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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Foot Locker Shares Soar After It Beats Wall Street Projections

Foot Locker Shares Soar After It Beats Wall Street Projections
Foot Locker Shares Soar After It Beats Wall Street Projections
March 04, 2019  |  Retail

Foot Locker shares surged 5.96 percent on Friday (March 1) after the company beat Wall Street’s projections and reported same-store sales growth of 9.7 percent,...

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Former Apple Securities And Compliance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading
Former Apple Securities And Compliance Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading
February 13, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former Apple lawyer with illegal insider trading on Wednesday (Feb. 13), according to a report by CNBC....

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Expedia Earnings Show Downturn In Home Rentals
Expedia Earnings Show Downturn In Home Rentals
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Expedia saw its shares get a boost after its forecast profit was ahead of analysts’ expectations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Western Union shares took a slight dip in after-hours trading yesterday (Feb. 7) when its Q4 earnings met analyst expectations on adjusted earnings per share (EPS), but came in...

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Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

If bad days are measured by declines in stock market prices, then yesterday (Feb. 7) was a really bad day for Grubhub. It was the...

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NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
February 06, 2019  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to reach more than $3.8 trillion,...

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BoE Regs Find Accounting Mistakes At Metro Bank
BoE Regs Find Accounting Mistakes At Metro Bank
February 01, 2019  |  Banking

Metro Bank is dealing with the fallout from the revelation that it misclassified a large number of commercial loans, with many predicting the resignation of some...

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BaFin Investigates Possible Mkt Manipulation Related To Wirecard Share Drop
BaFin Investigates Possible Mkt Manipulation Related To Wirecard Share Drop
February 01, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The German financial regulator has opened a preliminary investigation into possible market manipulation after a report on alleged misconduct at Wirecard led to a drop in...

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