holding company
noun
: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company
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In a sharp turn from a previous plan to integrate the struggling company under a new holding company, Honda proposed making Nissan its subsidiary, the Nikkei business daily and other local media reported Wednesday.
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Afp, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the two men appeared together at a news conference to unveil a new venture backed by the White House: Stargate, a partnership between Oracle, OpenAI and Japanese investment holding company SoftBank, focused on powering artificial intelligence production.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Capital One alleging the bank and its holding company cheated millions of customers out of more than $2 billion in interest payments.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Here's a closer look: Alongside Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Musk was Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, the holding company which owns Google.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Afp, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the two men appeared together at a news conference to unveil a new venture backed by the White House: Stargate, a partnership between Oracle, OpenAI and Japanese investment holding company SoftBank, focused on powering artificial intelligence production.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Capital One alleging the bank and its holding company cheated millions of customers out of more than $2 billion in interest payments.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Here's a closer look: Alongside Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Musk was Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, the holding company which owns Google.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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