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PropNex, Singapore's largest listed property agency, is laying out plans to grow its business beyond its core residential brokerage operations in the domestic market. The company is reported to be plotting its next phase of expansion, with observers watching how it will diversify revenue streams and extend its reach as Singapore's housing market matures.

Robinhood has launched 10x leveraged trading on Bitcoin and Ether, letting retail investors take on amplified exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies through its platform. The move puts leveraged crypto products in front of a mainstream brokerage user base, drawing attention from traders and reigniting debate about risk, volatility and investor protection in crypto retail investing.

Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6 million sale of a retail strip center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The brokerage announced the deal through trade press, underscoring continued investor interest in neighborhood retail properties across the Southeast despite broader commercial real estate uncertainty.

Relation Insurance Services has acquired LaPlaca Insurance, an agency based in Philadelphia, as part of a push to expand its presence in the city and surrounding market. The deal adds LaPlaca's book of business and local client relationships to Relation's growing national brokerage network. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed in early coverage.

Commercial real estate brokerage Marcus & Millichap has released its third-quarter retail market report for New Jersey. The report typically covers retail vacancy, rents and sales activity across the state, giving investors and brokers a snapshot of how the sector is performing. Full findings have not yet been detailed in available coverage.

Robinhood is rolling out agentic AI trading accounts aimed at everyday investors, according to Yahoo Finance. The move would let the retail brokerage's customers delegate trading tasks to AI agents, marking a step beyond the chatbots and robo-advisors most financial firms currently offer. It signals how quickly AI autonomy is moving from research labs into consumer finance.

JLL has arranged the sale of a grocery-anchored retail center in northern New Jersey. The brokerage announced it advised on the transaction, though the buyer, seller and price were not disclosed. Grocery-anchored shopping centers remain a sought-after retail asset class as investors favor properties with steady, essential-traffic tenants.

Oklahoma-based brokerage Parks Jones Realty is advertising that it currently has 474 homes on the market. The listing count was highlighted in a local KSWO 7News segment, underscoring the size of the inventory the firm is handling. No further details on prices, locations or sales figures were given.

Robinhood is under scrutiny over whether its push to become a full financial super-app can create a durable competitive advantage. The brokerage has expanded beyond stock trading into products like retirement accounts, crypto and gold subscriptions, but analysts question whether these features can be easily copied by larger rivals such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Coinbase and traditional banks, and whether Robinhood can sustain its recent growth and stock gains.

The 28-metre Ocean Alexander motor yacht Gusto II has been sold, with brokerage news confirming the transaction. Superyacht trade outlets are reporting the deal, marking a change of ownership for the vessel. Further details such as the buyer, seller and purchase price have not been disclosed.

Bitcoin brokerage River Financial has filed a lawsuit against Blockstream Services Canada, alleging default on a multi-million dollar settlement tied to prepaid mining services. The dispute is valued at roughly $6.7 million. The case highlights lingering financial tensions within the bitcoin mining services sector, and observers are watching to see how the litigation between the two prominent bitcoin companies unfolds.

Robinhood has announced plans to let customers trade around the clock, extending access to weekend hours and introducing AI agents to assist with trading. The brokerage says the moves are aimed at allowing users to trade nonstop, beyond traditional market sessions, as competition intensifies among retail trading platforms to offer always-on market access.

Relation Insurance Services has acquired a family-owned insurance agency in Pennsylvania, continuing the brokerage's pattern of growth through acquisitions. The deal adds the agency's book of business and local client relationships to Relation's national platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Industry observers track such deals closely as consolidation continues across the US insurance brokerage sector.

StoneX Group Inc., the financial services firm trading under the ticker SNEX, is seeing a surge in interest as investors look up its stock price, quotes and company news. The company, which operates in trading, brokerage and payments, is being closely followed for share price movements and history data on financial platforms.

Real estate brokerage Horvath & Tremblay has completed the sale of three retail properties in Connecticut for a combined $7,252,529. The deal adds to the firm's record of retail investment sales across the northeastern United States, where strip and standalone retail assets continue to change hands despite broader uncertainty in the commercial property market. Details on the buyers and specific locations of the properties were not disclosed.

Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7 million sale of a retail center in San Jose, California. The commercial real estate brokerage announced the transaction, which adds to recent deal activity in the Bay Area retail property market. The buyer and seller were identified in the firm's announcement, and the sale reflects continued interest in neighborhood retail assets despite broader market uncertainty.

Investors are weighing CME Group against Robinhood Markets as financial picks for 2026. A Motley Fool comparison pits the derivatives exchange operator, known for its stable, profitable futures business, against the retail trading platform, which has shown faster growth and greater volatility. The debate reflects a broader question for the year ahead: whether to favor steady exchange operators or higher-growth retail brokerage platforms as market conditions evolve.