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Affirm stock soars as company tops revenue expectations ‘despite volatile market conditions’

Shares of Affirm Holdings Inc. emerged in after-hours trading Thursday after the buy-now pay-later company delivered a revenue beat and an upbeat volume forecast in the face of “volatile market conditions.” The company posted a fiscal third-quarter net loss of $54.7 million, or 19 cents a share, compared with a loss of $287 million, or […]

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Stock Turmoil Spreads to Junk Bonds, Hurts Deals

Shock waves from the stock market’s declines are spreading into junk bonds, sending prices tumbling and forcing some companies to cancel new deals. Average prices of US high-yield bonds fell to around 91 cents on the dollar Monday, the lowest level since May of 2020 when pandemic shutdowns slammed the global economy, according to data […]