lose value
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When stocks lose value, they take up a smaller slice of your investment pie.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
That said, the way it handles futures contracts can make it lose value over time even if oil prices stay flat, meaning it also requires a hands-on approach.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
Many ordinary Argentines handed over disproportionate sums of pesos to illegal street traders to buy dollars, fearing their money would lose value overnight.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
That said, even the more affordable afforestation approach would cause nearly all fossil fuel companies to lose value, according to the researchers — they referred to this as “negative net environmental valuation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
All the more as the memory comes when the acquisition itself is beginning to lose value.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James