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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Trump Wants SEC To Consider Half-Year Earnings Reports
Trump Wants SEC To Consider Half-Year Earnings Reports
August 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to consider the impact of nixing required quarterly earnings reports in...

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Grocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart
Grocery, Online Drive Blockbuster Q2 For Walmart
August 17, 2018  |  Earnings

Walmart made its investors very happy yesterday (Aug. 16) as Q2 2018 earnings came in well ahead of expectations across the board. More customers hit the stores and...

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Tencent’s Profit Drop Drags On Chinese, Tech Stocks
Tencent’s Profit Drop Drags On Chinese, Tech Stocks
August 15, 2018  |  Earnings

There’s a saying that Wall Street does not like surprises — and certainly not earnings surprises … at least not to the downside. Get the Full...

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Bottomline Reports 20 Percent Growth In Q4
Bottomline Reports 20 Percent Growth In Q4
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Business payments company Bottomline Technologies reported financial results for the fourth quarter, as its fiscal year ended June 30. The results showed subscription and transaction revenues — primarily...

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Economists Warn Of Impending Corporate Debt Bubble Burst
Economists Warn Of Impending Corporate Debt Bubble Burst
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Data released from S&P Global in June pinpointed U.S. corporate debt at reaching $6.3 trillion, with a record-low cash-to-debt ratio of 12 percent in 2017...

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Crypto Chip Maker Bitmain Eyes $18B IPO
Crypto Chip Maker Bitmain Eyes $18B IPO
August 13, 2018  |  IPO

Bitmain, the world’s largest producer of cryptocurrency mining chips, is planning to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in September, which could turn out...

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Yelp’s Shares Zoom As Alexa Looms
Yelp’s Shares Zoom As Alexa Looms
August 10, 2018  |  Earnings

Though normally the firm behind the review, today (Aug. 10) was Yelp‘s turn to solicit investor reviews as it reported its Q2 earnings. Get the...

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Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase
Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase
August 07, 2018  |  Earnings

After Etsy increased its revenue guidance for the year and reported stronger-than-expected revenues, shares of the crafts marketplace rose more than 8 percent in after-hours...

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Apple’s Trillion-Dollar Market Cap Sizzle
Apple’s Trillion-Dollar Market Cap Sizzle
August 03, 2018  |  Apple

There are good weeks, and there are good weeks. Before yesterday (Aug. 2), Apple was already having a pretty good week: Earnings came in strong, buoyed...

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