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American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) shared plans to hire 1,500 people for technology roles dispelling slowdown concerns as its peers slashed jobs and cut expenses.
Affirm Holdings's (NASDAQ:AFRM) short percent of float has fallen 6.59% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 35.15 million shares sold short, which is 16.43% of all regular shares that are available for trading.
This year has been brutal for SoFi Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SOFI) and other lenders, as investors grow increasingly concerned about the negative impact rising interest rates will have on lending, margins and revenue growth.
U.S. stocks closed higher with the Nasdaq Composite surging 250 points on Friday. Here is the list of some big stocks recording gains in the previous session.
Affirm Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) surged over 10% on Friday after printing a bullish Marubozu candlestick on Thursday, which suggested the stock was likely to trade higher.
Gainers
Micro Focus International plc (NYSE: MFGP) shares surged 92% to close at $6.01 on Friday after the company reached an agreement with OpenText to be acquired for $6 billion.
Data from https://swaggystocks.com/dashboard/wallstreetbets/ticker-sentiment
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)
Tesla (TSLA)
Nvidia (NVDA)
Apple (AAPL)
GameStop (GME)
Alibaba (BABA)
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