By Charlie Conchie Robinhood rival Public.com is planning to shutter its UK business just eight months after launch, the firm has told its customers today. In an email to customers, seen by City A.M., the US-based share trading app said it would be “suspending operations in the UK” as of 3rd May but its US business would continue unaffected. Based in New York, Public.com allowed UK users to invest in US stocks, ETFs, treasuries, alternatives, and crypto. The move to suspend its UK operations marks a sharp turnaround for the firm which launched to much fanfare in July in its first foray outside…