stockbroker
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“That’s the day I call a stockbroker and say, ‘Hey, I’m good with 6%—that’s 600% more than I’ve been getting.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It’s also linked to the modern evolution of Friday the 13th as an unlucky day, based in part on Thomas Lawson’s 1907 best-seller about a corrupt stockbroker who crashes the market.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Powell grew up in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury, an area which has been variously dubbed the "stockbroker" or "muesli" belt.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
After working as a stockbroker on Wall Street, Stewart started a catering business, making every one of her recipes from scratch.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
Before joining the force, he was a stockbroker, and he was considering going back to that.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
This would be modeled after the self-regulating organization that oversees stockbrokers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“The Forsytes” is inspired by Galsworthy’s family of extremely wealthy stockbrokers in late-Victorian London, an age in which nobility’s influence and social dominance receded with the rise of new money.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
It was in that same spirit that 24 stockbrokers got together on Wall Street in 1792 to sign the Buttonwood Agreement External link, starting what would become the New York Stock Exchange.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Gorgulu, of Wingfield Avenue, Wilmslow, also received payments of more than £33,000 over two years, while also gambling large sums of money and investing in stockbrokers and crypto-currency.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
Spends most of her time at the stockbrokers.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
