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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Alibaba’s Growth Slows Due to COVID Disruptions

Alibaba’s Growth Slows Due to COVID Disruptions
Alibaba’s Growth Slows Due to COVID Disruptions
February 23, 2023  |  Retail

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba is still suffering the effects of COVID-19. The company released earnings results Thursday (Feb. 23) showing growth of 2%, a slower...

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London Stock Exchange Suffers IPO Flop
London Stock Exchange Suffers IPO Flop
December 12, 2022  |  IPO

London contributed just 9% of all European IPOs this year. According to data published by Bloomberg, initial public offerings (IPOs) in London raised 1.5 billion...

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CE 100 Gains 3.1% as Tencent Leads Payment Names Higher
CE 100 Gains 3.1% as Tencent Leads Payment Names Higher
December 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Connected economy names surged as investors cheered signs of resilient consumer spending. To that end, the CE 100 Index outpaced the broader markets, gaining 3.1%...

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FIS Aims to Cut ‘Several Thousand’ Jobs to Restore Investor Confidence
FIS Aims to Cut ‘Several Thousand’ Jobs to Restore Investor Confidence
November 22, 2022  |  Personnel

Financial services technology provider FIS reportedly plans to cut “several thousand” staffers and contractors from a workforce that numbered about 65,000 at the end of...

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LatAm’s dLocal Shares Drop 50% After Muddy Waters Questions Disclosures
LatAm’s dLocal Shares Drop 50% After Muddy Waters Questions Disclosures
November 16, 2022  |  Markets

Muddy Waters Capital has unveiled a short of Uruguay-based, U.S.-listed payments company dLocal Ltd. (DLO) in a report that drew a swift response from the...

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Amazon Tightens Belt as World Waits on Inflation Response and Walmart Q3
Amazon Tightens Belt as World Waits on Inflation Response and Walmart Q3
November 11, 2022  |  Retail

It has been a great couple of days for Amazon investors as cooling inflation data triggered a bounce in its sagging stock that hadn’t been...

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Slowdown in eCommerce Contributes to Amazon Losing $1T in Market Value
Slowdown in eCommerce Contributes to Amazon Losing $1T in Market Value
November 09, 2022  |  Retail

In an environment of falling values of stocks in the tech and growth sectors and economy-wide fears of a recession, Amazon has reportedly become the...

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Report: Tiger Global Cuts Tech Investments by Billions of Dollars
Report: Tiger Global Cuts Tech Investments by Billions of Dollars
November 09, 2022  |  Investments

As declining technology stocks have hacked the value of investor Tiger Global Management’s public stocks this year, the company has also slashed the value of...

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