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The payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) has acquired a Spanish peer-to-peer payments app called Verse that allows users to send money to friends and family for free. Terms of the deal were not

The coronavirus has officially caused a recession in the United States, and many Americans continue to face its devastating economic effects. Amid the chaos, lawmakers are considering multiple

Shares of WW International (NASDAQ: WW), the company formerly known as Weight Watchers, were climbing today after the weight-loss specialist released a favorable business update, showing that

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is teaming up with French supermarket operator Carrefour (OTC: CRRFY) to roll out voice-activated food shopping in France. 

In a press release

Utilities in Florida trail well behind those in other states in their commitment to energy efficiency, according to an analysis by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE). The environmental

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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