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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Circle, Visa, Carnival, Halliburton, Adobe and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Oil stocks — Energy stocks climbed amid a jump in oil prices after Israel launched airstrikes against Iran without U.S. support, drawing concerns over the supply outlook from the oil-rich Persian Gulf. Chevron and Exxon Mobil were both up around 1% each, but off their highs […]
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Walmart is using its own fintech firm to provide credit cards after dumping Capital One
Key Points Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup OnePay said Monday that it was launching a pair of new credit cards for customers of the world’s biggest retailer. To do so, OnePay is partnering with Synchrony, a major behind-the-scenes player in retail cards, which will issue the cards and handle underwriting decisions starting in the fall, the companies […]
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Venmo adds debit card perks, checkout options in push to catch rival Cash App
Venmo, long known for helping friends split dinner bills and birthday gifts, is jumping into the heart of consumer commerce. The PayPal-owned platform on Wednesday rolled out several updates designed to move beyond peer-to-peer transfers, transforming Venmo into a more robust fintech tool for everyday spending. The changes include upgraded rewards for Venmo Debit Mastercard […]
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How tourists alerted this fund manager to sell Moncler before its stock plunge
In February, while luxury brand Moncler was still basking in the glow of a stellar 20% share price surge from January, fund manager Giles Parkinson made a contrarian move: he sold out. His decision, driven by subtle signals in tourist spending data, ultimately proved to be the right one. By the end of March, Moncler’s […]
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The most common travel scams in 9 global cities
The travel industry is one of the sectors most susceptible to fraud, with scams rising 18% during the summer peak season and 28% in the winter peak season in 2024, according to a new report. The report, published last Tuesday by the Mastercard Economics Institute, showed that fraud related to travel agency and tour company […]
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Two JPMorgan ETFs that are providing a destination for risk-averse investors
ETF Edge Two JPMorgan ETFs that are providing a destination for risk-averse investors Published Fri, May 2 20257:45 AM EDTUpdated 9 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Two JPMorgan ETFs that are providing a destination for risk-adverse investors
ETF Edge Two JPMorgan ETFs that are providing a destination for risk-adverse investors Published Fri, May 2 20257:45 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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These are 3 big things we’re watching in the stock market this week
The stock market bounce last week showed once again just how dependent Wall Street has become on the whims of the White House. Case in point: The S & P 500 sank more than 2% this past Monday as President Donald Trump was attacking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and providing scant details on tariff […]
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What the Discover merger approval means for Capital One and 2 other financials
Capital One secured approvals from banking regulators Friday for its $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial — a deal that analysts believe could have far-reaching benefits beyond just the Club holding. The news Wells Fargo research analysts said the greenlights from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency highlight a […]
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Affirm surges 20% as fintech rallies on tariff pause, but risk remains
Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The fintech sector is rallying Wednesday following the Trump administration’s announcement of a 90-day pause on planned tariffs. Affirm was up 20%, Toast and Block rose 13% and PayPal increased 10%. The 90-day pause doesn’t eliminate the threat of tariffs — it just delays it. […]
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