Stocks

Stocks are a type of security that gives stockholders a share of ownership in a company. Stocks also are called “equities.”

(source: investor.gov)

Overstock Soars After Embattled eTailer Reports Market Share and Profit Gains
Overstock Soars After Embattled eTailer Reports Market Share and Profit Gains
February 23, 2022  |  Retail

eCommerce retailer and technology company Overstock.com Inc.’s stock price surged almost 25% in early trading Wednesday (Feb. 23) after the company reported the results of...

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Affirm Stock Slides After Early Release of Earnings Results
Affirm Stock Slides After Early Release of Earnings Results
February 10, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Affirm saw its stock fall as much as 21% Thursday (Feb. 10) after the buy now, pay later (BNPL) company mistakenly tweeted a portion of...

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Delivery Hero Sees Record Decline Amid Gloomy Outlook
Delivery Hero Sees Record Decline Amid Gloomy Outlook
February 10, 2022  |  Stock Index

Germany’s Delivery Hero fell more than 31% — its largest decline ever — after the food delivery service published projections for the year that were...

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Velodyne Lidar Shares Rise After Amazon Investment
Velodyne Lidar Shares Rise After Amazon Investment
February 08, 2022  |  Investments

Velodyne Lidar’s stock surged over 50% in extended-hours trading after the company reported that Amazon had made an investment, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday...

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Today in Retail: Nike Sues Over Unauthorized Sneaker NFTs; NYC Tries to Keep Quick Commerce in Check
Today in Retail: Nike Sues Over Unauthorized Sneaker NFTs; NYC Tries to Keep Quick Commerce...
February 04, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Nike sues StockX for unauthorized use of its shoes in nonfungible tokens (NFTs), while New York City officials and small business owners...

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Blackhawk Network Buys Stake in Singapore’s Wogi
Blackhawk Network Buys Stake in Singapore’s Wogi
January 31, 2022  |  Gift Cards

Branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has purchased a minority stake in Wogi, a rewards and incentives company based in Singapore. “The collaboration will accelerate the...

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Fidelity Wants to Track Metaverse Exposure
Fidelity Wants to Track Metaverse Exposure
January 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

Fidelity Investments has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a metaverse exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to media reports Friday (Jan....

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FinTech App Tickar Brings AR to Stock Market Investing
FinTech App Tickar Brings AR to Stock Market Investing
January 25, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Tickar on Tuesday (Jan. 25) said investing in the stock market can be done with nothing more than the camera lens on a mobile phone,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Market Loses $130B in a Day; Bitcoin Ends Day Up Slightly; Turkish Authorities Alarmed by Rise of Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Market Loses $130B in a Day; Bitcoin Ends Day Up Slightly; Turkish...
January 24, 2022  |  Bitcoin

According to CNBC, the crypto market has lost $130 billion over the last 24 hours. The selloff comes from investors dumping tech stocks and higher...

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