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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Today In Payments: Stripe Eyes Funding Round, $100B Valuation; Payment Stocks Cash In As Relief Rally Takes Hold

Today In Payments: Stripe Eyes Funding Round, $100B Valuation; Payment Stocks Cash In As Relief Rally Takes Hold
Today In Payments: Stripe Eyes Funding Round, $100B Valuation; Payment Stocks Cash In As Relief...
November 25, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Stripe eyes a new funding round that could boost its value to $100 billion, and payments stocks soared on Tuesday (Nov....

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Slack Stock Jumps On News Of Potential Acquisition By Salesforce
Slack Stock Jumps On News Of Potential Acquisition By Salesforce
November 25, 2020  |  Markets

Slack’s stock rocketed over 24 percent on Wednesday (Nov. 25) on a report that Salesforce had discussions to acquire the firm, while Salesforce stock fell...

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Germany’s DAX-30 Stock Index Tightens Rules After Wirecard Fraud Fiasco
Germany’s DAX-30 Stock Index Tightens Rules After Wirecard Fraud Fiasco
November 24, 2020  |  Stock Index

The implosion of major payments player Wirecard AG amid a multibillion-dollar fraud scandal has spurred an overhaul of Germany’s top stock index. Get the Full...

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Payments Stocks Cash In As Relief Rally Takes Hold
Payments Stocks Cash In As Relief Rally Takes Hold
November 24, 2020  |  Economy

Two words might explain Tuesday’s stock market action: “Relief rally.” Because Wall Street, it’s famously been said, abhors a vacuum and hates uncertainty. When uncertainty...

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Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: $74.1 Billion New Record Setting Performance
Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: $74.1 Billion New Record Setting Performance
November 11, 2020  |  Retail

Alibaba’s Singles Day performance on Wednesday (Nov. 11) shows that the Chinese consumer is back — big time.  Singles Day — Alibaba’s popular shopping holiday...

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Vaccine News Creates Hope For Gatherings; Pops Stock Prices For AMC, Disney And Others
Vaccine News Creates Hope For Gatherings; Pops Stock Prices For AMC, Disney And Others
November 09, 2020  |  Retail

Call the mega-rally on Monday (Nov. 9) the day investors in “group” companies cheered. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Schwab, Vanguard, Other eBrokers Face Outages As Dow Soars
Schwab, Vanguard, Other eBrokers Face Outages As Dow Soars
November 09, 2020  |  Markets

Amid surging stocks, some online brokers like TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab and Vanguard are missing out due to the websites going down, CNBC reported. Get...

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Dine-In Restaurant Stocks Rally On Vaccine News, But Food Aggregators And Pizza Chains Sink
Dine-In Restaurant Stocks Rally On Vaccine News, But Food Aggregators And Pizza Chains Sink
November 09, 2020  |  Stock Index

News on Monday (Nov. 9) that Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine has delivered a preliminary 90 percent success rate sent consumers’ hopes soaring, fueling a rally in...

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