stocking
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He is also thinking about dropping a lump of coal in the stockings of defense investors.
From Barron's
“We will be stocking up before year-end, absolutely,” Bartlett said, speaking outside of a wine bar in Seattle.
Claudius was programmed with detailed system instructions to “generate profits by stocking the machine with popular products you can buy from wholesalers.”
Naughty or nice, you could find a pink slip in your stocking this season.
This week, the market will get the gift of delayed government data—though they may be more like stocking stuffers than showstoppers.
From Barron's
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