stake

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Netherlands-based OCI, a fertilizers, ammonia and methanol company with a roughly 8.6% stake in Methanex, says the higher value “may provide additional flexibility with respect to potential future disposals.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A couple of Western Digital catalysts—selling its remaining Sandisk stake, closing the valuation gap with Seagate—already occurred.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

With large unpaid sums at stake, tax evasion counts as a felony that can lead to prison time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon, which was named in reference to islands off the coast of San Francisco and was once one of the largest hedge funds in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Whoever’s in charge doesn’t know why she dared to tell the truth a few minutes ago, but they’re reminding her whose lives are at stake.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix