In 1999, Peter Thiel contributed $1,700 into a Roth IRA, using that money to purchase 1.7 million shares of a start-up at one-tenth of a penny per share.
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Shares of Snapchat parent Snap (NYSE: SNAP) crashed last month after the social media maven delivered a disappointing second-quarter earnings report, reporting weak top-line growth and a loss on the bottom line. Additionally, it declined to give guidance for the thi
Kansas voters on Tuesday rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have declared there is no right to abortion, Edison Research projected, delivering a win to abortion rights advocates in a deeply conservative state.
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is modestly higher on Wednesday, recouping some of the losses in the previous session, with the Nikkei 225 below the 27,800 level, despite the broadly negative cues from global markets overnight, with gains in exporters and technology stocks.
Nikola Corp said on Tuesday it received investors' approval to increase the number of authorized shares of the electric vehicle maker to 800 million from 600 million.
What happened
Investors who placed bets on gaming equipment and services specialist International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) were handsomely rewarded on Tuesday. Shares of their company soared nearly 10% higher, on the back of the company's latest quarterly earnings.