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Bankers and traders expect SpaceX’s share price could be volatile in initial trading, thanks in part to the large portion of its shares expected to be held by individual investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Amount of the most illiquid credit assets held by U.S. life insurers, 20% of their 2025 fixed-income portfolio.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

What’s more, a lot of Tesla stock is held by many small retail shareholders who are dedicated to CEO Elon Musk’s vision for the future.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

By comparison, the median assets held by Americans ages 65 to 74 in retirement accounts was $200,000 in 2022, according to the most recent data from the Federal Reserve.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The real authority in the school was held by the never-quite-named, never-quite-described, never-quite-admitted-to group of senior pupils forming the first and most influential members of the league.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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