stock market

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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Some Earnings Stirrings For Payments Stocks
Some Earnings Stirrings For Payments Stocks
February 21, 2017  |  Investments

(Editor’s note: Forgive the lack of graphics-based data, as per usual. We at PYMNTS are working through some technical issues and will endeavor to have that...

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Bank Stocks Lead Markets Lower
Bank Stocks Lead Markets Lower
January 30, 2017  |  Markets

Amid a broad drop in equities in the U.S., bank stocks were down relatively more, as a sector, hit in part on concerns over just...

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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with...

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Choppy Stock Trading Marks Dawn Of Trump Era
Choppy Stock Trading Marks Dawn Of Trump Era
January 23, 2017  |  Investments

As we enter the very beginning phase of a new government — with Congress and the presidency, obviously, in the Republican corner — the stock...

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Looking At The Trump Tweet Trade
Looking At The Trump Tweet Trade
January 16, 2017  |  Post-Election

The Trump Tweet Trade. Say it five times fast. Technology allows traders to make a profit trading any commodity, and with wave after wave of...

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Bank Stocks Run Out Of Steam
Bank Stocks Run Out Of Steam
January 06, 2017  |  Investments

Financial stocks declined in trading on Thursday (Jan. 5), taking a break from a run-up ever since Donald Trump won the U.S. election, after the...

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After Surge, Payments Shares Have Mixed Showing
After Surge, Payments Shares Have Mixed Showing
December 19, 2016  |  Stock Index

Whereas, earlier in the month, stocks were decidedly on the upswing, with many payments stocks posting double-digit gains (and declining issues basically flat), this past...

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Trump Wins, Markets Slide
Trump Wins, Markets Slide
November 09, 2016  |  Investments

Investors do not like surprises — and as Tuesday night gave way into Wednesday morning, the world markets got a heck of surprise: Donald Trump pulled...

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Muted Moves, Muted News for Stocks
Muted Moves, Muted News for Stocks
October 03, 2016  |  Stock Index

The PYMNTS Stock Index was rather even-keeled this time around, with not much news moving the winners. The stock market rallies that took place at...

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