What Is Investing?

What Is Investing? Investing is a way to increase the amount of money you have by putting it into financial products. These include bank accounts, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, precious metals and property. Anything that potentially increases in value can be an investment.

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Walmart CEO Says Turnaround Giving Them (Wall) Street Cred
Walmart CEO Says Turnaround Giving Them (Wall) Street Cred
November 22, 2017  |  Investments

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said the company’s turnaround, which was aimed at pushing back against Amazon’s dominance, is finally starting to resonate with Wall Street....

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Amid Push To Open China’s Financial Markets, Some Banks May Hesitate
Amid Push To Open China’s Financial Markets, Some Banks May Hesitate
November 16, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Will China’s invitation get the party started? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Digital Posts Double Digits in Target’s 3Q, But Holiday Forecast Hits Shares
Digital Posts Double Digits in Target’s 3Q, But Holiday Forecast Hits Shares
November 16, 2017  |  Earnings

Target's results showed same store sales growth, top and bottom lines that edged analyst estimates and growth in digital sales that showed strong momentum.  But...

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Trump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations
Trump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations
November 13, 2017  |  Investments

Recent moves from Donald Trump to undo policy changes in U.S. relations with Cuba have caused U.S. businesses to pull back on excitement over getting...

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Equifax Says Bye-Bye To Bonuses And Buybacks
Equifax Says Bye-Bye To Bonuses And Buybacks
November 13, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, home of the hack that compromised over 145 million Americans’ data, is just saying no to executive bonuses this year — and scrapping buybacks....

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Nordstrom Beats, But Rack Disappoints
Nordstrom Beats, But Rack Disappoints
November 10, 2017  |  Earnings

It wasn’t all bad news when Nordstrom reported its Q3 earnings yesterday. In fact, the embattled retailer turned in a beat on both earnings and...

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Will.i.am Jumps Into Voice-Activated Voice Assistants
Will.i.am Jumps Into Voice-Activated Voice Assistants
November 07, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Pop-star, entertainer and all-around renaissance man will.i.am has found his new passion — corporate computing and voice assistants. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Amazon Handmade Launches Gift Shops
Amazon Handmade Launches Gift Shops
October 24, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon is expanding its Handmade program with support for event-specific gift shops, according to news from CNBC. Announced on Monday (Oct. 23), the gift shops...

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With 218M Active Users And 17M Merchants, PayPal Predicts A Strong Finish For 2017
With 218M Active Users And 17M Merchants, PayPal Predicts A Strong Finish For 2017
October 20, 2017  |  Earnings

“PayPal delivered one of its strongest quarters since becoming an independent company,” said Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal, in a statement. “Putting our customers first...

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