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fujiyamasan

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7. This was bound to happen

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:17 AM

9 hrs ago

PayPal’s stock has plummeted from its highs around 2021. The finances are still solid, but wallsteet just wasn’t encouraged by the growth. They’ve also been laying off people left and right, but that really seemed like desperation. It was ripe for a takeover.

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Exclusive-Stripe, Advent Offer to Buy PayPal for More Than $53 Billion, Sources Say [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Thanks for this. I use Paypal. I'm gonna need to keep an eye on this. Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #1

I like using Paypal, I hope if this happens it doesn't fuck it up. ToxMarz 20 hrs ago #2

I hate this idea! dickthegrouch 19 hrs ago #3

Other than their outrageous fees Akakoji 10 hrs ago #5

I could be DrMeow dickthegrouch 6 hrs ago #8

I hate Stripe drmeow 13 hrs ago #4

Pay is definitely very slow Akakoji 9 hrs ago #6

This was bound to happen fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #7