Less than a week into the new year, a 27-year-old truck driver from Connecticut might have given Robinhood a whole new thing to be worried about in 2022.On January 6, an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ruled that the zero-commission trading platform was liable for $29,460.77 in compensatory […]
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Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations jump to 946 with 21 deaths
The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has risen to 946, as the state records 40,127 new cases and 21 deaths.It marks a sharp jump from 861 patients on Tuesday and continues a rising trend in hospitalisations, which have surged by 549 in the past fortnight.Of the COVID-19 patients […]
Opinion: A 27-year-old truck driver just became Robinhood’s first big headache of 2022 – MarketWatch
Less than a week into the new year, a 27-year-old truck driver from Connecticut might have given Robinhood HOOD, -1.76% a whole new thing to be worried about in 2022. On January 6, an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ruled that the zero-commission trading platform was liable for […]
COVID home tests: Insurance companies to start reimbursing Americans on Saturday for up to 8 tests per month – CBS News
Americans with private insurance will be able to ask for reimbursement for rapid COVID-19 tests beginning Saturday — but any tests purchased before January 15 will not qualify. The requirement from the Biden administration allows eight tests a month per person covered by the insurance policy.For instance, a household of […]
Omicron is now the dominant strain in Australia. But experts say Delta’s still ‘out there’
Omicron has taken over as the most prevalent coronavirus variant in Australia, but experts say the true scope of infections — and the continued spread of Delta — is still unknown as authorities become overwhelmed with case numbers.The introduction of self-reporting for rapid antigen test results last week, delays in […]
“I don’t think it’s going to be a quiet year”: State legislatures keep pushing to change voting laws after 2020 election – CBS News
There was no evidence found of widespread voter fraud that would have changed the outcome of the 2020 election.But as state legislatures began their sessions in the weeks following the January 6 attack on the Capitol, many state lawmakers rushed to alter their voting laws. According to the progressive Brennan […]
Pfizer plans to manufacture up to 100 million doses of omicron-specific vaccine by spring
Pfizer is racing ahead with plans to manufacture 50 million to 100 million doses of a new omicron-specific version of its coronavirus vaccine, a reflection of rising concerns that current vaccine formulations may need to be tweaked for the new threat.Get the full experience.Choose your plan ArrowRight Pfizer also is […]
£150,000 starting salaries as firms fight for staff – BBC News
A professional recruitment firm says it is placing graduate lawyers on starting salaries as high as £150,000 amid a shortage of workers. Alan Bannatyne, chief financial officer at Robert Walters, told the BBC people in many UK industries were quitting for better paid jobs amid soaring demand. “15% is the […]
Moderna vaccines the best — and Sinovac least effective — at stopping covid deaths, Singapore data suggests
In a real-world indicator of how coronavirus vaccines are performing, Singapore has released new figures suggesting shots produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are much more effective at preventing deaths than the Chinese-developed Sinopharm and Sinovac doses. Eight hundred and two people died of covid-19 in the city-state in 2021, of […]
54 members of Congress have violated a law designed to stop insider trading and prevent conflicts-of-interest
Marianne Ayala/Insider Insider and other media have identified numerous US lawmakers not complying with the federal STOCK Act.Their excuses range from oversights, to clerical errors, to inattentive accountants.Ethics watchdogs — and even some in Congress — want to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.See more stories on Insider’s business page […]