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Robinhood is trying to go from PR nightmare to IPO. In this market, it might just work

It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous IPO rollout than the past few months for Robinhood. Regulators accused the app-only brokerage of deceiving customers, its CEO was hauled before Congress and Michael Bolton appeared in a viral video about the trading platform’s controversial business model. Robinhood’s GameStop trading restrictions sparked such an uproar that Senator

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China is raising the alarm over corporate surveillance. But it’s got a massive network of its own

A popular annual consumer rights show in China has sparked a national debate about privacy and surveillance and sent companies scrambling to stay on Beijing’s good side. The firestorm first erupted Monday during a two-hour primetime program called “315” that coincides with World Consumer Rights Day. The program is frequently used by China’s state media

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Asian stocks tumble following sell-off on Wall Street

Asian markets tumbled on Friday as investors appeared to be jolted by several issues, from the continued prospect of rising inflation to a volatile US-China meeting and stubborn coronavirus flare-ups in Europe. China’s Shanghai Composite lost 1.7%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.4% and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.9%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell

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Headlines lacking context exploited by anti-vaccine activists to wrongly suggest danger, study finds

News organizations are at risk of “creating false connections and misinformation” when they write headlines that suggest a link between vaccinations and deaths or other health problems where one does not necessarily exist, according to a new study published by the non-partisan non-profit organization Advance Democracy. The findings, which were provided to CNN Business, show

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