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Home Sales Prices Top $400K in May in Stalled Market With Higher Interest Rates
June 21, 2022

The median price of an existing U.S. home jumped 14.8% year over year in May to a record-setting $407,600, even as higher mortgage interest rates continue to add complexity to the market for buyers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Tuesday (June...

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Malaysia’s Carsome Group Puts Brakes on US-Singapore Dual Listing
June 21, 2022

Carsome Group is putting off plans to dual list as a publicly traded company on exchanges in the United States and Singapore because executives are concerned a decline in global financial conditions could reduce valuations for the used-car marketplace, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (June 21). Get...

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Pink Slips Mount as Ultrafast Grocers Confront Global Challenges
May 26, 2022

As ultrafast grocers’ challenges continue, leading players around the world are beginning rounds of major layoffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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FinTech Lenders Follow Banks Into Uncertain Economic Climate
April 20, 2022

With a slew of earnings reports in the rearview mirror, and on the horizon, whether from big banks, the payment networks or the digital upstarts, a few common themes and conversations dominate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Mastercard: Service Spending Making a Comeback
April 06, 2022

The month of March marked the ongoing return to pre-pandemic consumer spending, Mastercard said Wednesday (April 6) in its Spending Pulse report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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J.P. Morgan: Apple, Qualcomm No Longer Among Most-Preferred Stocks
April 01, 2022

Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm have been bumped from J.P. Morgan’s list of most-preferred stocks, analysts said Friday (April 1), as demand continues to slow for smartphones, according to a Reuters report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Paysafe Stock Sinks Amid Weak Digital Wallet Performance
November 11, 2021

Shares of the online payment processing platform Paysafe plunged to a record low Thursday (Nov. 11) after disappointing third quarter revenues were reported, due in part to challenges in the digital wallet business, and lowered its profit forecasts for the year.  Get the Full Story...

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Direct Listings Fall Out Of Favor As Companies Utilize SPACs, IPOs
June 22, 2021

Direct listings have been having trouble living up to the hype as several recent ones have slumped, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Day Traders Now Targeting SPACs
February 02, 2021

The day traders buoying GameStop stocks are now moving into special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...