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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Slack Might Forego Traditional IPO Process
Slack Might Forego Traditional IPO Process
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

Slack Technologies, a popular workplace messaging app, is said to be considering going public through a direct listing, as opposed to a traditional IPO. The...

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Amid YTD Rally, Retail Stocks Miss Out
Amid YTD Rally, Retail Stocks Miss Out
January 10, 2019  |  Retail

Stocks are up modestly to start the year, but based on Thursday’s trading action, the retail sector is escaping investors’ favor (to put it mildly),...

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JCPenney Plans To Shutter Three Locations
JCPenney Plans To Shutter Three Locations
January 09, 2019  |  Retail

As JCPenney continues to look into its performance, the retailer said on Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it is intending to shutter three locations in the spring....

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SoftBank Reins In Plans Of Additional $16B WeWork Investment
SoftBank Reins In Plans Of Additional $16B WeWork Investment
January 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SoftBank is — yet again — increasing its stake in New York-based workspace sharing company WeWork, though the investment is significantly smaller than what SoftBank...

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Mexico Courts Investors With IPO Tax Cut
Mexico Courts Investors With IPO Tax Cut
January 08, 2019  |  Investments

Stocks in Mexico rose on the news that the country’s government would cut the tax rate for equity IPOs, and allow private pension funds the...

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From Earnings Crunch To Credit Crunch?
From Earnings Crunch To Credit Crunch?
January 08, 2019  |  Economy

By any reckoning, there may be a reckoning coming for stocks. The December no one wants to remember is in the rearview mirror, while January has...

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Amazon Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company
Amazon Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company
January 07, 2019  |  Amazon

There’s a new king of the mountain in the seemingly endless tussle between the world’s four largest companies – Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple. On...

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Zuckerberg Suspended Facebook Share Sale In Q4
Zuckerberg Suspended Facebook Share Sale In Q4
January 04, 2019  |  Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg chose to not sell a single Facebook share in the last quarter of 2018. According to a Bloomberg report, this was the first...

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Apple Continues Slide, Falls Behind Alphabet
Apple Continues Slide, Falls Behind Alphabet
January 03, 2019  |  Apple

Apple, once the world’s biggest company, continues to tumble after a disastrous Q1 shortfall that saw shares drop 9 percent on Thursday (Jan. 3), according...

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