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investment

[in-vest-muhnt] / ɪnˈvɛst mənt /


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Shares of DBS Group, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank dropped recently amid fears about slower growth in their wealth management business due to changes in Chinese outbound investment regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Ministers say millions more five-to-16-year-olds will be able to travel by foot or bike using thousands of safer routes promised under its "record" £4.5bn investment strategy.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In contrast, variable annuities are long-term insurance and investment contracts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

While the inflationary case for tightening is clear, the decision carries the risk of slowing economic growth and curbing investment just as Japan’s economic recovery was taking shape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He visualized the concentration of capital in the hands of a select few as the essential precondition for commercial investment and economic growth.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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