COO of Bay Area-based stock trading app Robinhood answers cryptocurrency questions on Reddit
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This Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, photo shows the logo for the Robinhood app on a smartphone in New York. Patrick Sison/Associated Press
The stock trading app Robinhood made headlines this year with the Gamestop meme stock fiasco, a Reddit-born scheme to punish short-sellers and make a few pranksters quite a lot of money. In a controversial move, the app temporarily paused trading during the meme stock boom and made quite a lot of Redditors unhappy.
So it seemed like a disastrous idea to send in Chief Operating Officer Christine Brown to do one of Reddit s Ask Me Anything sessions, especially one focused specifically on how the app handles cryptocurrency trading. But so far, perhaps thanks to some very active moderators, things have stayed relatively civil, although one prominent commenter did call out Brown s short five-day tenure in her position (and apologized in a
Posted: Apr 02, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 2
McMaster Children s Hospital says it has seen a steady increase of youth in crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic began.(Stanislaw Mikulski - stock.adobe)
The mother of a 13-year-old girl who tried to take her own life last November says more social support is needed for parents with children in crisis.
McMaster Children s Hospital reports a steady increase of youth in crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The number of youth admitted for medical support after a suicide attempt has tripled over a four-month period, compared to last year, the hospital said, urging those who need help to talk to your family doctor.