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A stock market, equity market or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks, which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include securities listed on a public stock exchanges.

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Peloton Stock Dips After Apple Gets Patent for Fitness App
Peloton Stock Dips After Apple Gets Patent for Fitness App
November 03, 2021  |  Stock Index

Peloton saw its shares fall Tuesday (Nov. 2) possibly because of Apple’s new design patent for a fitness app, Seeking Alpha reported. The company’s shares...

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Launch of Bitcoin ETFs Could Worsen Crypto’s Existing Volatility Problem
Launch of Bitcoin ETFs Could Worsen Crypto’s Existing Volatility Problem
October 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The law of unintended consequences makes it so that a positive impact in one place has a negative ripple effect somewhere else. It may be...

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SPAC Listings Target Blockchain, FinTech
SPAC Listings Target Blockchain, FinTech
October 22, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in a spate of listing announcements this past week, are setting sights on FinTechs and blockchain-focused combinations. All in all,...

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SEC to Determine if Payment for Order Flow Should Be Changed, Banned
SEC to Determine if Payment for Order Flow Should Be Changed, Banned
October 19, 2021  |  Regulation

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said the regulator is looking into whether or not payment for order flow needs to be changed...

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Bakkt’s IPO Signals Connected Economy Growth, Aided by Platforms 
Bakkt’s IPO Signals Connected Economy Growth, Aided by Platforms 
October 18, 2021  |  IPO

Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt, having completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) combination with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, saw its shares slip early in its first...

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‘Traditional’ IPOs Dominate the Week’s Activity  
‘Traditional’ IPOs Dominate the Week’s Activity  
October 15, 2021  |  IPO

Through the past week, what might be termed “traditional” initial public offering (IPO) announcements seemed to dominate the headlines, with relatively fewer SPAC-related announcements. Banking-related...

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Stock Market Instability Leads to Shelved IPOs 
Stock Market Instability Leads to Shelved IPOs 
October 05, 2021  |  IPO

Initial public offerings (IPOs) are being put on hold as an unstable stock market leads to wariness among investors, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 5)...

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SPAC Listing Activity Picks Up As September Draws to Close
SPAC Listing Activity Picks Up As September Draws to Close
October 01, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deals have resurged, just a bit, in recent days, closing out September in a month that saw more traditional initial...

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Wall Street May Not Be as Loyal to D2C Firms as Their Customers 
Wall Street May Not Be as Loyal to D2C Firms as Their Customers 
September 29, 2021  |  Stock Index

The parade of direct-to-consumer (D2C) listings continues. And while the consumers of D2C are staunchly loyal to the brands and the “lifestyles” that go along...

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