* Expects strong demand for event contracts * Robinhood to balance building with buying * Industry competition heats up By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant Oct 13 (Reuters) - Trading platform Robinhood Markets ( HOOD ) is open to potential acquisitions in the fast-growing prediction markets space, a top executive told Reuters in an interview on Monday, as interest in...

01:35 PM EDT, 10/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with stock movement in the headline and the first paragraph.) IonQ ( IONQ ) shares rose 16% in recent Monday trading after the company announced that its quantum chemistry simulations accurately calculated atomic-level forces using a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm known as auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo. The demonstration, conducted with an unnamed automotive...

* EU law would target only very large firms * The law was contested by countries such as the US and Qatar * Activists say EU institution uses the environment as a bargaining chip By Kate Abnett and Inti Landauro BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The European Parliament's legal committee on Monday backed plans to water down the EU's corporate...

(Reuters) -Insiders at dating app Grindr ( GRND ) are discussing taking it private after a share slump put its top owners in a tight personal financial position, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Grindr ( GRND ) shares jumped more than 10% following the report. They have lost about 26% so far this year. Raymond...