Monthly Archives: October 2022

Is the stock market open today? Here’s a list of stock and bond market holidays for 2022

See which holidays the stock market is closed. damircudic The stock and bond markets close on major holidays, and both have early closures on certain days. While stock market holidays also apply to the bond market, the bond market’s early closures differ. You can still initiate certain actions (e.g., deposits or withdrawals) in your brokerage…

Amazon “suicide kits” have led to teen deaths, according to new lawsuit

Enlarge (credit: John Kevin | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Lawyers, who are representing parents suing Amazon for selling “suicide kits” to teenagers who died by suicide, say they have reached a “breaking point.” Amazon lawyers have allegedly told parents that the online retailer had a right to sell these so-called “suicide kits.” The kits are…

The US’s first utility-scale renewable energy triple threat is online in Oregon

This is the first development of the three technologies in action on this scale in the US. Portland General Electric What’s better than one type of clean energy? A triple threat of technologies working together to bring renewables to the grid. Just last week, the first utility-scale energy facility combining solar, wind, and battery storage…

Real estate investing app Fintor raises $6.2M at $80M valuation

Fintor, a fintech startup making it easier for non-accredited investors to invest in real estate properties, has just launched its mobile app for both iOS and Android. It also just raised a $6.2 million extension funding round from its existing investors, including Public.com, Hustle Fund, 500 Global, VU Ventures, Graphene Ventures and angel investors such…

Rocket Lab’s 8th launch of 2022 breaks record for worst pun in space

Rocket Lab successfully launched an Electron rocket this afternoon with a new satellite for the Argos program, which provides connectivity to a number of scientific endeavors. It’s a milestone for the company, but more importantly marks — easily — the worst pun ever launched into space. The mission was called “It Argos Up From Here.”…