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[trayd] / treɪd /




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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday the country should "prepare" for the possibility of being removed from Washington's duty-free trade programme for Africa, as ties between the two nations continue to fray.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Since gaining its licence, Uber has taken much of the trade once dominated by black cabs.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The faltering AI trade has also supported government bonds, as investors wager that stock market weakness will limit the severity of Federal Reserve tightening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“You should not view the AI trade in credit as one big trade,” says Lotfi Karoui, multiasset strategist at Pimco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

If AIG FP refused to take the long side of the trade, he thought, no one would, and the subprime mortgage market would shut down.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

“I’m a little scared of being perceived as a jack of all trades and a master of none,” Sloan admits with a laugh on a recent morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Overdeck presided over the team of quant researchers, or modelers, who designed blueprints for trades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Pelinka mentioned the possibility of consolidation trades to reach the maximum number, but no transactions have materialized, especially with the Lakers trying to cling to their limited draft assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

These days, the deals are also likely to backstop securities trades for hedge-fund clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I says, tyking off my ’at, for a man what trades in wolves, anceterer, is a good friend to keepers.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

“If the environment can’t be controlled and isn’t secure, the board members and C-suite of publicly traded companies have a fiduciary responsibility to keep themselves safe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Television actors traded that type of cachet for steady work and wider audiences.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Users have traded about $185 million in contracts on the outcome of Brazil's election.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

See which notable people have recently traded in their former residences for Nashvillian status.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Salt had to be traded for from the seacoast far away, and they used it sparingly.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

By mid-morning on Monday, shares were trading at $69.53, down 1%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Both oil and U.S. yields traded slightly lower during the Asian trading hours,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

If you order you're likely to find a product either never arrives, or is a cheap, mass-produced item from a country such as China, trading standards officers say.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

But elsewhere, China's soaring surpluses are increasingly stoking tensions with key trading partners, including the European Union and the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“And I’d say, ‘Call your head of credit trading and call your head of risk management and see if they feel differently.’”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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