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Shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) were gaining today after the company agreed to pay $45 million to settle claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and it received two high-profile endorsements from Wall Street analysts.

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Robinhood's stock performance has been robust, with shares up approximately 200% in 2024. The company recently settled regulatory issues dating back to 2018 with the SEC for $45 million, a move that has been fully accounted for in the previous year's accruals.

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Shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD ... Commission (SEC), and it received two high-profile endorsements from Wall Street analysts. As a result, the stock was up 9.3% as of 2:21 p.m. ET.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock has been on a tear lately, with a whopping 358% gain over the past 12 months alone. In fact, I think Robinhood stock could plunge by at least 50% from its current price around $50 (as of this writing).

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China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes were less upbeat, rising only marginally. Sentiment towards broader Chinese markets was dented by softer-than-expected PMI data for January, which showed an unexpected contraction in manufacturing activity and a sharp slowdown in non-manufacturing growth.

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The main difference between Coinbase and Robinhood is that Coinbase is a full-service crypto exchange, while Robinhood is a traditional stockbroker that also offers a limited set of cryptocurrency ...