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Opendoor hires Kaz Nejatian as new CEO

Opendoor Technologies announced Wednesday that it has named Kaz Nejatian, the former chief operating officer of Shopify, as its new CEO. Nejatian will also join Opendoor‘s board of directors as he takes over for Carrie Wheeler, who stepped down last month. The San Francisco-based iBuyer also announced two other personnel moves as co-founders Keith Rabois […]

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Is Opendoor the next meme stock revival story or fool’s gold?

After its ride on the meme stock rollercoaster and the resignation of its CEO, Opendoor has indicated it is ready to start a new chapter, one that will ideally bring it back to profitability, but activist retail investors are asking that they get a say in the firm’s next moves.  Opendoor’s eventful summer began in

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MBA opposes GSE merger, supports explicit government guarantee

In the debate over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should merge, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has remained consistent: “We don’t think that would be a good idea,” chief economist Mike Fratantoni said. The trade group supports a stock offering that preserves stability in the secondary mortgage market while advocating for privatization with an

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LPT Realty, Aperture Global book their spot on the Nasdaq ticker

Cloud-based brokerage LPT Realty and its luxury spinoff Aperture Global Real Estate on Monday announced their reservation of a combined Nasdaq stock ticker as they prepare for an initial public offering. “One step closer to our IPO,” Michael Valdes, the CEO of LPT International, wrote in an Instagram post. “We have reserved the combined ticker

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To the moon! Opendoor is Reddit’s new memestock

Move over, Gamestop — there’s a new memestock in town. The equity price of iBuyer pioneer Opendoor has surged of late, and it appears entirely driven by Reddit’s infamous Wall Street Bets subreddit and other social media platforms. As of Monday morning, Opendoor shares were trading for $3.31, a shocking 429% rise in just one

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IRS stipulation could have consequences for seniors in a declining stock market

Growing fears of a retirement crisis in the U.S. are no secret as Americans face a future that potentially includes fewer Social Security benefits. But the uncertainty of Social Security is not the only thing that seniors should consider as they seek to safeguard their financial well-being. Over the weekend, The New York Times detailed

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