Robinhood – the company that became a household name during the pandemic – is cutting staff, citing a deteriorating economy and worsening market.

In a recent interview with NPR, S.E.C. Chairman Gary Gensler says one of his top priorities is protecting amateur investors as his agency unveils a number of tough new rules and investigations.

State and federal regulators have launched numbers probes of the popular stock trading app, just as it hopes institutional investors and its own users will buy up its stock.

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing where members probed major players in the GameStop and meme stock story.

The video game retailer's shares shoot up, the online broker Robinhood struggles for cash and securities regulators issue a stern warning for anyone trying to game the market.

Jon Stewart and Ted Cruz are among other high-profile people who took to Twitter to comment on the stock story gripping the country.

With millions stuck at home, more and more people are trying day trading. Most will end up losing money, studies show, while troubling cases of addiction are also on the rise.