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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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But since the start of the year, its stock is up 77%, vastly outperforming the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Yet Delta’s stock is actually up around 2% since the war started.

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

Major stock indexes ended last week up, snapping a five-week losing streak; the Dow rose 2.96%, S&P 500 3.36%, and Nasdaq 4.44%.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In this case the model was totally missing the point: When Capital One stock moved, as it surely would, it was more likely to move by a lot than by a little.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis