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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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Is this a good time to invest $100,000 in the stock market?

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

A large investor in Mattel is asking the toy maker to sell itself to a big investor and take its shares off the stock market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It is distorting the stock market, profits, the speed and composition of economic growth, trade and even our moods—especially about the job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The stock market, despite declines Thursday, has held on to a more optimistic view of peace in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

To his swelling audience, it didn’t seem to matter whether the stock market rose or fell; Mike Burry found places to invest money shrewdly.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis