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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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But it is worth remembering that inflationary forces originating with that accord helped cause the 1987 stock market crash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

If the stock starts trading erratically, bankers have a secret weapon to attempt to calm things down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Essaye added that there could be “ripple effects on particular corners of the stock market.”

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Adobe stock has had a tough time in the weak of earnings report.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

By agreement with their investors, their fund could be 25 percent net short or 50 percent net long the stock market, and the gross positions could never exceed 200 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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