The capital raised would be separate from the $3.4 billion in financing that Robinhood announced on Monday it had secured from its investors since Jan. 29
The details of Cohen's holdings were not disclosed, so it was unclear if he was a short seller.
Short sales have actually dwindled during the past year to the lowest level since at least 2008
The stock gained 57 per cent (8.40 pm IST) on Friday after plunging a record 44 per cent in Thursday's session
Wall Street has been gripped by a coordinated assault by small traders organising over online forums
Shares soar 1,700% as millions of small investors partake in the frenzy
Dow Inc reported quarterly results on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates and forecast better-than-expected sales for the first quarter as demand and prices for its chemicals recover
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,840 an ounce by 1258 GMT. Prices had fallen to their lowest since Jan. 18 at $1,830.80 on Wednesday.
The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.76 points to 13,531.18, helped by a rise in shares of Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc.
South Korea's OCI Co, a solar equipment maker, rose as much as 9 per cent on and Japan's West Holdings gained 4.5 per cent
The next milestone for Brent prices is a rise above $60, a level not seen since late January 2020.
Shares of social media and other tech companies slid on Monday, hit by fallout from the siege on the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump
Among the S&P's 11 major industry indexes, consumer discretionary and communications services were the biggest percentage decliners
This comes after Donald Trump last month barred U.S. investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military
The NYSE has started proceedings to delist the securities of three Chinese companies, China Telecom Corp, China Mobile and China Unicom
IPOs have been on a tear this year, as companies rode the stock market rally that followed the coronavirus-induced slump. They totaled $220 billion globally, up 25% year-to-date
(Reuters) - Shares of electric carmaker Tesla were down ahead of their debut on the S&P 500 on Monday, as worries over a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain in Britain weighed on markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20.05 points, or 0.07%, at the open to 30,159.00
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 jumped to an all-time high on Friday as data showing the slowest jobs growth in six months reinforced expectations for a new fiscal stimulus bill to help revive the economy from its worst downturn in decades.
The Biden team is poised to include alumni of finance, venture capital, private equity and asset management