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Robinhood to Offer 1% Retirement Match
Robinhood to Offer , 1% Retirement Match.
Yahoo Finance reports that the online brokerage made the announcement on Dec.
6.
Users can now join a waitlist to access traditional or Roth IRAs with a 1% match.
Those who participate will be able to
access up to $1,000 of contributions to
invest before they settle in their account.
The offering is set to roll out in January.
I think you'll really like what the product is going to look like and the value prop for customers, Vlad Tenev, Robinhood Chief Executive Officer,
via third-quarter earnings calls.
And we're polishing it and making sure that it looks great, but we feel good about rolling it out just in time for the tax season, Vlad Tenev, Robinhood Chief Executive Officer,
via third-quarter earnings calls.
The offering comes as the retail trading boom from last year has begun to fade and the company has gone through two rounds of layoffs.
Robinhood's latest quarterly report shows that active monthly users declined by
1.8 million from the previous quarter.
Robinhood shares were down 48% year-to-date on Dec.
Reddit Prices Shares , at $34 in IPO.
Reddit will go public on March 21 and has priced
its IPO at $34 a share, Yahoo Finance reports.
That is about a $6.4 billion valuation.
A social media company hasn't gone
public since Pinterest in 2019.
Reddit gained increased recognition
amid the meme stock craze of 2021.
Reddit had 500 million site visitors in 2023.
Its revenue increased 20%
from 2022 to $804 million.
According to an S-1 filing, Reddit said that its "content is particularly important" for the world of artificial intelligence.
We are exploring business
opportunities in licensing data
for purposes including machine
learning, business analysis, display
and training generative AI models, Reddit, via S-1 filing.
1.76 million shares have been set aside for eligible Reddit users and moderators. .
Headline venture partner Kamran Ansar
said the decision lends itself to volatility. .
You may see a big run up in
the stock price and a drop, Headline venture partner Kamran Ansar, via statement.
Because this has such a rabid
community around it, the Reddit
users, you could see Reddit itself
ironically become a meme stock
the way that you saw happen
with like AMC and GameStop, Headline venture partner Kamran Ansar, via statement
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Experts Say Fed's , Rate Hikes Could Impact , Housing Market for Decades.
Yahoo Finance reports that the housing market
has been showing signs of bouncing back as
this year's spring home-buying season begins.
For the second week in a row, mortgage rates
fell, reaching the lowest level in over a month. .
According to Freddie Mac, the average rate
on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to
6.74% from 6.88% the week before.
At the same time, supply is also
starting to rebound, with new listings
hitting a 17-month high in February. .
Despite the improvement, experts warn
that the Fed's aggressive rate-hiking campaign could
have long-lasting side effects on the housing market.
Despite the improvement, experts warn
that the Fed's aggressive rate-hiking campaign could
have long-lasting side effects on the housing market.
According to economist Gary Shilling, the Fed's
campaign has created a "perfect storm,"
with higher rates causing would-be
home sellers to put their plans on hold. .
It won't continue
indefinitely, but it certainly
is disruptive right now, Gary Shilling, Economist, via Yahoo Finance.
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman shared similar views on the future of the housing market, warning it could take decades to move beyond the impact of the Fed's efforts.
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman shared similar views on the future of the housing market, warning it could take decades to move beyond the impact of the Fed's efforts.
There's going to be low
supply for a long time to
come. What the Fed did…
will have a 30-year tail on it, Glenn Kelman, Redfin CEO, via Yahoo Finance.
Yahoo Finance reports that mortgage rates may be
unlikely to fall much further in the near term, meaning
that a more substantial rebound may still be far off.
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Consumer Prices , Rose 0.4% in February.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released
its latest data on March 12.
In February 2024, prices rose 0.4%
compared to January and 3.2% year-over-year, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The figures, which are greater than expected, represent the biggest monthly increase since September, Yahoo Finance reports. .
The index for housing rent rose 0.5% in February.
Gas prices rose 3.8%.
While food prices held steady for the month, they increased 2.2% year-over-year.
The Federal Reserve will use the latest data to help determine its position on interest rates on March 20. .
Experts predict that rates will
remain unchanged for the time being.
The market is now eyeing June for the possibility of rate cuts, Yahoo Finance reports. .
Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently said
that while interest rates will likely
be cut "at some point this year,"
"a little bit more data" is needed.
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