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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U.S. Consumers Spending More, Saving Less
U.S. Consumers Spending More, Saving Less
January 30, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

The wealth effect is in full force, it seems. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Jan. 29) that stock prices, levitating as they are, and...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter Wooed With $3.3B Offer
Yoox Net-a-Porter Wooed With $3.3B Offer
January 22, 2018  |  Retail

The largest shareholder in Italian online fashion retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has put out an offer to buy the shares in the company that...

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IBM’s Revenue Is Up For The First Time In Five Years
IBM’s Revenue Is Up For The First Time In Five Years
January 19, 2018  |  Blockchain

IBM has broken the streak: After 22 consecutive quarters of falling annual sales growth, IBM is finally showing some signs of bouncing back. All in, IBM...

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Bitcoin Plunges Over 50 Percent From Peak
Bitcoin Plunges Over 50 Percent From Peak
January 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin took a tumble on Wednesday, dropping as much as 20 percent and dipping below the $10,000 mark, Reuters reported. By early evening, however, the...

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H&R Block Inks Tax Software Partnership With Walmart
H&R Block Inks Tax Software Partnership With Walmart
January 17, 2018  |  Retail

Tax preparation firm H&R Block announced Tuesday (Jan. 16) that it would link up with megaretailer Walmart in what is being billed as an exclusive...

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Ad Revenue Could Add $18B To Amazon’s Bottom Line
Ad Revenue Could Add $18B To Amazon’s Bottom Line
January 17, 2018  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon may have had a strong run last year, but at least one Wall Street analyst thinks there’s more room for the eCommerce giant to...

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Citi Beats Street As Consumer And Cards Show Gains
Citi Beats Street As Consumer And Cards Show Gains
January 17, 2018  |  Earnings

Citigroup’s headline numbers showed a sizable quarterly loss on the newly enacted tax law – but excluding that $22 billion charge and the resulting $18...

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Bitcoin Daily: Cryptocurrency Loses $100B, BitConnect Shutters Exchanges
Bitcoin Daily: Cryptocurrency Loses $100B, BitConnect Shutters Exchanges
January 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It seems that North Korean hackers have moved on from movies … to cryptocurrency. The same North Korean hacking group involved with the data theft at...

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Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
Buffett Says Bitcoin Story Will End Badly
January 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On Wednesday (Jan. 10), Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, said he believes the bitcoin craze will come to an ending that won’t be good news...

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