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As Robinhood (HOOD) prepares for its IPO on July 29 in a bid for a $35 billion valuation, some analysts warn that the company’s business model — specifically its reliance on payment for order flow (PFOF) — is an unseemly practice that won’t last. “This IPO is effectively selling investors on exploiting other investors,” David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “The whole payment-for-order-flow business model is probably not going to be long for… Source link

Bloomberg The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything (Bloomberg) — A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up. Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which demand for goods is recovering and assuage that primal fear of running out. The… Source link