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Stocks are a type of security that gives stockholders a share of ownership in a company. Stocks also are called “equities.”

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Wall Street Sees FinTech Disruptors at Risk Amid Growing Competition, Macro Concerns
Wall Street Sees FinTech Disruptors at Risk Amid Growing Competition, Macro Concerns
April 06, 2022  |  Stock Index

In payments, there are the disruptors — and the risk that the disruptors get disrupted. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies and other FinTechs that...

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Twitter Shares Skyrocket as Elon Musk Takes $2.9B Stake
Twitter Shares Skyrocket as Elon Musk Takes $2.9B Stake
April 04, 2022  |  Stock Index

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has purchased a 9% stake in Twitter Inc., sending the mini-blogging social media’s stock to $49.34 per share...

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Bain Capital Considers Taking Toshiba Private
Bain Capital Considers Taking Toshiba Private
April 01, 2022  |  Markets

Private equity firm Bain Capital is considering a possible sale of Japan’s Toshiba Corp. in a move designed to carry out foreign shareholders’ wish to...

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H&M Stock Continues to Tumble as Sales Growth Slows
H&M Stock Continues to Tumble as Sales Growth Slows
March 31, 2022  |  Retail

H&M stock tumbled 12% Thursday (March 31) after the clothing retailer’s sales slowed down in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had consumers rethinking whether...

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Mister Car Wash Finding Loyalty Among Increasing Customer Base
Mister Car Wash Finding Loyalty Among Increasing Customer Base
March 25, 2022  |  Retail

Customers who have tried Mister Car Wash really seem to like it, based on the 34.3% year-over-year increase in Unlimited Wash Club (UWC) memberships through...

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Purple Innovation Stock Falls 5% as Company Preps to Sell 14M Shares
Purple Innovation Stock Falls 5% as Company Preps to Sell 14M Shares
March 25, 2022  |  Retail

Shares for direct-to-consumer (D2C) mattress brand Purple Innovation were down about 5% in early trading Friday (March 25) after the company announced it will sell...

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Traeger Stock Down Almost 16% After Grill Maker Predicts Sales Drop
Traeger Stock Down Almost 16% After Grill Maker Predicts Sales Drop
March 24, 2022  |  Retail

Traeger Inc.’s stock is down almost 16% in early trading Thursday (March 24) after the grill maker said in a Wednesday (March 23) press release that...

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GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen’s Tweet Sends Stock Surging
GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen’s Tweet Sends Stock Surging
March 23, 2022  |  Stock Index

Video game retailer GameStop Corp.’s shares are up 12% early Wednesday (March 23) after surging more than 30% Tuesday, in part because Chairman Ryan Cohen said...

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Analysts See Potential for Health Tech Stocks to Bottom Out
Analysts See Potential for Health Tech Stocks to Bottom Out
March 22, 2022  |  Investments

There might be a bottom for healthcare tech stocks, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 22), citing the massive selloff in tech firms. The current geopolitical crises...

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