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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Payments Stocks Log Positive Performance
Payments Stocks Log Positive Performance
April 03, 2017  |  Investments

For the week that just ended, payments stocks were weighted to the positive end of performance, where the top five gainers posted mid-single-digit increases. By...

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Robinhood Close To Raising Cash That Gives It Valuation Of More Than $1B
Robinhood Close To Raising Cash That Gives It Valuation Of More Than $1B
April 03, 2017  |  Investments

Robinhood, the stock trading app, is close to closing a round of funding that could give it a valuation of more than $1 billion. According...

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Elevate Gearing Up For $100M IPO In The US
Elevate Gearing Up For $100M IPO In The US
March 31, 2017  |  Investments

Elevate, the subprime lender based in the U.S., is considering launching an initial public offering (IPO) again thanks to the rally in financial stocks since...

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Brexit Is Here And Stocks, Banks, FinTechs Yearn For Clarity
Brexit Is Here And Stocks, Banks, FinTechs Yearn For Clarity
March 29, 2017  |  Brexit

Stock markets in Europe were mixed as the formal process of Brexit began this week. Reuters noted Wednesday (March 29) that British Prime Minister Theresa...

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March Madness | The Stock Market Edition
March Madness | The Stock Market Edition
March 25, 2017  |  Investments

The stock market version of the hoops game is staggering to a close. Stocks at high absolute and historical levels may be the newest playing field set...

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Smart Sizzles, Dodd-Frank Fizzles And Sears Might Be Signing Off?
Smart Sizzles, Dodd-Frank Fizzles And Sears Might Be Signing Off?
March 24, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Live by the fickle consumer, and, if you’re a (very) aging retailer, possibly die by the fickle consumer. In commerce, history only goes so far,...

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Stocks Slide On Concerns Over Trump Agenda
Stocks Slide On Concerns Over Trump Agenda
March 22, 2017  |  Market Conditions

The Trump rally got a bump on Tuesday — down. The U.S. stock market and several other asset classes, including bonds, sank markedly that day. In...

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Payments Stocks Still Swayed By Earnings
Payments Stocks Still Swayed By Earnings
March 13, 2017  |  Investments

Headed into the waning days of winter, payments stocks still were moved, up and down, by earnings reports. The biggest gainer on the week, percentage-wise,...

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Looking At Snap’s Streak
Looking At Snap’s Streak
March 08, 2017  |  Investments

What does it mean that shares in Snapchat parent Snap are trading at $22, where just a few days ago they rocketed up 44 percent...

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