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Affirm CEO says 'the American consumer is unbelievably resilient'

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“Affirm CEO Max Levchin told Jim Cramer the American consumer remains strong”
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Multiple web search results confirm Max Levchin told Jim Cramer on CNBC that the U.S. consumer is 'alive and well' and spending healthily.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maksymilian Rafailovych "Max" Levchin is a Ukrainian-American software engineer and businessman. In 1998, he co-founded the company that eventually became PayPal. Levchin made contributions to PayPal'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Levchin
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web search NEUTRAL — Affirm Holdings CEO Max Levchin told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday that despite the market's poor performance this year, the U.S. consumer – and Affirm customer – are spending healthily.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/13/us-consumer-is-alive-and-wel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Max Levchin, Affirm co-founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss this holiday shopping season, state of the consumer, company growth outlook, relationsh...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcoctPgpDZE
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“Levchin said on CNBC's "Mad Money" on Friday”
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Web search results explicitly link Max Levchin's appearance with Jim Cramer on 'Mad Money' on CNBC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mad Money on CNBC.Mad Money on CNBC. @Jim Cramer says this market is bolstered by money flowing into stocks across different sectors, even as Big Tech weakens.
https://www.tiktok.com/@madmoneyoncnbc/video/758461086008615…
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web search NEUTRAL — cnbc investing club. now on any given day there might be teams that trump tech that was true today. dow slipped 13 points. s&p edged down fractionally. nasdaq declined .04% it is the heart of retail s…
https://archive.org/details/CNBC_20211115_230000_Mad_Money
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web search NEUTRAL — Then, Cramer’s joined by Affirm CEO Max Levchin to catch up after the company’s deal with Amazon sent its stock soaring. Then, cloud security company Crowdstrike has seen its stock fall recently, and …
https://player.fm/series/mad-money-w-jim-cramer/ceo-of-affir…
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“Affirm reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday”
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Multiple sources (Benzinga, FinancialContent) confirm Affirm reported quarterly results on a Thursday that beat analysts' expectations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Affirm reported its first-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the key figures from the quarter.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/11/41827055/affirm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key TakeawaysAffirm reported quarterly results that beat analysts' expectations for revenue and net income.The company's first quarter revenue guidance range exceeded the analyst consensus.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-why-affirm-stock-30-193…
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web search NEUTRAL — Affirm beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.12 billion, up 29.6% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with but a significant miss of analysts’ EP…
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/stocksto…
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“gross merchandise volume rising 35%”
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PRChief and other financial reports explicitly state that Affirm's gross merchandise volume (GMV) increased by 35% from a year earlier.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the eleventh winner of the American Triple Crown. Affirmed was well known for his famous rivalry w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmed
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American financial technology company and a point-of-sale lender. Founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, it is the largest U.S. based buy now, pay later (BNPL) f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirm_Holdings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirmation or affirm may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmation
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“revenue increasing 33%”
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While some sources mention revenue growth (e.g., 27.4% or 35.05% in different periods), there is no consistent corroboration across multiple independent sources for a specific '33%' increase in the current context provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American financial technology company and a point-of-sale lender. Founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, it is the largest U.S. based buy now, pay later (BNPL) f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirm_Holdings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirmation or affirm may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the eleventh winner of the American Triple Crown. Affirmed was well known for his famous rivalry w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmed
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“The provider of buy now, pay later loans also raised its full-year forecast”
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Multiple sources (Benzinga, Web Search) confirm that Affirm raised its full-year outlook/forecast for GMV.
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web search NEUTRAL — Affirm raised its full-year 2026 GMV outlook to $48.30 billion to $48.85 billion, up from a prior target of more than $47.5 billion and slightly ahead of the $48.3 billion consensus forecast.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/affirm-shares-fall-credit-los…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Affirm Holdings Analyst: : Analyst Reginald Smith maintained an Overweight rating, while slashing the price target from $94 to $79. The Affirm Holdings Thesis: The company raised its fiscal 2026 g…
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color…
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web search NEUTRAL — Affirm achieved its first full‑year GAAP net income of about $52.2 million, reversing prior annual losses. Q3 calendar 2025 revenue was $933.3 million, up ~34% year‑over‑year, beating expectations.
https://coinlaw.io/affirm-statistics/
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“the University of Michigan's closely watched consumer sentiment survey for May touched a fresh record low”
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Multiple independent news reports confirm that the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey for May reached a record low.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the University of Michigan is a constitutional officer who serves as the principal executive officer of the University of Michigan. The president is chosen by the Board of Regents of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Michigan (UMich, U-M, or Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1817 and is the oldest institution of higher education in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 190…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Michigan_University
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“Levchin said Affirm continues to see healthy spending trends across multiple categories, including travel, ticketing, and home goods”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about 'HBO Max' and general Wikipedia entries for Max Levchin, with no mention of specific spending trends in travel, ticketing, or home goods.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American financial technology company and a point-of-sale lender. Founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, it is the largest U.S. based buy now, pay later (BNPL) f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirm_Holdings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Levchin Prize for real-world cryptography is a prize given to people or organizations who are recognized for contributions to cryptography that have a significant impact on its practical use. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levchin_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maksymilian Rafailovych "Max" Levchin (born July 11, 1975) is a Ukrainian-American software engineer and businessman. In 1998, he co-founded the company that eventually became PayPal. Levchin made con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Levchin
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“Levchin said Affirm has not seen signs of deterioration in either spending activity or credit quality”
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