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Plaid: Visa’s pricey bet on the future of finance
News Visa has paid $5.3bn for fintech start-up Plaid, following on from last year’s purchase of cross-border payments company Earthport.
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Star Market, China’s Nasdaq-like tech stock exchange, starts trading
Features Star Market, Shanghai’s new technology-focused stock exchange, is hoping to nurture local tech firms and bypass New York and Hong Kong.
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GE crashes out of the Dow Jones index
Tutorials General Electric's eviction from a key American stockmarket gauge is a reminder to check what’s in an index.
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Another US stockmarket domino has toppled
Features Tech stocks have been propping up the US stockmarket. But the Facebook allegations have triggered a change in sentiment. This could be a major turning point,, says Dominic Frisby.
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Chart of the week: ignore the chatter about the Dow Jones index
Charts There was a lot of hoo-ha about the Dow Jones index’s jump above the 22,000 mark. But being weighted by share price rather than market capitalisation means it is not particularly useful index to follow.
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Nasdaq 6,000: a new bubble?
Features The Nasdaq Composite index, Wall Street’s technology-heavy market, has hit 6,000. But it looks a lot more stable than it did when it hit 5,000 17 years ago.
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US pre-open: Cautious kick-off for New York as Dow eyes 18,000 all-time high
Market Reports US stocks are seen opening on a cautious note ahead of a flurry of key US economic data that could help the Dow Jones hit 18,000 for the first time.
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New highs on Wall Street, but less froth in the Nasdaq
News While America's benchmark S&P 500 index has hit 40 new highs this year, the Nasdaq still has far to run.
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Don’t believe the pessimists – we’re still creating incredible new technologies
Features Despite talk of ‘secular stagnation’, and the West’s lack of innovation, there is still plenty to get excited about. John Stepek examines the best ways to invest in new technologies.
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