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Investing Playbook

PayPal, Venmo raise fees on cryptocurrency trades of up to $200

Effective Monday, cryptocurrency trades between $1 and $4.99 will incur a charge of 49 cents, while trades between $5 and $25 will be charged 99 cents, trades between $25 and $75 will be charged $1.99 and trades between $75 and $200 will be charged $2.49.

Amazon closes $8.45B MGM acquisition

Amazon has closed its $8.45 billion acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios as it looks to boost its streaming service offerings to compete with entertainment rivals Netflix and Disney.

Sycamore and Hudson’s Bay prepare Kohl’s bids

Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners and Canada’s Hudson’s Bay plan to submit takeover bids for Kohl’s Corp. that could value Kohl’s above $9 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

AMC Entertainment buys stake in gold, silver miner Hycroft

As AMC Entertainment works toward a full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Adam Aron has announced the movie theater chain is making a "bold diversification move" by purchasing a stake in gold and silver miner Hycroft.

Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen mock ESG investing

Musk and Andreessen's criticism comes as investors have started mulling whether ESG rules should be updated to allow for investment in defense companies amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Inflation-fighting ETFs: How to invest

The Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF provides investors with access to a mix of stocks and commodities that seek to benefit directly or indirectly from inflation.

SEC proposes rules for more disclosure from short sellers

Under the proposed rules, market participants that hold large short positions in stocks would be required to report those positions and related short-sale activity to the SEC on a monthly basis. The agency would then aggregate and publish that data for each security, while keeping the identities of money managers and individual short positions confidential.