Why Shares of Affirm Holdings Were Down Over 16% in July

Nicholas Rossolillo, The Motley Fool
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Why Shares of Affirm Holdings Were Down Over 16% in July

But shares promptly regained that lost ground on Monday after Square announced the purchase of Affirm peer Afterpay.

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