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PayPal’s Outgoing CEO Dan Schulman Buys Up Stock
PayPal Holdings stock has lost all of its gains from the pandemic era, when homebound shoppers used its services to buy online. The financial-services company’s outgoing president and CEO Dan Schulman...
Biden taps former Mastercard executive Banga to lead World Bank
The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has decided to nominate Ajay Banga, a former CEO of MasterCard, to lead the World Bank In a statement, Biden said that Banga will be able to...
PayPal CEO’s ‘unusual’ $2 million stock purchase is ‘certainly a positive’ signal
PayPal Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Dan Schulman just did something “unusual” for a departing executive. Often, executives and other insiders begin to trim their company stock exposure when they’re p...
I’ll inherit $40,000 from my grandmother. Should my husband and I boost our kids’ college savings accounts, or pay off credit cards and student loans?
After a terrible battle with dementia, my grandmother died a few weeks ago. She did not leave much, but I will — along with my siblings — receive about $40,000 in life insurance. I am trying to figure...
‘Been there, done that.’ Suze Orman admits to making this ‘5-figure’ money mistake — but pros say there’s a very good way to fix it
Suze Orman Getty Images for WICT “When it comes to credit card debt, I’ve been there, done that. As in 5-figure debt,” Suze Orman recently wrote on her blog. But she says, if you find yourself in a si...
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman plans his exit as earnings return to growth
Only one thing was missing from PayPal Holdings Inc.’s packed fourth-quarter earnings report, which brought upbeat profit performance, a new user metric and the announcement of Chief Executive Dan Sch...
PayPal earnings: What to expect
The world of online checkout continues to heat up, and investors want to see how digital-payments pioneer PayPal Holdings Inc. is holding its own. After a rough year for PayPal PYPL, -1.63% highlighte...
Affirm earnings: What to expect from the buy-now-pay-later company
After robust growth for buy-now-pay-later services in the prior holiday season, Affirm Holdings Inc. is still expected to have increased its top line in the most recent December quarter, but at a much...
‘Timing couldn’t be worse’: Inflation is easing, but more people are using credit cards for unexpected expenses — and the next Fed meeting will raise borrowing costs
A record number of people say they would need to pay for an unplanned $1,000 expense by using their credit card, according to a new survey showing the burden of high prices even as inflation rates ebb...
American Express stock climbs after dividend boost, upbeat earnings forecast
American Express Co. exceeded $50 billion in annual revenue last year for the first time, buoyed by continued strong spending levels among its customer base. While the card giant came up short of prof...
Tesla, AT&T, Visa, Chevron, Microsoft, and More Stocks to Watch This Week
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Tesla, AT&T, Visa, Chevron, Microsoft, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
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Capital One Job Cuts Signal Trouble for IT Labor Market
IT positions have largely been seen as insulated from the job cuts that have hit workers at major technology firms like Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp., but the Capital One layoffs affecting 1,100 e...
PayPal’s ‘baggage’ sparks downgrade of its stock
The financial-technology category is “better positioned” than many other pockets of tech to post a strong 2023, according to an analyst, but some names could fare better than others. As SMBC Nikko Sec...
‘I dug myself out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle’: Should I use my bonus to pay off my mortgage, put it in a savings account or Vanguard?
Dear Quentin, Over the last couple years I dug myself out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, and I am making good money. I never learned about stocks, investing, etc. I do not have a 401(k) at work. M...
Buy now pay later vs. credit cards — which one is better for you?
Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. A...
IRS pauses rule requiring people to report PayPal, Venmo transactions over $600. Here’s what went wrong.
To avert taxpayer confusion in the upcoming tax season, the IRS is delaying a rule that would have required e-commerce sites and payment platforms like eBay EBAY, +0.12%, Etsy ETSY, -0.32% and PayPal ...
Visa, Mastercard are ‘great defensive names’ for 2023, but PayPal and Coinbase stocks could be set for a rebound, analysts say
Whether you’re looking to scoop up some beaten-down bargains or trying to play it safe, analysts see potential in the payments sector heading into the new year. With a potential recession on many inve...
New tax rule for eBay and Venmo will cause ‘significant confusion,’ CPAs say
As Congress concludes 2022 with a sprint to pass laws and a spending deal, tax accountants are joining a chorus of e-commerce companies and pay platforms who say a revamped tax form is about to cause ...
More people use ‘buy now, pay later’ for holiday shopping, but experts say that’s a double-edged sword
Online purchases using the BNPL rose by 13% year-on-year in November, according to Adobe Analytics. That figure does not take into account Thanksgiving or Black Friday spending. “In an uncertain econo...
Black Friday surprise: Jeff Bezos tells people not to buy cars, refrigerators and other big-ticket items. Critics call him out.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded the e-tail behemoth Amazon, has some spending tips as Americans gear up for the holiday shopping season — amid four-decade-high inflation and recession worries. Her...
This stock strategy is attracting lots of money. Here are its top 10 picks.
Following a year in which a rapid rise in interest rates caused stock and bond prices to tumble, investors are focusing on quality. One way to do this is to look at free cash flow — and doing so might...