Stocks

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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Payments Stocks Cash In As Relief Rally Takes Hold
Payments Stocks Cash In As Relief Rally Takes Hold
November 24, 2020  |  Economy

Two words might explain Tuesday’s stock market action: “Relief rally.” Because Wall Street, it’s famously been said, abhors a vacuum and hates uncertainty. When uncertainty...

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Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: $74.1 Billion New Record Setting Performance
Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: $74.1 Billion New Record Setting Performance
November 11, 2020  |  Retail

Alibaba’s Singles Day performance on Wednesday (Nov. 11) shows that the Chinese consumer is back — big time.  Singles Day — Alibaba’s popular shopping holiday...

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Vaccine News Creates Hope For Gatherings; Pops Stock Prices For AMC, Disney And Others
Vaccine News Creates Hope For Gatherings; Pops Stock Prices For AMC, Disney And Others
November 09, 2020  |  Retail

Call the mega-rally on Monday (Nov. 9) the day investors in “group” companies cheered. By “group” companies, we mean the companies behind the venues that...

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Schwab, Vanguard, Other eBrokers Face Outages As Dow Soars
Schwab, Vanguard, Other eBrokers Face Outages As Dow Soars
November 09, 2020  |  Markets

Amid surging stocks, some online brokers like TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab and Vanguard are missing out due to the websites going down, CNBC reported. The...

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Dine-In Restaurant Stocks Rally On Vaccine News, But Food Aggregators And Pizza Chains Sink
Dine-In Restaurant Stocks Rally On Vaccine News, But Food Aggregators And Pizza Chains Sink
November 09, 2020  |  Stock Index

News on Monday (Nov. 9) that Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine has delivered a preliminary 90 percent success rate sent consumers’ hopes soaring, fueling a rally in...

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Weak iPhone Sales Cost Apple Nearly Half A Trillion Dollars In Market Cap
Weak iPhone Sales Cost Apple Nearly Half A Trillion Dollars In Market Cap
November 01, 2020  |  Apple

Apple remains the most valuable company in the country, but it’s worth $430 billion less than it was two months ago — largely, analysts say,...

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PayPal, Other Payments Stocks Slide Amid Economy, COVID Fears
PayPal, Other Payments Stocks Slide Amid Economy, COVID Fears
October 26, 2020  |  Stock Index

On a day where pretty much everywhere you looked, stocks were in the red – across sectors and across large, mid and small caps –...

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Robinhood Raises $460M One Month After Raising $200M
Robinhood Raises $460M One Month After Raising $200M
September 23, 2020  |  Investments

Trading FinTech Robinhood Markets Inc. has grown the size of its newest investment round to $660 million, Fox Business reported, citing a representative from the...

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New Lockdown Fears Prompt Global Financial Shifts
New Lockdown Fears Prompt Global Financial Shifts
September 21, 2020  |  Economy

Global stocks were tumultuous on Monday (Sept. 21) as fears of another drop due to more pandemic lockdowns surfaced, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The...

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