buy and sell
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“They may pass the costs to the American importer and exporter and ultimately to their customers, whether it be American consumers, factories or others who buy and sell these products.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Closed-ends are regulated mutual funds that trade like regular shares, and which you buy and sell on the exchange.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Prediction markets are online marketplaces that allow people to buy and sell stakes in futures of almost anything, from sporting events to asset prices, elections and military conflicts.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Research teams also connect two sides of an investment bank’s business: the companies that serve as clients and the traders who buy and sell those firms’ stocks and bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
It was a market day, and people had come from the surrounding countryside to buy and sell goods on the main street.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
