot an AI generated document with the naked eye......»»
Mac Studio storage upgraded by hardware hacker, but don"t expect a retail kit soon
The flash storage on a Mac Studio is extremely difficult to upgrade, but a skilled hardware hacker has proven it can be done — assuming you have the skill, tools, time, and patience.Custom PCBs used to upgrade Mac Studio's storage [YouTube/dosdude1.....»»
What really drives consumers to sign up for community-supported agriculture?
As industrialized food markets harm the environment, sustainable food systems emerge as an effective solution. This includes reducing the distance between where the food is produced and consumed, ensuring that people eat locally produced food. One pr.....»»
Scientists help turn whisky waste into valuable commodity
A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets......»»
UK drops App Store investigation, says it has better things to do
After three years and, significantly, a change in government, the UK's competition regulator has closed its App Store investigation before reaching a conclusion.UK ParliamentThe UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) first announced the investi.....»»
Self-dealing has a long history on crypto exchanges: Researchers investigate "wash trading"
In 2019, the American tech trading company Bitwise presented to the SEC that an astounding 95% of cryptocurrency exchanges were fake. This claim may be credited to a type of market manipulation called "wash trading," which involves inflating trading.....»»
Pokémon’s new mobile trading card game is coming this October
You can wait on line to buy boosters packs or you can check out Pokémon TCG Pocket, a card-opening app out on October 30......»»
Open Road Capital adds five dealerships in two deals
Retail auto investment firm Open Road Capital and Jesse Hord bought four New York dealerships, while Open Road expanded on the West Coast in a new partnership......»»
Fortnite and Epic Games Store now available on iPhone in the EU
The Epic Games Store is now available for iPhone users in the European Union, after Apple was forced to allow third-party app marketplaces as part of compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Most notably, this means Fortnite is now once aga.....»»
Polestar to boost U.S. retail network by nearly 75% as new product arrives
The EV brand, which is tripling the size of its lineup this year, plans to add 20 stores in the U.S. by the end of 2025......»»
ClearSale introduces three solutions to protect businesses from fraud
ClearSale has announced a new portfolio of fraud prevention tools designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s digital retail landscape. The newly launched suite, dubbed “Preventative Intel,” introduces three powerful solutions: I.....»»
Private equity firm buys auto retail ID check, remote notary provider Mavsign
Maverick Document Signings, which provides remote notary and identification verification services to car dealerships, has been purchased by private equity firm 1876 Partners, Colonnade Securities said......»»
Why are child caregivers still paid less than retail workers? And how can Australia help fix it?
So certain is the Australian government that childcare workers are being poorly paid that it is handing them an extra 15%—10% this December, followed by a further 5% in December 2025—and speaking as if there's more to come......»»