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

Mastercard Warns Coronavirus Hit To Revenue In Q1
Mastercard Warns Coronavirus Hit To Revenue In Q1
February 25, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard said in a statement Monday (Feb. 24) that the coronavirus outbreak could hurt its revenues this year and that caused the company’s shares to...

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Goldman Sachs Warns Of Market Drop Due To Outbreak
Goldman Sachs Warns Of Market Drop Due To Outbreak
February 20, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Despite high levels of U.S. and European stocks, Goldman Sachs warns that the coronavirus’ impact could bring it all toppling down, according to the Financial...

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Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

Rakuten, the Japanese eCommerce conglomerate, has sold billions of dollars’ worth in shares, including the entirety of its stake in Pinterest. The shares were from...

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Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
February 07, 2020  |  Mobile

Robinhood, the investment app that upended its market by elimination of commissions on stock trades is bringing its brand of disruption to the United Kingdom....

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Casper IPO Ends Bumpy Debut At 13 Pct Above Asking Price
Casper IPO Ends Bumpy Debut At 13 Pct Above Asking Price
February 06, 2020  |  Investments

When mattress company Casper debuted its shares in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday (Feb. 6), they rose to a nearly 13 percent above...

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Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
January 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Square, the payments provider operated by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, won a patent to debut new tech, allowing users with different assets to transfer payments,...

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Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
January 22, 2020  |  IPO

Price is what you pay, value is what you get. And when it comes to investing, the two may not always converge. As stock markets...

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58 Home Online Services Firm Nears $2B In Pre-IPO Round
58 Home Online Services Firm Nears $2B In Pre-IPO Round
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

With a potential U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on the horizon that could value the company at as high as $2 billion, 58 Home is...

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Analyst Predicts Apple Shares Will Fall Sharply Over 2020
Analyst Predicts Apple Shares Will Fall Sharply Over 2020
January 01, 2020  |  Investments

Although Apple was the 2019 star of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech investor Paul Meeks calculates that the stock is worth much less than...

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