Robinhood, hedge fund chiefs grilled by lawmakers over GameStop Reddit rally

Wall Street hedge fund managers, the chief executives of Robinhood and Reddit, and a YouTube streamer known as Roaring Kitty were grilled on Thursday by U.S. lawmakers about the Reddit rally in shares of GameStop Corp.

Key quotes from the GameStop testimonies: 'I am not a cat'

At a grilling by lawmakers over the frenzied trading in retailer GameStop, Keith Gill, a YouTube streamer known as Roaring Kitty, hedge fund managers and the head of Robinhood and Reddit defended their actions.

McDonald's ties executive bonuses to diversity, releases workforce data

McDonald's Corp on Thursday said it will tie executive bonuses to new goals for diversifying the company and for the first time publicly release demographic details of its workforce.

U.S.-based stock funds attract $7.8 billion in latest week - Lipper

U.S.-based stock funds attracted $7.8 billion in the week to Wednesday, as the S&P 500 traded near a record high, according to Lipper data released on Thursday.

Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: uproar as news pages go dark

Facebook faced backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government over a law to require it to share revenue from news.

Time to get tough with 'bully' Facebook, UK lawmaker and publishers say

Facebook's move to block all news content in Australia is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get tough with the big tech companies, a senior British lawmaker said.

Oil falls after surging past $65 on Texas freeze

Oil prices fell on Thursday despite a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories, as market participants took profits following days of buying spurred by a cold snap in the largest U.S. energy-producing state.

GameStop frenzy sparks fresh investment in stock-trading apps

The recent trading frenzy centered on GameStop Corp and other “meme” stocks is sparking a wave of investor interest in start-ups aiming to mimic the success of Robinhood Markets Inc, whose no-fee brokerage app has helped drive a trading boom.

Stocks retreat as risk appetite sours; oil rally stalls

A gauge of global equity markets fell for a third straight session on Thursday as hints of rising inflation led by higher oil prices and the strongest copper prices in nearly a decade kept traders in check after stocks hit a record high earlier this week.

BlackRock's Fink says investors demand sustainable strategies

Companies that do not adopt sustainable business strategies can expect less investment as shareholders grow more focused on topics like climate change, BlackRock Inc CEO Laurence Fink said on Thursday.

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