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☆ A key part of America’s economy has shifted into reverse
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —A vast swath of the US economy is showing signs of weakness as unemployment rises to its highest point in more than two years. “When you think of services, a lot of it is driven by the consumer, and consumers are key to where the US economy goes,” James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, told CNN. Consumer spending, which makes up about 70% of the US economy, has already moderated over the past few months, government statistics show, and retailers themselves have said they’ve noticed shoppers across the income spectrum change their purchasing behavior. The bottom 60% of households by income accounted for a larger proportion of spending on health care services. These firms have added 168,000 jobs a month, on average, from April through June, according to fresh Labor Department data released Friday.

Persons: “, ” James Knightley, “ We’re, Knightley, Scott Hamilton, Gallagher, It’s, Tesla, China’s Geely, Laura He, Elon, Jerome Powell, Michael Barr, Michelle Bowman, Austan Goolsbee, Raphael Bostic Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, Washington CNN, Institute, Supply, ING, CNN, Commerce, Service, Labor Department, EV, Volvo, SAIC, Elon Musk’s, Business, Committee, Fed, China’s National Bureau of Statistics, Financial Services, Chicago Fed, Pepsico, Delta Air Lines, ConAgra Brands, US Labor Department, Atlanta Fed, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, The, New York Mellon, The University of Michigan Locations: Washington, United States, California, Jiangsu, China, Shanghai, Wells Fargo

☆ Buy this quiet corner of the stock market as the US braces for a highly active hurricane season, research firm says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CFRA recommends investing in insurance stocks ahead of what's expected to be a busy hurricane season. AdvertisementThe prospects for a highly active US hurricane season means investors should snap up shares in a quiet corner of the stock market: insurance companies. At the same time, an active hurricane season could be disruptive to the homeowners and commercial property markets. For Berkshire Hathaway, CFRA reiterated its $472 price target for Class B shares, representing potential upside of 16% from current levels. Berkshire Hathaway's insurance and reinsurance operations include GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, General Re, National Indemnity, and Alleghany.

Persons: CFRA, Berkshire Hathaway, —, Hurricane Beryl, Arthur J, Gallagher Organizations: Colorado State University, American International Group, Arch Capital Group, Service, Colorado State University's Department of Atmospheric Science, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway Primary, General Re, Indemnity Locations: Berkshire, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan, GEICO, Alleghany

☆ Opinion: Will Britain’s widely expected next Labour prime minister, Keir Starmer, be the heir to Tony Blair?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Opinion Philip Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In its 118 years of existence, the Labour Party has been in power for only 33 years. Since the Second World War, Labour has had only three election winners — Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair. Newly elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair is greeted by a sea of well-wishers in Downing Street, on May 2, 1997. Rebecca Naden/PA/APIn 1997 Tony Blair had been leader of the Labour Party for three years and had never been behind in the opinion polls. Britain's current Labour leader, Keir Starmer with former Labour leaders and prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown during a reception for King Charles III, in September 2022.

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☆ England 2 Slovakia 1 – Southgate’s side scrape through, Bellingham to the rescue, tactical questions remain
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | Oliver Kay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

England edged past Slovakia to reach the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, but only after staring a humiliating defeat in the face. England did get the ball in the net early in the second half, but Phil Foden’s effort was ruled offside. That gave Southgate’s team a lead that they defended successfully for the remainder of extra time to retain their place in the tournament… just. AdvertisementAcross their four matches at this tournament, England showed consistent failings that have not been addressed. Peter RutzlerWas the first half England’s worst of the tournament (so far)?

Persons: Gareth Southgate’s, Ivan Schranz, Jordan Pickford, Phil Foden’s, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, —, Harry Kane, Jacob Whitehead, Oliver Kay, Mark Carey, Peter Rutzler, Gareth Southgate, Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi flicked, Cole Palmer, Eberechi Eze, Ivan Toney, Southgate, Carl Recine, Oliver Kay Breaking, Jude Bellingham’s, Marc Guehi, Martin Dubravka, Bellingham, Gareth Southgate England, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander, Arnold, Conor Gallagher, Kobbie Mainoo, Ian MacNicol, England —, Toney, Harry Kane’s, underperformance —, Kobbie, Shaun Botterill, John Stones, Ivan Schranz’s, England …, Mainoo Organizations: Slovakia, England, Switzerland, Adidas, Championship, Argentina Locations: Slovakia, England, Ruhr, ignominy, —, Dusseldorf, Bellingham, Martin, Southgate’s, Iceland, Switzerland, Gelsenkirchen

☆ England qualifies top of Group C after underwhelming goalless draw against Slovenia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —England secured top spot in Group C with a goalless draw against Slovenia on Tuesday, but another underwhelming performance throws up more questions about the Three Lions’ status as one of the Euro 2024 favorites. The team created few real chances of note and were again met by boos at full-time from traveling England fans. England, meanwhile, had been heavily criticized for two poor performances to open Euro 2024: a narrow 1-0 win over Serbia and a 1-1 draw with Denmark. Slovenia defender Erik Janza and England midfielder Jude Bellingham chatting during the match. England’s slight improvement in the second half, though, will likely have Southgate rethinking his starting lineup ahead of the last 16.

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☆ England players greeted by portraits of pooches dressed as royalty at Euro 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —England players will enjoy the ulti-mutt home away from home at Euro 2024, with portraits of their dogs dressed as royalty hung in their bedrooms at their base camp in the German town of Blankenhain. Conor Gallagher's Chow Chow features on his Instagram page frequently. Purr and MuttAmong them are midfielder Conor Gallagher’s fluffy Chow Chow, whose third birthday he celebrated a few weeks ago on Instagram, captain Harry Kane’s chocolate Labrador, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s Cavapoo and midfielder Eberechi Eze’s Shar Pei. Boasting a team stacked full of talented players, England began the tournament as one of the favorites with expectations that it might end the long drought of 58 years without a major trophy for its men’s team. But the team has faltered in its opening two games, holding on to defeat Serbia 1-0 before labouring to a 1-1 draw against Denmark on Thursday.

Persons: mutt, Conor Gallagher's Chow Chow, Mutt, Conor Gallagher’s, Chow Chow, Harry Kane’s, Jordan Pickford’s Cavapoo, Eberechi, Shar Pei, Harry Kane's Labrador, “, Gareth Southgate Organizations: CNN, England, Denmark, English Football Association, Slovenia Locations: Blankenhain, Labrador, Serbia, England

CNN —Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi had his death sentence overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court this week in what his lawyers have deemed a victory for human rights in Iran. After being briefly released from prison in 2023, Salehi was re-arrested for “making false claims and spreading lies,” according to Iranian judiciary news agency Mizan. On Saturday, his lawyer Amir Raesian broke the news of the reversal in a post on X, saying that the Iranian Supreme Court had “avoided irreparable judicial error” and overturned Salehi’s death sentence this week. The Supreme Court found that the death sentence delivered to Salehi was excessive and failed to comply with Iranian law,” the group said in a statement Saturday. London-based human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher who is the international counsel for the Salehi family said it was “not enough” that his life had been “spared” by the Iranian authorities.

Persons: Toomaj Salehi, Salehi, Mahsa, Amir Raesian, “, Iran’s, Chambers, Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Gallagher, ” Gallagher, Toomaj, ” “, Richard Branson, ”, Jemimah Steinfeld, ” Claudia Bennett Organizations: CNN, Iranian, Mizan, UN, Academy, Human Rights Foundation Locations: Iranian, Iran, Isfahan, London’s, London, British

☆ Louisiana classrooms now required by law to display the Ten Commandments
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Stephanie Gallman | Dianne Gallagher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Louisiana public schools are now required to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, after Republican Gov. Before signing the bill, Landry called it “one of (his) favorites.”“If you want to respect the rule of law, you gotta start from the original law given which was Moses. Politicians have no business imposing their preferred religious doctrine on students and families in public schools,” the groups said in a joint statement. The Supreme Court ruled that the coach’s prayers amounted to private speech, protected by the First Amendment, and could not be restricted by the school district. At the time, the court clarified that a government entity does not necessarily violate the establishment clause by permitting religious expression in public.

Persons: Jeff Landry, Bill, Landry, ”, Moses, …, ” Landry, ” “, Dodie Horton, “, ” Horton Organizations: CNN, Republican Gov, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of, Americans United, Separation, Church and State, Religion Foundation, Bremerton School District, Republican, Democratic Locations: Louisiana, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Church, Kennedy v

☆ A group of Swifties missed out on seeing the Eras Tour after a bird flew into their plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A bird strike delayed an easyJet flight, preventing Swifties from attending the Eras Tour. The flight from Belfast to Edinburgh was delayed by seven hours due to safety checks. AdvertisementA Taylor Swift fan from Northern Ireland said she and her fellow Swifties were prevented from attending the Eras Tour after a bird flew into their plane. Gallagher told Business Insider that she originally planned to attend the show with a friend who lives in the Scottish capital. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Kathryn Gallagher, —, Taylor, Gallagher Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Belfast, Edinburgh, Northern Ireland, Antrim, Scottish

Over the past six years, Baltimore has endured one of America’s deadliest drug epidemics. Fatal overdoses have fallen surprisingly hard on one group: Black men currently in their mid-50s to early 70s. While just 7 percent of the city’s population, they account for nearly 30 percent of drug fatalities — a death rate 20 times that of the rest of the country. An examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner — drawing on previously undisclosed autopsy records, more than 100 interviews and a novel data analysis — revealed the impact on these men, who make up part of a little-recognized lost generation.

Persons: — Organizations: New York Times, Baltimore Banner Locations: Baltimore

Larnell Robinson sat at a desk in his cluttered office last September, between a bookshelf full of Bibles and a table stacked with the overdose antidote Narcan. Richard, 61, discovered in an apartment with multiple drugs in his system two and a half weeks later. And then 59-year-old Glenn, who had lived on Mr. Robinson’s floor for years. Known for his willingness to run errands for others, he often biked to the store to get Mr. Robinson cigarettes. But after not seeing Glenn for a day, Mr. Robinson stuck a flier in his door.

Persons: Larnell Robinson, —, Richard, David, Glenn, Robinson Organizations: West Baltimore

☆ My 15-year-old son has his first girlfriend. Unlike when I was a teen, 'hanging out' often just means talking on the phone at home.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Stephanie Kaloi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. When it comes to teen relationships and dating, I'm only too happy to admit that I don't know much about any of it. However, he is happy to talk about his feelings and the nature of high school relationships in the first place (six months is a really, really long time for one to last, he says). For some of us, nearly everything we do is different because of a small device we can hold in our hands. Who wants two bored teens who are attracted to one another hanging out alone for hours with nothing to do?

Persons: I'm, Noel Gallagher, —, I've, that's, he's, X, it's Organizations: Service, Survey Center Locations: United States

☆ Fast-fashion behemoth Shein is preparing for an IPO. Here's an inside look at the challenges it could face.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Its peak $100 billion valuation once made it the world's third largest privately-held company, behind TikTok owner Bytedance and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Estimates have pegged Shein's IPO valuation at around $90 billion, Bloomberg reported last year. AdvertisementTo gauge what happens to some Shein items once they're returned, BI reporters in the UK put two AirTag trackers on Shein garments and sent them back. Shein is more directly involved in production and focuses on clothes, but Temu's popularity "could affect the valuation," Swartz said. In a November statement following the news of Shein's IPO, chairman Mike Gallagher urged investors and banks underwriting the move to "carefully examine Shein's regulatory and compliance programs."

Persons: —, Bytedance, Sky Xu, Yangtian Xu, Chris, Shein, confidentially, David Swartz, Swartz, Lululemon, JADE GAO, Stephanie Benedetto, Queen, Benedetto, they're, Shein's, Morningstar's Swartz, Temu, Mike Gallagher Organizations: Service, Elon, SpaceX, Business, Reuters, Authentic Brands, Wall Street, CNBC, Bloomberg, Morningstar, Zurich Insurance Group, Guardian, BI, Coventry Airport, SEC, Street, Financial Times, London Stock Exchange, Chinese Communist Party, Nike, Adidas Locations: China, —, Singapore, Sequoia China, London , Hong Kong, York, London, Canary Wharf, Coventry, Walsall, Northern Ireland, England, Kent, Washington, Xinjiang, Dublin, Shein

Signs of loss are scattered across Baltimore. Sprays of flowers in front of a boarded rowhouse. Makeshift memorials in the lobby of an apartment building or the therapy room of an addiction treatment program. People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major American city, a New York Times and Baltimore Banner examination has found. The epidemic has claimed almost 6,000 lives in the past six years.

Organizations: New York Times Locations: Baltimore, American

☆ China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching military drills encircling Taiwan just days after the democracy swore in a new leader long loathed by Beijing. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it launched joint military drills involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force in areas around Taiwan early Thursday morning. The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait – a narrow body of water separating the self-ruling island with mainland China – as well as north, south and east of Taiwan. The Chinese guided missile frigate Nantong, one of the vessels in the series of military drills around Taiwan. The defeated Nationalist Party fled to Taiwan, moving the seat of their Republic of China (ROC) government from the mainland to Taipei.

Persons: ”, Lai Ching, China’s, Xi Jinping, Li Xi, Lai, Wu Mei, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Tsai Ing, Tsai –, Mike Gallagher Organizations: CNN, Communist Party, Eastern Theater Command, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, People's Liberation Army, Weibo, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Nationalist Party, US, Communist, Beijing, Tuesday Locations: Taiwan, China, Beijing, Kinmen, Taipei, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China, Xi, Washington

☆ Louisiana lawmakers send bill that would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances to governor’s desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Piper Hudspethblackburn | Dianne Gallagher | Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would classify the abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances in the state, placing them in the same category as highly regulated drugs such as narcotics and depressants. The state Senate voted 29-7 to pass the bill, which the state House approved earlier this week. If signed into law, Louisiana would become the first state to classify the drugs as controlled dangerous substances. Senate Bill 276 would make it a crime to give abortion medication to a person without their consent. Pregnant women in possession of mifepristone and misoprostol for their own consumption would be exempt from such penalties under the legislation.

Persons: misoprostol, Jeff Landry, Bill, Sen, Thomas Pressly, “, Pressly, CNN’s Shawn Nottingham, John Bonifield Organizations: CNN, Republican Gov, Republican Locations: Louisiana

The synthetic opioid fentanyl, up to 50 times more potent than heroin, has taken over Baltimore’s illegal drug supply, contributing to more and more deaths. Credit... Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner, for The New York Times

Persons: Jessica Gallagher Organizations: Baltimore Banner, The New York

This is the first part in a series exploring Baltimore’s overdose crisis. People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major American city. In the past six years, nearly 6,000 lives have been lost. The city set ambitious goals, distributed Narcan widely, experimented with ways to steer people into treatment and ratcheted up campaigns to alert the public. Many of those efforts to fight overdoses stalled, an examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner has found.

Organizations: New York Times, Baltimore Locations: Baltimore, American, Appalachia, York

☆ England’s Euro 2024 squad: Adam Wharton and Eberechi Eze included, Marcus Rashford misses out
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Omar Garrick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Gareth Southgate has named his 33-man provisional England squad for this summer’s European Championship in Germany. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been left out of Southgate’s squad. Rashford and Henderson won’t be part of the England squad this summer (Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images)“Hendo has given himself every chance,” Southgate said. I have talked with him and the medical team are liaising with Manchester United very closely. Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) Declan Rice (Arsenal).

Persons: Gareth Southgate, Marcus Rashford, Southgate, Marcus, ” Rashford, “ Gareth, Jordan Henderson, Henderson, Henderson won’t, Hendo, ” Southgate, hasn’t, Rashford, Mainoo, J ames, juri, Oliver Glasne, siti, ned 82 sen, It w, sid, ter City), Kier, ber, Jack G, Gordon (Newca, o ney, Brent, atkin Organizations: England, Manchester United, ”, Ajax, UE, nsa, Aston Locations: Germany, England, Jordan, Brazil, Bowen, ayer, Munich, Bosnia, Serbia

CNN —Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. Law enforcement officials told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Bellevue neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. She went on to serve as the communications director in then-Arkansas Gov. Most recently, Stewart was the communications director for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2016 GOP campaign. David S. HollowaySpeaking about her role as a commentator for the network, Stewart told Harvard Political Review in 2020 that she brings “a perspective that I think CNN appreciates.”“My position at CNN is to be a conservative voice yet an independent thinker,” Stewart said.

Persons: Alice Stewart, “ Alice, ” Mark Thompson, “, ” Stewart, Stewart, Mike Huckabee’s, Michele Bachmann, Pennsylvania Sen, Rick Santorum, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz’s, Wolf Blitzer, ”, ” Blitzer, Jessica Dean, ” Suzanne Malveaux, Charles Blow, David S, “ I’m, Trumper, Maria Cardona, she’s, ” Cardona, Alice, Credit Union Cherry, CNN’s Kayla Gallagher Organizations: CNN, Harvard International, Arkansas Gov, Minnesota, Texas, GOP, CNN Grill, Convention, Harvard, Trump, “ CNN, Institute of Politics, Harvard University’s Kennedy School, TCS New York City Marathon, Credit Union, Credit Union Cherry Blossom Locations: Bellevue, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia, Rock , Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Fast Food Forever: How McHaters Lost the Culture War
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Brian Gallagher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The camera zooms in on a large woman, sitting on a cooler at the beach. It cuts to a shirtless man, also quite large, his face blurred out. The next shot shows another overweight man, sitting on a beach towel with plastic grocery bags arrayed in front of him. Directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, the bootstrapped, lo-fi documentary was a smash hit, grossing more than $22 million on a $65,000 budget. McDonald’s, specifically, became a symbol for the glossy hegemony of American capitalism both at home and abroad.

Persons: ”, “, Queen’s, Morgan Spurlock, Spurlock Locations: America

CNN spoke to three Israeli whistleblowers who worked at the Sde Teiman desert camp, which holds Palestinians detained during Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Reports of abuse at Sde Teiman have already surfaced in Israeli and Arab media after an outcry from Israeli and Palestinian rights groups over conditions there. CNN has requested permission from the Israeli military to access the Sde Teiman base. The account tallied with details of a letter authored by a doctor working at Sde Teiman published by Ha’aretz in April. The structure, which resembles an animal pen, is located in the central area of the Sde Teiman compound.

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☆ Japan aging: Women’s participation in ‘naked festival’ a sign of how aging is forcing changes to male-centric traditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Himari Semans | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tokyo/Hong Kong CNN —With a history spanning more than 1,200 years, “hadaka matsuri,” or the naked festival, is Japanese masculinity on full display. Some women in Japan still battle deep-rooted cultural expectations that require them to take the role of “shufu,” or housewife, experts say. But in the naked festival, women have recently found hope. Men strip naked — except for a delicate piece of crotch-covering white loincloth — to take part in the naked festival at Konomiya Shrine on February 22, 2024. Women — donning happi, a traditional festive coat — are responsible for carrying a bamboo offering during the naked festival at Konomiya Shrine on February 22, 2024.

Persons: —, Saudi Arabia —, “, Christopher Gallagher, ”, we’ve, ” Haruhiko, Atsuko Tamakoshi, Chris Gallagher, Enyukai, Ayaka Suzuki, Mitsuko Tottori, Yoko Kamikawa, Fumio, Kaori Katada, Hiyori Kon, Sumo, won’t Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Economic, Japan, Reuters, Mikiko, Hosei University, pre, CNN, ”, Ministry of Health, ” Eto, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, Japan Airlines, Netflix, Little Locations: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Japan, jostle, Germany, Britain, United States, India, Saudi Arabia, Konomiya Shrine, Konomiya

☆ Robinhood climbs after reporting record earnings for first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Robinhood rose in extended trading Wednesday afternoon after the retail brokerage announced stronger-than-expected first-quarter results. Robinhood reported net income of $157 million, or 18 cents per share, for the first quarter. Cryptocurrency transactions accounted for $126 million in revenue in the quarter, the company said. Robinhood said that its number of funded customers rose by 810,000 year over year to 23.9 million. Shares of Robinhood were up nearly 40% year to date before Wednesday's earnings announcement.

Persons: Robinhood, Dan Gallagher, Robinhood's Organizations: LSEG, Securities and Exchange Commission

☆ Robinhood says SEC could pursue enforcement actions over its crypto operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Securities and Exchange Commission could soon pursue enforcement action against Robinhood , according to the trading firm. Robinhood disclosed in a filing Monday that over the weekend the regulator sent it a warning that upon completion of an investigation the company could be charged. "We firmly believe that the assets listed on our platform are not securities and we look forward to engaging with the SEC to make clear just how weak any case against Robinhood Crypto would be on both the facts and the law," he said. Shares of the stock initially fell 2% but have reversed. They were recently trading up 1%.

Persons: Robinhood, Dan Gallagher, Robinhood's, Robinhood Crypto Organizations: Securities, Exchange Commission, Robinhood, SEC

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