PayPal stock will hit the market tomorrow (Friday, July 17) as parent company eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) spins off the digital payment portion of its business.
PayPal will trade under the ticker "PYPL" on the Nasdaq. EBay officials first announced the PayPal spin-off in September 2014, but the board didn't formally approve the deal until late June.
Here's what investors can expect from PayPal stock when it hits the market...
PayPal stock will hit the market tomorrow (Friday, July 17) as parent company eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) spins off the digital payment portion of its business.
PayPal will trade under the ticker "PYPL" on the Nasdaq. EBay officials first announced the PayPal spin-off in September 2014, but the board didn't formally approve the deal until late June.
Here's what investors can expect from PayPal stock when it hits the market...
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The S&P 500 soared to a new high on Thursday and the DJIA Index rose 191 points on news that weekly jobless claims remained near a 15-year-low. A falling U.S. dollar fueled optimism about the possibility of stronger international sales for domestic-based companies.
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I love corporate spin-offs - and you should, too.
With spin-offs, companies unlock hidden values in their operations and pass them on to shareholders - offering low risks and high probabilities of market-beating profits.
And the past month or so has produced a bonanza.
First, eBay Inc. said it is spinning off its very successful PayPal digital payments firm. Then, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that it plans to divide itself in half.
And most recently, security software maker Symantec Corp. joined in and said it's splitting in two.
Overall, spin-offs are estimated to be worth $1.6 trillion so far this year.
Stock market news, October 16, 2014: Stock market futures were back in the red this morning (Thursday) as European markets slipped on growth concerns. Additionally, investors are growing nervous about the Federal Reserve's plans to wind down the last of its stimulus efforts. Dow futures fell more than 150 points, suggesting the markets are poised to fall back below the 16,000 mark this morning.
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Here's how to play eBay stock (Nasdaq: EBAY) after the company's third-quarter earnings release - plus a breakdown of the seven most important takeaways today...
The headlines were filled with the news last week about eBay's plan to spin off its PayPal unit as a publicly traded company in 2015.
Coverage points to a similar obvious fact: That the spin-off comes months after a highly publicized suggestion by Carl Icahn that was brushed off.
To be clear, I'm a big believer in this spin-off, for a number of reasons.
But the truth is, the really big story here - and all the profits that will come with it - was missed. Until now... Full Story
The mainstream financial media is all over the big news this week regarding the eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) plan for a PayPal spin-off into a separate publicly traded company next year.
But there's an angle to the story that almost no one has taken the time to mention - the PayPal spin-off is great news for Bitcoin.
Several of PayPal's recent moves are a sign the digital payments world is getting hotter by the minute.
Here's how the PayPal spin-off will help Bitcoin...
On Tuesday, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced plans to spin off its PayPal unit into a separate, publicly traded company.
The move won't happen until the latter half of 2015, but it still has investors asking, "What's the better stock to buy between the two - eBay or PayPal?"
Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson answered that very question on FOX Business' "Varney & Co." program Tuesday.
Here's his favorite pick between the two stocks, and why...
Ebay Inc.’s (Nasdaq: EBAY) plans to spin off its PayPal unit has left many on Wall Street salivating over the potential of the stand-alone payments business.
And some pundits are speculating that Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) or Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) might buy PayPal.
But they should be asking this question: Will Alibaba buy eBay?
Here’s why a deal would make sense for both companies…
Here’s why a deal makes sense for both companies…
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On Friday, a report surfaced that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) was in talks to buy a 40% stake in eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) for $85 billion at $68 per share.
