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Klarna Stock Climbs as Affirm's Q4 Beat Lifts Buy-Now-Pay-Later Peers
Klarna Group is trading higher in sympathy with Affirm Holdings after the buy-now-pay-later peer reported Q4 results post-market Thursday.
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