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equity

[ek-wi-tee] / ˈɛk wɪ ti /


NOUN
money invested in possession
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The Series C investment, which included other venture-capital firms, includes $800 million in equity and a $250 million revolving credit facility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“Historically, lofty long-term growth expectations have been a bearish setup, negatively correlated with future equity returns,” agrees Savita Subramanian, the head of U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

"The next phase of the industry is less about demonstrating that a robot can walk and more about demonstrating that it can perform economically useful tasks," Morningstar equity analyst Kangyuxiao Li told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Targeting that content would amount to unlawful discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals, who are explicitly protected against discrimination in California, said Elizabeth Graves, senior staff attorney in the educational equity unit of Public Counsel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

For as long as she could remember, her own mother had always been busy with some committee or other, advocating for more school funding, more equity, more fairness, and bringing her young daughter along.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

I have about 5% in cash and 6% in options-based income ETFs, with the rest in equities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

However, they see equities experiencing a relief rally about 30 days before the election, which can often reverse the previous period of volatility into the end of the year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

This is the job bonds are supposed to do: zig when equities zag.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

The relationship between bond yields and equities has turned negative again, says LPL Financial.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That's what it amounts to, when you get down to it, behind all the bank balances and equities.

From The Prisoner by Alice Brown




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