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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Facebook Crushes Earnings — But Warns That Increased Costs Are Ahead
Facebook Crushes Earnings — But Warns That Increased Costs Are Ahead
November 02, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook managed to notch another quarterly earnings report that outstripped Wall Street’s expectations. Q3 earnings and revenue both came in significantly higher than expected, with...

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Shopify Beats Earnings Expectations; Shares Fall Regardless
Shopify Beats Earnings Expectations; Shares Fall Regardless
November 01, 2017  |  Retail

Shopify, a Canadian eCommerce company, beat earnings expectations this quarter, according to a quarterly earnings call. Despite that, company stocks dropped on Tuesday, likely because...

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Stripe Atlas Adds Founder’s Stock Issuance Tool
Stripe Atlas Adds Founder’s Stock Issuance Tool
October 31, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Quick. Think tech. Think tech startup. Think tech startup riches….then think stock. Then think about how to take and give stock, if you’re the founder...

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Apple Shares Up As iPhone X Debuts To Big Demand
Apple Shares Up As iPhone X Debuts To Big Demand
October 31, 2017  |  Apple

Due to high consumer demand for the iPhone X, which became available for pre-order on Friday, Apple stocks reached an all-time high on Monday (Oct....

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AMEX’s CEO To Have Earned $370M Over The Past 17 Year
AMEX’s CEO To Have Earned $370M Over The Past 17 Year
October 30, 2017  |  Earnings

Kenneth Chenault, the long-running chief executive at American Express, stands to have made more than $370 million during his years at the helm. According to...

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Prime And Alexa Scores, Amazon Stock Soars
Prime And Alexa Scores, Amazon Stock Soars
October 27, 2017  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon’s investors got a bit of an early Christmas present this year, as a big beat on the Street earnings expectations for Q3 shot the stock...

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Equifax Silent On Earnings Date
Equifax Silent On Earnings Date
October 26, 2017  |  Earnings

After a massive security breach that leaked the personal information of 145.5 million consumers, it’s no surprise that Equifax isn’t rushing to report its earnings....

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Visa CEO On Europe, Partnerships And Going Cashless
Visa CEO On Europe, Partnerships And Going Cashless
October 26, 2017  |  VISA

According to CEO Alfred Kelly, Visa ended its financial year as it began, “with strong growth across payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, which was bolstered...

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TSYS Q3 Marked By Transactions, Card Growth
TSYS Q3 Marked By Transactions, Card Growth
October 25, 2017  |  Earnings

On Wednesday (Oct. 25), TSYS reported earnings results that showed organic revenue growth across its payments processing and card segments. TSYS earnings came in at $0.88...

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