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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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Fellow chemical maker LyondellBasell LYB 3.77%increase; green up pointing triangle is enjoying a similar ride, with its stock up 84% so far this year after two years of decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Earnings are more critical than ever to the stock market’s performance as investors scramble for clues on how the Iran conflict may be impacting the economy, said Empower’s Norton.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

The announcement immediately triggered a global stock market panic, resulting in the largest decline since 2020, when the stock market crashed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Investors were not happy with that trade-off, and the stock declined 10% the next day.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

To sell a stock or bond short, you needed to borrow it, and these tranches of mortgage bonds were tiny and impossible to find.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis