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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The Wealth Effect and Other, Opposite Effects
The Wealth Effect and Other, Opposite Effects
May 10, 2017  |  News

Stocks are at or near record highs, giving rise to an outsized wealth effect.  But some banks are seeing new highs in sour loans.  Two...

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Grocery Tracker: Instacart’s National Push
Grocery Tracker: Instacart’s National Push
May 01, 2017  |  Retail

Which grocery stocks look most likely to see May flowers? Costco shares saw a spike in value mid-week in the last week of April trading,...

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Carvana Stock Falls Short On First Day Of IPO
Carvana Stock Falls Short On First Day Of IPO
May 01, 2017  |  IPO

Carvana Co., a leading eCommerce platform for buying used cars, saw its shares fall 16 percent on the first day of its initial public offering...

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Synchrony Financial Stock Takes The Plunge
Synchrony Financial Stock Takes The Plunge
May 01, 2017  |  Stock Index

Not every investment is worthwhile. That’s the lesson Synchrony Financial learned following the downturn of its loans in Q1 2017. The supply for these loan losses rose...

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Card Spend Pushes Amex Top/Bottom Lines Above Consensus
Card Spend Pushes Amex Top/Bottom Lines Above Consensus
April 20, 2017  |  Market Conditions

With Costco increasingly in the rearview mirror, American Express hurdled Street estimates, as members spent more both here and abroad.   

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Facebook Tracker: Pay The Messenger?
Facebook Tracker: Pay The Messenger?
April 18, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook Stock (FB) has held steady at values set in the first half of March. While the end of last month saw new heights above...

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Grocery Tracker: Who Gets Whole Foods?
Grocery Tracker: Who Gets Whole Foods?
April 17, 2017  |  Retail

Good Friday meant the markets closed on just four days of trading this week, though some grocery stocks may have wished for another day to...

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A Bit Of Upside To Payments Stocks In The Week That Was
A Bit Of Upside To Payments Stocks In The Week That Was
April 10, 2017  |  Investments

Payment stocks posted mixed results through the past week, with a bit more weighting to the upside. The biggest gainer on the week was Mitek...

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Elevate Goes Public; Stocks Closes Higher On First Day Of Trading
Elevate Goes Public; Stocks Closes Higher On First Day Of Trading
April 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Elevate Credit, the lending startup that last year delayed its initial public offering, went public late last week, beginning trading on the New York Stock...

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