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stock market

[stok mahr-kit] / ˈstɒk ˌmɑr kɪt /
NOUN
stock exchange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stock exchange
WEAK
American Stock Exchange Amex Big Board Chicago Board of Trade Dow Jones NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations New York Stock Exchange Wall Street board bourse commodities exchange futures exchange the market

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The stock market has rallied roughly 74% from its 2024 lows, according to Fletcher, yet valuations remain below long-term averages and at a discount to developed markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The stock market celebrated the cease-fire deal between the U.S. and Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Even as cease-fire details remain murky, noted strategist Tom Lee says the bottom has now been set for the U.S. stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The situation for most assets is a lot different — except, oddly enough, in the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

By March 2008 the stock market had finally grasped what every mortgage bond salesman had long known: Someone had lost at least $240 billion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis