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Visa to Power New WhatsApp Payments Feature in Brazil
Visa (NYSE: V) announced Monday that its technology has been selected for a new peer-to-peer (P2P) payments system in Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) popular WhatsApp messaging software in Brazil.
Visa did
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First Horizon National Gets Fed Approval to Buy IberiaBank; Stock Rises
First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN), the holding company for First Horizon Bank, got approval from the Federal Reserve Board to acquire IberiaBank (NASDAQ: IBKC).
That was the final regulatory
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Samsung's Low-Cost 5G Smartphone Lands in U.S. Stores This Week
In a direct assault on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) low-cost iPhone SE2, Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy A71 5G smartphone will begin shipping later this week.
The new device, which will be
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Why Seritage, Macerich, and Tanger Stocks Jumped at the Open on June 16
Shares of retail-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) advanced nearly 17% at the open of trading on June 16. Enclosed mall specialist Macerich (NYSE:
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Chimera Cuts Its Dividend and Raises Capital. Is the Worst Over?
The mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) sector has had a wild ride over the past three months. Virtually every stock in the sector reported a reduction in book value and has been forced to
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The Battle for the Digital Office Is Heating Up
If you follow tech news, it is hard to miss press from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Slack Technologies (NYSE: WORK), which are battling it out for the highly coveted hub of the digital office
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E-Commerce Sales Surged 78% in May: These 3 Stocks Could Be the Biggest Winners
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way people live their lives. One of the most obvious changes is that it has accelerated our shift toward e-commerce, as many of us chose to
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Dave & Buster's Is Creeping Back Towards Profitability
Investors weren't expecting much good news from Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) in its first-quarter earnings report. The selling period included six full weeks during which all of its
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Here's Why Groupon Shares Are Rising Today
Shares of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) climbed today after the Commerce Department released new data showing that U.S. retail sales popped in May. Groupon's stock rose as much as 14.1% in the morning, and
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Why Carnival Corporation, Norwegian Cruise, and Royal Caribbean Stocks All Popped Today
Investment banker J.P. Morgan predicted "a reasonable, albeit slow, recovery in operations" for cruise lines Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH)
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Why Eli Lilly Is Soaring Today
Shares of Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) surged on Tuesday morning after the drugmaker reported positive results from a clinical trial for Verzenio (abemaciclib), a cancer treatment. The company's stock is
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Dow Jones Rallies as McDonald's Reports Recovering Sales, and Cisco Stock Is Upgraded
The combination of strong retail sales numbers and a potential breakthrough for treating severe cases of COVID-19 sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) higher on Tuesday. While the
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Better Buy: Costco vs. Kroger
Costco's (NASDAQ: COST) warehouse club model, which lets members buy bulk products at steep discounts, has become a major threat to traditional supermarkets like Kroger (NYSE: KR) in recent years
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Why Best Buy's Reopening Is Not a "Sell the News" Event
When people look back on how businesses fared during the COVID-19 pandemic, many may see Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) as one of the relative surprises. Despite its stores remaining largely closed since late
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Is Netflix a $525 Stock?
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been one of the undisputed beneficiaries of the widespread stay-at-home orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Forced into government-imposed lockdowns
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Better Buy: Walt Disney vs. Kimberly-Clark
COVID-19 has thrown many investors into a frenzy. Should I buy stock in cleaning companies? Home exercise equipment? But the same investing principles that applied before still apply now. Even if
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SoftBank Exploring Sale of T-Mobile USA Stake
SoftBank (OTC: SFTBF) is gearing up to sell a stake in T-Mobile USA (NASDAQ: TMUS) as part of its plan to shore up cash via asset sales.
In a press release issued Tuesday, the Japanese tech stock
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Retailers Bring Explosive Gains to the Stock Market Today
Tuesday morning brought a big move up for the stock market, adding onto Monday's modest gains. Some strong economic data created a more positive mood on Wall Street, with evidence supporting the
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What in the World Is Going on with Hertz Stock?
Hertz (NYSE: HTZ), a vehicle rental company now in the middle of the bankruptcy process, continued to mystify market onlookers as its share price jumped 21% Tuesday morning before quickly reversing
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Why General Electric Stock Popped 7% Today
Shares of General Electric (NYSE: GE) stock popped nearly 7% in early trading Tuesday before giving back some of its gains. At 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, GE stock retained a healthy 3.2% gain -- about
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Here's Why Infinera's Shares Popped Today
Shares of Infinera Corp. (NASDAQ: INFN) were rising today after economic data was published showing that retail sales rose in May. Shares of Infinera were up as much as 15.6% before the afternoon.
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Epic Games Is Now Worth Nearly Half As Much as Games Giant Electronic Arts
Privately-held Epic Games, maker of the uber-popular Fortnite video game, is rapidly catching up to the big publicly traded videogame companies -- at least in terms of valuation.
Within the
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Baidu's iQiyi Soars 25% as Tencent Plans a Stake, Giving It the Biggest Streaming Reach in China
Shares of Chinese streaming video champ iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) soared more than 20% on Tuesday on word that rival Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY) is looking to buy a stake in the company -- its biggest
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Amazon Deploys Cameras to Enforce Social Distancing in Warehouses, Offices
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is deploying cameras to ensure employees maintain social distancing while at work.
In a blog post, the tech stock said the technology, dubbed "Distance Assistant" will give
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Why Baidu Stock Jumped 10% Today
Shares of Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the company called the "Chinese Google," are easily outperforming shares of Google's parent today. As of 11:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Alphabet stock was up 1.5% while