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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Marketplace Sellers Drive Amazon’s Q2 Profit Train
Marketplace Sellers Drive Amazon’s Q2 Profit Train
July 27, 2018  |  Amazon

Another quarterly earnings reports, another rush of pleased Amazon investors hurrying to boost the stock in after-hours trading — Amazon stock jumped 4.1 percent in after-hours trading,...

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MoviePass Parent Approves Reverse Stock Split With 1-For-250 Ratio
MoviePass Parent Approves Reverse Stock Split With 1-For-250 Ratio
July 26, 2018  |  Stock Index

Helios and Matheson Analytics, the parent of MoviePass, announced Tuesday (July 24) that it will institute a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding...

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PayPal Pays A Price For A Disappointing Revenue Forecast
PayPal Pays A Price For A Disappointing Revenue Forecast
July 26, 2018  |  Earnings

PayPal second quarter earnings were in yesterday (July 25), and despite the fact that PayPal beat analysts’ expectations on revenue, usership and earnings (and announced...

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Grubhub Acquires LevelUp
Grubhub Acquires LevelUp
July 25, 2018  |  Earnings

Turns out the online and mobile food ordering business has some hefty tailwinds in place. Grubhub’s active diner count jumped 69 percent year over year...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Reaches 8k, TRON Acquires BitTorrent
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Reaches 8k, TRON Acquires BitTorrent
July 25, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Justin Sun, the founder of blockchain operating system TRON (TRX), just finalized the acquisition of BitTorrent for $140 million, according to a report in The Next...

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eBay Shares Fall On Lower-Than-Expected Earnings Guidance
eBay Shares Fall On Lower-Than-Expected Earnings Guidance
July 19, 2018  |  Earnings

After eBay lowered its revenue guidance for the year and provided a lower-than-expected sales forecast for the third quarter, shares of the marketplace fell more...

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Netflix Q2 Membership Growth Falls About 1 Million Short Of Forecast
Netflix Q2 Membership Growth Falls About 1 Million Short Of Forecast
July 17, 2018  |  Earnings

Netflix added 5.2 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2018, about 1 million below its 6.2 million forecast, a shortfall that spooked investors Monday...

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JD Finance Raises $2B, Doubles Valuation Pre-IPO
JD Finance Raises $2B, Doubles Valuation Pre-IPO
July 11, 2018  |  Investments

JD.com’s finance unit has raised $1.96 billion in a new round of funding. Reuters, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, reported that with...

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Bitcoin’s Bubble Deflates As Other Virtual Coins Near Zero
Bitcoin’s Bubble Deflates As Other Virtual Coins Near Zero
July 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s 2018 crash is nearing dot-com levels, as hundreds of other virtual coins are at or nearing zero. Following a regulatory crackdown and recent hacks,...

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