Fintech start-up Robinhood withdraws its application to become a bank
Robinhood Markets Inc. is pulling its application for a banking charter just months after starting the process, underscoring the challenges for start-ups trying to take on the highly regulated world of finance. The application, filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, would have allowed the no-fee stock trading company to offer banking…
Why does Bitcoin always go crazy in November?
For better or worse, the month of November has always been one to remember in the world of Bitcoin. Reasons cited for its volatile moves during the 11th month of the year run the gamut from tax-loss harvesting, to its round-the-clock trading nature, to Mercury being in retrograde. It could also just be coincidence. Whatever…
Modest gains drive stock indexes to more record highs
Investors capped a day of light trading on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday by serving up another set of stock market record highs. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq composite indexes closed at all-time highs for the third straight day Wednesday. And the…
LVMH secures deal to buy Tiffany for $16.2 billion
PARIS — French luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said Monday it had reached a deal to buy U.S.-based jewelry legend Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey LVMH said in a statement that the deal valued the 180-year-old Tiffany and its 300 boutiques worldwide at $135 a share. The agreed-upon…
Lady Gaga's makeup line brings pop-up store to the Grove Dec. 5 and 6
Lady Gaga’s Haus Laboratories beauty brand and Amazon Beauty, its exclusive retail partner, are set to open a two-day pop-up shop at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles next week. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Previously, the collection of lip liners, shimmer powders and lipsticks, which was announced in July and hit Amazon’s virtual…
With Thanksgiving snow looming, time to dig out those tire chains. Here are some tips
A cold Thanksgiving weekend beckons, with snow levels as low as 2,500 feet predicted, meaning tire-chain laws will be in effect in many SoCal mountains. Roadside installers will be standing by, the best $25 to $75 you’ll ever spend. But be prepared to do it yourself in a pinch. And “pinch” might be the appropriate…
Iran supreme leader claims protests were part of a U.S.-backed conspiracy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday claimed without evidence that recent protests across the Islamic Republic over rising gasoline prices were part of a conspiracy involving the U.S., as authorities began to acknowledge the scale of the demonstrations. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comment while addressing members of the Revolutionary…
Newsletter: Love or hate him, Schiff is now a star
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES Love or Hate Him, Schiff Is Now a Star The House impeachment inquiry will enter a new phase next week when the Judiciary Committee holds its first public hearing to begin deciding whether President Trump will become the third president in history to face impeachment.…
Massachusetts bans sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol
BOSTON — Massachusetts became the first state to ban the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, after the Republican governor Wednesday signed a bill passed in response to recent deaths linked to e-cigarettes and attempts to reduce their appeal to young people. Anti-smoking groups hailed the ban signed by Gov. Charlie Baker,…
Hawaii suspect faces hearing in cyberstalking of Utah family
HONOLULU — A Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes, according to a U.S. prosecutor who called it “extreme cyberstalking.” Loren Okamura is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday in Honolulu’s…