FINRA also provides educational resources and a space for investors to file complaints about brokers if needed. Finra; Alyssa Powell/Insider The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) oversees US-based broker-dealer firms, registered brokers, and market dealings.Brokers must be registered with FINRA in order to trade securities with the public.FINRA plays a big role in market security…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Vice President Mike Pence walks off the House floor during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images Mike Pence says the Jan. 6 riots left him “angry”, in excerpts from his memoirs. The former vice president issues one of the…
Drazen Zigic/Getty Images Stocks dropped Tuesday following new inflation data that came in hotter than expected. August CPI showed inflation rose 8.3% compared to the same month last year, despite falling gas prices. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, increased 6.3% from August last year. US stocks dropped Tuesday following a hotter-than-expected inflation report,…
Irina Kuzkova, 83, in her damaged apartment after rocket strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, in September 2022. AP Photo/Andrii Marienko Ukraine’s counteroffensive has seen it rapidly retake parts of the Kharkiv region. Russian forces retreated, and Ukraine said it bombed civilian targets as it did so. This included electricity and water infrastructure, a school, and homes,…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund. Bernd von Jutrczenka/Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is betting $412 million on tourism. The kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Almosafer Travel & Tourism. The PIF is expanding equity investments as oil revenues soar. Saudi Arabia’s…
sIt’s been a while since Amazon upgraded the entry-level version of the Kindle, but it seems like good things have come to those who wait. The 2022 edition has so many upgrades that it’ll make anyone who bought a Kindle in the last year (like me) bilious with envy. First up, there’s a new 300…
Amazon has announced a refresh for its standard Kindle model. It has introduced a new Kindle Kids, too. The new 6-inch Amazon Kindle comes with an improved display – it gets a significant resolution bump to 300ppi. It is also the lightest, most compact Kindle device yet and comes with a USB-C port for charging….
Sonos has announced the long-rumoured Sub Mini – a smaller subwoofer to sit beneath the original Sonos Sub in the company’s portfolio. The Sonos Sub Mini brings a different design compared to the Sonos Sub, with a cylindrical shape instead of a square, though it retains a cut out section in the centre, which is…
Sonos announced a more affordable subwoofer in September 2022, in the form of the Sub Mini. The device sits alongside the original Sonos Sub, which was first introduced in 2012. It’s had a couple of generation updates, though its design has remained the same for 10 years. Now in its third generation, here is how…
Happy Nintendo Direct day! And this promises to be a very happy one indeed, with 40 minutes of news and – fingers crossed – potential for a big update on Breath of the Wild’s sequel. There’s room for plenty more besides too, so join us from 3pm BST for all the fun! (And the inevitable…