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JPMorgan Chase acquires payments fintech Renovite to support it struggle Stripe and Block
The most important entrance at JPMorgan’s headquarters in New York Metropolis. Erik McGregor | LightRocket | Getty Pictures JPMorgan Chase has agreed to receive a payments startup termed Renovite to fend off threats from fintech firms like Stripe and Block , CNBC has figured out. The financial institution, a big participant in the world payments […]
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Zoom investor tells startup founders: ‘Forget the past three years’ and accept 50% valuation hit
Eugene Zhang, founding partner of Silicon Valley VC firm TSVC Spencer Greene, general partner of TSVC Courtesy: TSVC Eugene Zhang, a veteran Silicon Valley investor, recalls the exact moment the market for young startups peaked this year. The firehose of money from venture capital firms, hedge funds and wealthy families pouring into seed-stage companies was […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lyft, Carvana, Warner Bros. Discovery, DraftKings
Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The ride hailing app company’s shares were initially priced at $72. Mario Tama / Getty Images Check out the companies making […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Expedia, Block, Lyft and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Expedia (EXPE) – The travel website operator’s stock jumped 5.4% in the premarket after Expedia beat top and bottom line estimates in its latest quarterly report. Travel demand was strong, with lodging revenue up 57% from a year ago and airline ticket revenue up 22%. Block […]
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MicroStrategy CEO Saylor moves to chairman role, focusing on strategy and bitcoin
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor is leaving his role as CEO to become Executive Chairman of the company, according to a statement released by the company on Tuesday afternoon. The company’s president, Phong Le, will take the reins from Saylor. Saylor has been in the role of chief executive since launching the company in 1989. MicroStrategy went […]
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Stock futures tick up ahead of key Fed decision
Stock futures ticked up in overnight trading as traders await the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, scheduled to be announced Wednesday afternoon. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 66 points, or 0.21%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.55% and Nasdaq 100 futures increased 1.06%. Shares of Enphase Energy gained about 6% after […]
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These 10 stocks are expected to rally into the end of the year, Truist says
Truist came out with a spate of stock picks that could rally sharply in the back half of the year. A list of 65 high-conviction picks including Shake Shack and O’Reilly Automotive turned up after the firm searched for stocks that could post big gains heading into the year-end, even as they contend with greater […]
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There’s more pain coming for investors who own buy now, pay later plays, Jim Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday warned investors that if they own any buy now, pay later stocks, they should brace themselves for more damage to their portfolios. “These stocks never should’ve been worth so much in the first place. Their business models were much more attractive when interest rates were incredibly low, but it remains […]
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Investment banks trumpet fresh ideas in new second-half stock trades
Major investment banks expect the stock market’s volatility to continue in the second half of 2022. A brutal market sell-off saw the S & P 500 suffer its worst first half since 1970 as the Nasdaq Composite plummeted deep into a bear market. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve kickstarted an aggressive rate hiking cycle to curb […]
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As Klarna and Affirm falter, a new breed of ‘buy now, pay later’ startups are stealing the spotlight
Klarna is in talks to raise funds at a sharp discount to its last valuation, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. A spokesperson for the firm said it doesn’t comment on “speculation.” Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images With hype over the “buy now, pay later” trend fading, some investors are […]
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