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stock

[stok] / stɒk /






NOUN
investment in company
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Still, the upturn in inflation has dented the stock market and pushed interest rates higher, both of which could act as drags on the economy through the spring and early summer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Layoffs tend to give a stock a boost, as they a signal that a company is trying to cut costs.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

See more: Amazon’s stock just clinched its worst losing streak in nearly 20 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Anthropic’s new project and a February stock selloff prompt questions about whether some parts of the industry will survive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It was hard all over again to escape the big-time stock market brokers and win acceptance from the people inside the subprime mortgage bond market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis