stock market
noun
2
a
: a market for particular stocks
b
: the market for stocks throughout a country
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We lost money in the stock market.
International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.
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Indeed, while the stock market has boomed since the election, the bond market indicates growing concerns about inflation and debt growth, with the 10-year rate rising by a half percentage point (to about 4.7%), even as the Fed has continued to cut rates.
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Harry Holzer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday as Wall Street remained closed to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
First played in 1935, the Orange Bowl was the product of New Deal funds, as Miami struggled to redefine itself after the devastating hurricane of 1926 and the stock market crash of 1929.
—Kate Aguilar / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
The stock market may have a wide range of reactions to Friday’s December jobs report, depending on the exact number, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Harry Holzer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday as Wall Street remained closed to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
First played in 1935, the Orange Bowl was the product of New Deal funds, as Miami struggled to redefine itself after the devastating hurricane of 1926 and the stock market crash of 1929.
—Kate Aguilar / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
The stock market may have a wide range of reactions to Friday’s December jobs report, depending on the exact number, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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