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Is It 2008 All Over Again For Credit Suisse?

October 3, 12:24 PM

Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS) shares recovered early morning losses and traded higher by 2.4% on Monday following a report by the Financial Times that the Swiss bank has been reaching out to investors to r

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Bush Signs $700B TARP Bailout 14 Years Ago Today

By Wayne Duggan

October 3, 10:42 AM

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened On this day in 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the $700-billion Troubled Asset Relief Program bailout into law.

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If You Invested $1,000 In Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

By Wayne Duggan

October 1, 5:29 PM

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the last two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

BRK-A

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5 Things You Might Not Know About Bill Gates: Did He Really Start His First Company At Age 15?

By Chris Katje

October 1, 3:40 PM

Bill Gates is well-known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). The entrepreneur is also a huge philanthropist creating the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 to help spread technology and medical advancements around the world and reduce poverty.

IBM

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How Bill Gates Almost Killed Xbox: ‘This Is An Insult To Everything I’ve Done’

By Chris Katje

October 1, 2:32 PM

With a market capitalization of over $2 trillion, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the largest companies in the world.

MSFT

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Orange Shirt Day? What To Know About Canada’s National Day For Trust And Reconciliation

By Melanie Schaffer

September 30, 9:53 AM

In Canada, Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor and commemorate residential school survivors and the indigenous children who never came home.

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NYSE Moves Opening Trading Bell To 9:30 A.M. 37 Years Ago Today

By Wayne Duggan

September 30, 9:00 AM

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened: On this day in 1985, the New York Stock Exchange moved its opening bell from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Where The Market Was: The Dow closed at 1,328.63 and the S&P 500 traded at 182.08.

DJIA

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This Hydrogen Company’s 5-Year Return Makes Starbucks, Ford, Microsoft, Apple, Disney, Netflix And Amazon Look Minor

By Henry Khederian

September 27, 10:20 AM

Since 1997, Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) has helped businesses optimize their carbon footprints, and over the past 5 years, produced eye-popping returns for investors.

AAPL

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If You Invested $1,000 In BioNano (BNGO) Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

By Wayne Duggan

September 26, 4:15 PM

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

BNGO

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Will The S&P 500 Head For New Closing Low? You Can Bet On It With This Event Contract

By Anthony Noto

September 26, 8:22 AM

Years ago, a futures exchange would be filled with shouting traders using the old-fashioned open outcry method. They picked up landline phones, threw up hand signals and muttered plenty of expletives.

CME