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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Former Apple Securities And Compliance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading
Former Apple Securities And Compliance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading
February 13, 2019  |  Legal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former Apple lawyer with illegal insider trading on Wednesday (Feb. 13), according to a report by CNBC....

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Expedia Earnings Show Downturn In Home Rentals
Expedia Earnings Show Downturn In Home Rentals
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Expedia saw its shares get a boost after its forecast profit was ahead of analysts’ expectations. Chief Financial Officer Alan Pickerill revealed on a conference...

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Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Western Union shares took a slight dip in after-hours trading yesterday (Feb. 7) when its Q4 earnings met analyst expectations on adjusted earnings per share (EPS), but came in...

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Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

If bad days are measured by declines in stock market prices, then yesterday (Feb. 7) was a really bad day for Grubhub. It was the...

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NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
February 06, 2019  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to reach more than $3.8 trillion,...

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BoE Regs Find Accounting Mistakes At Metro Bank
BoE Regs Find Accounting Mistakes At Metro Bank
February 01, 2019  |  Banking

Metro Bank is dealing with the fallout from the revelation that it misclassified a large number of commercial loans, with many predicting the resignation of some...

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BaFin Investigates Possible Mkt Manipulation Related To Wirecard Share Drop
BaFin Investigates Possible Mkt Manipulation Related To Wirecard Share Drop
February 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The German financial regulator has opened a preliminary investigation into possible market manipulation after a report on alleged misconduct at Wirecard led to a drop in...

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Visa Shares Down After Lower-Than-Expected Payments Volume
Visa Shares Down After Lower-Than-Expected Payments Volume
January 31, 2019  |  VISA

Visa shares dropped 2.3 percent on Thursday (Jan. 31) after an announcement by the company of earnings that beat expectations, but also of low growth...

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eBay’s Lukewarm Growth Concerns Activist Investor
eBay’s Lukewarm Growth Concerns Activist Investor
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

According to a report in Bloomberg, eBay, one of the internet’s first and most well-known eCommerce companies, has investors concerned over sluggish recent growth. Elliott...

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