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A case for PayPal buying Robinhood

  By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business CHARLOTTE – Robinhood is still losing money. The platform reported a drop in the number of users in its most recent quarter. Is it time for the struggling online broker to consider a sale? Even though Robinhood’s stock has rebounded a bit...

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BitConnect operations prohibited in North Carolina

Bitconnect, a United Kingdom company that offers trading of its own Bitcoin-like digital currency, has been issued a temporary cease and desist order by the North Carolina Secretary of State. The company was selling securities in the state without registering to do so, a violation of the state securities...

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RTP-based TransEnterix stock up on news of SurgiBot sale

Research Triangle Park-based TransEnertix (NYSEMKT:TRXC) stock is up nearly 9 percent to $2.31 a share in pre-market trading Tuesday following news that it has agreed to sell its SurgiBot system to a Chinese firm for $29 million. The FDA rejected TransEnterix’s Surgibot submission last year. The medical device company agreed to transfer ownership of the SurgiBot line to China’s Great Belief International Limited (GBIL). TranEnterix will receive $7.5 million by the end of December and another $7.5 million by March, 2018. The second payment includes a $3 million equity investment in Transeneterix common stock at $2.33 a share. The...

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