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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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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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Behind the Tech Stock Resurgence, Warning Bells … Or Not
Behind the Tech Stock Resurgence, Warning Bells … Or Not
August 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Could tech stocks be hijacking the U.S. stock market? As computer and software equities drive seemingly ever higher, with several marquee names such as Microsoft...

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In A Short Week, Some Stock Seesaws
In A Short Week, Some Stock Seesaws
July 11, 2016  |  Payment Methods

In the grand scheme of things, a dime’s movement in a stock price may not be much to get excited about – unless you are...

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Dollar’s Rise A Harbinger Of Market’s Fall?
Dollar’s Rise A Harbinger Of Market’s Fall?
July 07, 2016  |  Payment Methods

The dollar is poised to break out, gaining strength over the next year, according to a Reuters poll released earlier this week.  The implication is...

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Brexit Darkens The Payments Landscape?
Brexit Darkens The Payments Landscape?
June 24, 2016  |  International

Issuers are taking it on the chin headed into the final hours of stock trading on this historic Friday post Brexit. The payments companies are...

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Fed Wary On Equity Valuations, Rightfully So
Fed Wary On Equity Valuations, Rightfully So
June 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

It’s been said that the job of the Federal Reserve, at least as far as monetary policy is concerned, is to take away the punch...

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No Hurry, But Rate Hike Looms For Sometime This Year (Maybe)
No Hurry, But Rate Hike Looms For Sometime This Year (Maybe)
June 08, 2016  |  Payment Methods

June is out. July looks iffy. But keep an eye out for, possibly, one and done for a Fed boost.

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No Go For June Rate Hike On Bumpy Jobs Report
No Go For June Rate Hike On Bumpy Jobs Report
June 06, 2016  |  Report

To paraphrase some thoughts that ran earlier in this space: rate hike, no rate hike, now rate hike, nope rate hike? The jobs numbers reported...

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