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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
PayPal earnings forecast heads higher, but revenue outlook sends the stock lower yet again
PayPal Holdings Inc.’s cost-savings story began to play out in the latest quarter, but that wasn’t enough to satisfy investors as the digital payments giant also cut its revenue forecast for the full ...
PayPal Reports Earnings Today. What to Expect.
PayPal may be in the midst of a turnaround but Wall Street still expects the payments company to post a sharp drop in earnings when it reports third-quarter financial results after the bell Thursday. ...
PayPal’s ‘once beloved story’ is ‘back in vogue’ despite some noise
Headed into PayPal’s third-quarter earnings report, there’s a lot of noise. The company faced backlash in early October for a policy change stating that users could be fined up to $2,500 for spreading...
PayPal’s New CFO Takes Leave of Absence
Text size PayPal is in the midst of a turnaround after the company was forced to retreat from some of its more ambitious growth goals earlier this year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images PayPal ’s new chie...
PayPal is ‘clearly now at a turning point,’ its CEO says
“It’s an uncertain macroeconomic environment, but I think we finally got the guidance right, and we’re executing against that.” — PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Pandemic darling PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL, -2...
PayPal Is Being Targeted by Activist Elliott. Here’s Why.
Text size PayPal shares have slid this year as people have returned to their prepandemic spending habits. Courtesy of PayPal Payments giant PayPal finally has attracted an activist. PayPal (ticker: PY...
Cryptocurrency Is Coming to Your Credit Cards
Cryptocurrencies are a volatile investment today, but card companies including Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. are betting crypto will one day be used routinely for everyday purchases from food to cloth...
How to Bottom-Pick a Stock
Text size Chewy stock has gained 63% since we made it a pick. That’s every trader’s dream, but it requires getting the timing right—and a whole lot of luck. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Buying winning stoc...
These companies hopped on the crypto train when times were booming. Which are exposed in a downturn?
During recent cryptocurrency booms, companies have been quick to jump on the trend, whether by reorienting their entire businesses around the buzzy theme, building meaningful crypto features alongside...
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...