common stock
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The company said the amendment would provide the capacity to issue common stock “in connection with strategic transactions, including its proposed acquisition of eBay.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
To calculate enterprise value, Strategy adds the market value of its common stock to the principal amount of its debt and the par value of its preferred stock, then subtracts cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
During the week to June 28, Strategy raised $1.15 billion through the sale of 12.7 million shares of common stock, it said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Strategy announced plans to repurchase up to $1 billion of its preferred shares and up to $1 billion of its Class A common stock to stem a loss of confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Every scholar and man of science is bound to enlarge as far as he can the common stock of truth, to add to the scientific possessions of the human race.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
