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"This new discovery of fractional electron distribution establishes an entirely new scientific foundation for understanding catalysts that we believe will drive new energy technologies over the next several decades."

They’re designed to reduce a stock’s price to make it more affordable for individual investors, though in the days of fractional share purchases, that argument is less compelling that it once might have been.

The stock inched down fractionally Friday and has lost 0.9% this year.

The merits of stock splits are debatable now that fractional trading has become commonplace.

Record-keepers designed their systems around mutual funds: daily net asset value calculations, fractional shares and payroll deductions.