Business & Economy · Oct 28, 2026
Robinhood reported record third quarter revenue of about $1.4 billion on October 27, 2026, driven by growth in equities, options and prediction markets, but profit fell from a year earlier as crypto trading slowed and expenses rose. The results underline the companys expanding retail franchise even as pockets of volatility in digital-asset trading pressure near term earnings.
Society & Lifestyle · Oct 21, 2026
Congress and the president moved this week to close a gap that lets romance scammers slip away: the Romance Scam Prevention Act requires online dating services to notify users if someone who messaged them has been banned for likely fraud, with platforms given one year to comply.
Business & Economy · Oct 12, 2026
Evernorth completed a business combination with SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp. II and began trading on Nasdaq on October 12, 2026 under the ticker XRPN, marking a high profile U.S. listing whose balance sheet and business model rest on the XRP token and tokenization strategies.
Business & Economy · Oct 10, 2026
Coinbase Financial Markets stopped listing sports event contracts to Michigan residents and closed remaining positions on October 10, 2026, complying with a stipulation with the Michigan Gaming Control Board as regulators and prediction markets clash over whether those contracts constitute state regulated gambling.