gains

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When stocks see strong gains, individual investors see this as an opportunity to sell and turn a quick profit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Crude oil prices spiked at the week's market opening but pared gains in morning trade.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

This group has also experienced particularly big gains in wealth thanks to rising home prices and a stock market that increased in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

That would be the sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit percentage gains, continuing a trend of strong corporate profit despite consumer struggles with higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

It means that young black children have continued to make gains relative to their white counterparts.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt