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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Bitcoin Reaches ‘Mania’ Phase As People Take Out Loans To Fund Token Purchases
Bitcoin Reaches ‘Mania’ Phase As People Take Out Loans To Fund Token Purchases
December 12, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Joseph Borg, president of the North American Securities Administrators Association warned on Tuesday (Dec. 12) that bitcoin has entered the “mania” phase, with some people...

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CoinFi Aims To Smooth Crypto Swings With New Tools
CoinFi Aims To Smooth Crypto Swings With New Tools
December 08, 2017  |  News

If it’s Friday, it must be the end of a wild week in the Wild West, where winded traders’ wondrous winnings are tallied and taken,...

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Amid The Good (Stock Market) Cheer, Clouds Gather?
Amid The Good (Stock Market) Cheer, Clouds Gather?
December 07, 2017  |  Investments

Nine years is a long time for anything to run — a TV show, your car, a bowling league — especially so the bull market that...

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ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil
ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil
December 01, 2017  |  Faster Payments

A European Central Bank (ECB) director urged banks on Thursday (Nov. 30) to speed up the launch of instant payments to push back against cryptocurrencies...

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Froth Flecks Tech And Beyond In Markets
Froth Flecks Tech And Beyond In Markets
November 30, 2017  |  Investments

Froth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Kroger Beats The Street On Strong Discounting
Kroger Beats The Street On Strong Discounting
November 30, 2017  |  Earnings

Kroger is forecasting some good news for the final quarter of the year — on top of announcing a better-than-expected earnings report for Q3 2017. Wall Street...

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Stock Market Takes To Banks, Retreats From Tech
Stock Market Takes To Banks, Retreats From Tech
November 30, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

Merely a rotation – or something more? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Noble Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Should Be “Outlawed”
Noble Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Should Be “Outlawed”
November 30, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Joseph Stiglitz, the economist who won the Nobel Prize has called on bitcoin, the wildly popular cryptocurrency, to be outlawed. Get the Full Story Complete...

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New York Fed President Not Feeling The Bitcoin Giddiness
New York Fed President Not Feeling The Bitcoin Giddiness
November 30, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin may be trading close to $10,000 after starting the year around $1,000, but Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley isn’t sharing...

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