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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Europe’s COVID Spike Leads to Slump in Payments Stocks
Europe’s COVID Spike Leads to Slump in Payments Stocks
November 23, 2021  |  Stock Index

Visa, Mastercard and other payments stocks were on the decline on Tuesday (Nov. 23) amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe. As MarketWatch reported,...

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Paytm’s Busted IPO Shows Investors’ Fears Over Long-Term Prospects 
Paytm’s Busted IPO Shows Investors’ Fears Over Long-Term Prospects 
November 18, 2021  |  IPO

Paytm’s debut this week on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at the time of this writing, looks like the Ishtar of initial public offerings (IPOs). Lots...

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Sweetgreen Reveals Higher-Than-Expected IPO Pricing
Sweetgreen Reveals Higher-Than-Expected IPO Pricing
November 18, 2021  |  IPO

Sweetgreen Inc. has unveiled the price of its initial public offering (IPO), with the salad chain saying it would sell 13 million shares of Class...

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Just Eat Takeaway Stock Falls as CEO Says He Won’t Sell Grubhub
Just Eat Takeaway Stock Falls as CEO Says He Won’t Sell Grubhub
November 17, 2021  |  Stock Index

After Just Eat Takeaway CEO Jitse Groen said he has no plans to sell Grubhub, the company’s stocks fell 2.6%, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (Nov....

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Disney+ Streaming Service Adds Just 2 Million Subscribers, Stock Drops 4.6%
Disney+ Streaming Service Adds Just 2 Million Subscribers, Stock Drops 4.6%
November 10, 2021  |  Earnings

Disney+ has been hitting a wall in subscriber sign-ups after a period where they seemed to be skyrocketing, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The...

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Austria Aims to Boost Crypto Adoption by Taxing Them Like Stocks
Austria Aims to Boost Crypto Adoption by Taxing Them Like Stocks
November 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Austrian officials say the tax it’s planning to apply to cryptocurrencies, similar to what’s done on mainstream stocks and bonds, is about creating confidence in...

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Robinhood Opens IPOs To Retail Investors With Ties to Companies
Robinhood Opens IPOs To Retail Investors With Ties to Companies
November 03, 2021  |  Investments

Popular online brokerage Robinhood said Wednesday (Nov. 3) it would give those companies issuing shares through its IPO Access platform the ability to put stocks...

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Peloton Stock Dips After Apple Gets Patent for Fitness App
Peloton Stock Dips After Apple Gets Patent for Fitness App
November 03, 2021  |  Stock Index

Peloton saw its shares fall Tuesday (Nov. 2) possibly because of Apple’s new design patent for a fitness app, Seeking Alpha reported. The company’s shares...

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Paytm IPO Target Jumps to $2.4B+ After Stock Dilution
Paytm IPO Target Jumps to $2.4B+ After Stock Dilution
October 27, 2021  |  IPO

Digital financial services firm Paytm is boosting its initial public offering (IPO) to Rs 18,300 (more than $2.4 billion) after Ant Financial, SoftBank and other...

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