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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Robinhood Q1: Fewer Retail Investors With Lower Account Balances Trading Less
Robinhood Q1: Fewer Retail Investors With Lower Account Balances Trading Less
April 28, 2022  |  Earnings

The difficult macroeconomic climate is causing smaller investors to pull back from trading, Robinhood CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev said Thursday (April 28) during the...

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Tesla Shares Plunge 11% Following Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal
Tesla Shares Plunge 11% Following Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal
April 26, 2022  |  Stock Index

Shares of Tesla dropped more than 11% Tuesday (April 26) — taking more than $100 billion in valuation with them — following CEO Elon Musk’s...

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Delisting News Leads DiDi to Drop 23%
Delisting News Leads DiDi to Drop 23%
April 18, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Shares of Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi fell Monday (April 18) after the company said it would hold a meeting next month to vote on delisting...

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Private Startups Dragged Down by Tech Stock Sell-Off
Private Startups Dragged Down by Tech Stock Sell-Off
April 17, 2022  |  Startups

A sell-off in public tech companies has caused startup shares to sink, Financial Times wrote Sunday (April 17). Forge Global, a venue for trading in...

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A Twitter Takeover by Elon Musk Holds Power to Shake Up Social Media — or Sink It
A Twitter Takeover by Elon Musk Holds Power to Shake Up Social Media — or...
April 14, 2022  |  Business

When your personal fortune hovers around a quarter-trillion dollars, you can afford some mighty high dudgeon. Three days after allegedly declining the seat he was...

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Wall Street Sees FinTech Disruptors at Risk Amid Growing Competition, Macro Concerns
Wall Street Sees FinTech Disruptors at Risk Amid Growing Competition, Macro Concerns
April 06, 2022  |  Stock Index

In payments, there are the disruptors — and the risk that the disruptors get disrupted. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies and other FinTechs that...

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Twitter Shares Skyrocket as Elon Musk Takes $2.9B Stake
Twitter Shares Skyrocket as Elon Musk Takes $2.9B Stake
April 04, 2022  |  Stock Index

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has purchased a 9% stake in Twitter Inc., sending the mini-blogging social media’s stock to $49.34 per share...

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Bain Capital Considers Taking Toshiba Private
Bain Capital Considers Taking Toshiba Private
April 01, 2022  |  Markets

Private equity firm Bain Capital is considering a possible sale of Japan’s Toshiba Corp. in a move designed to carry out foreign shareholders’ wish to...

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H&M Stock Continues to Tumble as Sales Growth Slows
H&M Stock Continues to Tumble as Sales Growth Slows
March 31, 2022  |  Retail

H&M stock tumbled 12% Thursday (March 31) after the clothing retailer’s sales slowed down in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had consumers rethinking whether...

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