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Yahoo Finance • 4 hours ago

Why PayPal Stock Just Crashed

Easy come, easy go. Six weeks ago, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock went to the moon on reports that the privately held companies Stripe and Advent were offering to buy out PayPal for $53 billion. Six weeks later, that deal is now dea... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 hours ago

Is Affirm's Australia Comeback a Meaningful Growth Catalyst?

Affirm Holdings, Inc. AFRM recently expanded its partnership with Shopify by launching Shop Pay Installments in Australia. The service is powered exclusively by Affirm and sits inside Shopify's Shop Pay checkout. Affirm makes a real-time u... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 9 hours ago

PayPal Shares Tank After Major Takeover Talks Collapse

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) has lost a potential takeover bid after a group led by Advent International and Stripe ended discussions over a transaction that could have ranked among the largest l... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 12 hours ago

Biggest stock movers Friday: PYPL, MRVL, and more

[Annual report under review] Willie B. Thomas Stock futures were mixed Friday morning as investors shifted their focus to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s closely watched keynote speech at the Jackson Hole symposium. Meanwhile, renewed... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 hours ago

Stripe, Advent abandon pursuit to acquire PayPal: report

[PayPal headquarters in San Jose, CA, USA.] JHVEPhoto A consortium of buyout firm Advent and payment processor Stripe (STRIP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STRIP]) has decided to abandon its pursuit of fintech pioneer PayPal Holdings (P... Full story

Yahoo Finance • yesterday

Block Pushes Square Further Into Restaurants: Can Growth Accelerate?

Block's XYZ Square is expanding its restaurant footprint with Cascadia Pizza Co., which returned to Square in 2026 after reassessing its restaurant and franchise tools. Cascadia has grown from a single Washington food truck into 17 corpora... Full story

Yahoo Finance • yesterday

Apple's rare Bay Area layoffs hit Vision Pro and Siri teams amid AI shakeup

Apple is laying off close to 150 employees, the latest tech titan to reduce staff amid the artificial intelligence boom. Recent government filings showed that the iPhone maker is cutting 147 positions, mostly from its headquarters in Cupe... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Block (XYZ) Stock May Be 19% Undervalued On Bitcoin Payments Rollout

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Block stock has delivered a decline of 69.1% over the past five ye... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Will Block’s (SQ) Rapid Neighborhoods Expansion and Rising Follower Spend Reshape Its Ecosystem Narrative

Block, Inc. recently expanded its Neighborhoods program to connect Cash App customers with an additional 30,000 Square sellers, integrating Local Cash rewards of up to US$10 per qualifying order and scaling the network to sellers represent... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Block Stock Is Up Just 3% This Past Year. Here's What to Know About This Executive's Latest Insider Transaction

Owen Britton Jennings, business lead at Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ), reported the disposition of 19,534 shares of Class A Common Stock on August 20 and August 21, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Transaction... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

The Afterpay Co-Founder on Block's Board Moved 18,000 Shares Under a Plan Set in March. Here's What to Know

Anthony Mathew Eisen, a director at the firm, reported a sale of 18,000 shares of Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ) in a SEC Form 4 filing disclosed on August 24. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares sold 18,000 Transaction value $1.5 million Po... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Can Neighborhoods Fix Cash App's User Growth? A New Block Insider Filing Lands While That Question Is Open

Brian Grassadonia, ecosystem lead at Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ), reported a disposal of 17,765 shares this past week in an SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Transaction value $1.4 million Shares sold 17,765 Post-transaction... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Block's Chief Legal Officer Reported a Disposition While the Company Builds Out Its Own Bank. Here's What to Know

Esperanza Chrysty, the chief legal officer of Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ), disposed of 8,376 shares on August 20 to satisfy tax obligations associated with the settlement of equity awards, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

A Trading Plan Adopted in March Just Moved Block Shares at $80.80. Here's What Changed at the Company in Between

Amrita Ahuja, the CFO and COO of Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ), disclosed the disposition of 31,013 shares on August 20 and August 21, as detailed in a recent SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Transaction value $2.5 million Sh... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 days ago

Square and OpenTable Deepen Strategic Partnership for Unified Dining, Guest and Payment Insights

Connecting guest preferences with real spending data to make it easier for restaurants to keep regulars happy and spot new ways to grow DISTRIBUTED-WORKFORCE/OAKLAND, Calif., August 18, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Square today announced an exp... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 days ago

Should You Forget Big Banks and Bet on a Fintech Instead?

For decades, big banks were the center of the U.S. financial system, with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) in the lead. But financial technology, or fintech, companies keep pushing into the same turf with digital-... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 12 days ago

3 Cash-Heavy Stocks We Keep Off Our Radar

3 Cash-Heavy Stocks We Keep Off Our Radar A cash-heavy balance sheet is often a sign of strength, but not always. Some companies avoid debt because they have weak business models, limited expansion opportunities, or inconsistent cash flow... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Block (XYZ) Brings Bitcoin Payments To Square Checkouts

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Block (NYSE:XYZ) launched Bitcoin payments on Square's point-of-sale system, allowing merchants... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Block’s (XYZ) EPS Surged 65%, So Why Did the Stock Drop?

Block Inc. (NYSE:XYZ) posted one of its strongest quarters in years on August 5, then watched its shares fall roughly 6% the next day. Adjusted EPS came in at $1.02, well ahead of the $0.87 Wall Street expected, and the company raised its... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Block Stock Slumps Despite Earnings Rising by 65%

Block (NYSE: XYZ) (formerly Square) delivered its second-quarter earnings after the close of trading on Aug. 5, and shares fell by about 6% the next day. Even with a 65% year-over-year jump in adjusted earnings per share, investors focused... Full story