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Shares of General Electric Co. slumped Wednesday, after the industrial conglomerate confirmed a $30 billion deal with AerCap Holdings NV, while also surprisingly proposing a 1-for-8 reverse stock split. GE, which hosted an analyst meeting early Wednesday, also provided 2021 financial guidance, in which the range for adjusted earnings was a bit downbeat, but the …

Text size Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg American Express has agreed to buy nearly all of fintech Kabbage as it seeks to expand its services for small businesses. Financial terms weren’t announced, although press reports peg the sale at $850 million. AmEx (ticker: AXP) is buying Kabbage’s team as well as its suite of financial technology products, data …

Funds that market themselves as sustainable investments aren’t necessarily focused on companies that fight climate change, develop wind turbines or promote diverse boards. Instead, many of them look a lot like a portfolio of big technology stocks. The five most commonly held S&P 500 stocks in actively managed sustainable equity funds last fall were Microsoft …

Text size Photograph by Krzysztof Kowalik Fintech—the nexus of finance and technology—is undeniably a huge investment opportunity. But a major factor in whether investors are successful is how they define fintech. After all, there’s a big difference in between a fintech investment strategy that bought shares of credit card and digital payments companies Mastercard (ticker: …

Which company deserves the most credit for the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s run to a milestone at 27,000 since last posting a finish at or above a round-number milestone at 26,000 back on Jan. 17? Visa Inc. V, +0.80% …