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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Nordstrom’s Privatization Talks Are Over
Nordstrom’s Privatization Talks Are Over
March 21, 2018  |  Retail

The Nordstrom family has officially ended talks with a special committee advising Nordstrom’s board regarding the privatization of the brick-and-mortar retailer. Reports from CNBC on Tuesday (March 20)...

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Amazon Passes Google To Become Second-Most Valuable Company After Apple
Amazon Passes Google To Become Second-Most Valuable Company After Apple
March 21, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has overtaken Alphabet — Google’s owner — as the company with the second-highest market value in America, as Google’s stock fell for the third consecutive day...

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Chinese Investors Want To Invest In Tech IPOs
Chinese Investors Want To Invest In Tech IPOs
March 15, 2018  |  Investments

A new survey by Shenzhen Stock Exchange reveals that most Chinese investors, who expect the government to roll back some of its rules on initial...

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Stocks Rally And Roar After Strong Jobs Report
Stocks Rally And Roar After Strong Jobs Report
March 09, 2018  |  Economy

Investors cheered the jobs report Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 250 points intraday and the tech-heavy NASDAQ to a new...

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Stocks, Real Estate Drive US Household Wealth to Record High
Stocks, Real Estate Drive US Household Wealth to Record High
March 09, 2018  |  Economy

Thanks in part to surging stocks and increasing property values, the wealth of people living in the U.S. increased in the fourth quarter of 2017....

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Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
Another ‘No’ For Nordstrom Family Trying To Go Private
March 06, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom isn’t going private this time. Although the retailer was bullish about striking a go-private deal before this week’s earnings report, it has once again...

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Athleisure, Fast Fashion And Gap’s ‘Cross-Channel, Cross-Brand’ 2018
Athleisure, Fast Fashion And Gap’s ‘Cross-Channel, Cross-Brand’ 2018
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

After a long trip out in the earnings wilderness — and an increasing conviction from market watchers that Gap Inc. might simply be the latest...

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Feds File Charges In International Fraud Scheme Involving A Picasso
Feds File Charges In International Fraud Scheme Involving A Picasso
March 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

For their alleged roles in a massive stock fraud and money laundering scam involving a Picasso, the U.S. Department of Justice has criminally charged 10...

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Nordstrom’s Split Earnings Decision
Nordstrom’s Split Earnings Decision
March 02, 2018  |  Earnings

It was a good news, bad news type of earnings report for apparel and accessories department store chain Nordstrom, according to recent reports from industry...

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