stock market
noun
2
a
: a market for particular stocks
b
: the market for stocks throughout a country
Examples of stock market in a Sentence
We lost money in the stock market.
International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.
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Mainland China is implementing the recipe for stock market success that Japan implemented over a decade ago.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson said the movements for such longer-term interest rates appear to be the main driver for the overall U.S. stock market.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Of course, bad days, weeks, and months are a little easier to withstand after two stunning years of stock market performance.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Likewise, the stock market will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson said the movements for such longer-term interest rates appear to be the main driver for the overall U.S. stock market.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Of course, bad days, weeks, and months are a little easier to withstand after two stunning years of stock market performance.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Likewise, the stock market will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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