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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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Verifone Acquisition Official, Discontinues NYSE Stock
Verifone Acquisition Official, Discontinues NYSE Stock
August 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verifone Systems announced that it has been acquired by an investor group, led by technology firm Francisco Partners. The $3.4 billion acquisition, previously announced in April, closed...

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YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
August 20, 2018  |  Investments

YayYo, the online ridesharing company, is gearing up an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Seeking Alpha, citing an S-1/A registration with the Securities...

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Trump Wants SEC To Consider Half-Year Earnings Reports
Trump Wants SEC To Consider Half-Year Earnings Reports
August 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to consider the impact of nixing required quarterly earnings reports in...

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Grocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart
Grocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart
August 17, 2018  |  Earnings

Walmart made its investors very happy yesterday (Aug. 16) as Q2 2018 earnings came in well ahead of expectations across the board. More customers hit the stores and...

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Tencent’s Profit Drop Drags On Chinese, Tech Stocks
Tencent’s Profit Drop Drags On Chinese, Tech Stocks
August 15, 2018  |  Earnings

There’s a saying that Wall Street does not like surprises — and certainly not earnings surprises … at least not to the downside. Case in point:...

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Bottomline Reports 20 Percent Growth In Q4
Bottomline Reports 20 Percent Growth In Q4
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Business payments company Bottomline Technologies reported financial results for the fourth quarter, as its fiscal year ended June 30. The results showed subscription and transaction revenues — primarily...

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Economists Warn Of Impending Corporate Debt Bubble Burst
Economists Warn Of Impending Corporate Debt Bubble Burst
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Data released from S&P Global in June pinpointed U.S. corporate debt at reaching $6.3 trillion, with a record-low cash-to-debt ratio of 12 percent in 2017...

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Crypto Chip Maker Bitmain Eyes $18B IPO
Crypto Chip Maker Bitmain Eyes $18B IPO
August 13, 2018  |  IPO

Bitmain, the world’s largest producer of cryptocurrency mining chips, is planning to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in September, which could turn out...

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Yelp’s Shares Zoom As Alexa Looms
Yelp’s Shares Zoom As Alexa Looms
August 10, 2018  |  Earnings

Though normally the firm behind the review, today (Aug. 10) was Yelp‘s turn to solicit investor reviews as it reported its Q2 earnings. The reviews...

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