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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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.
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Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
But with stock markets lower and cracks appearing to form in the US economy, Dimon himself might not be over it.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
This policy uncertainty is why the U.S. stock market, which has been booming, suddenly faltered.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
What to watch: The Fed is assessing how White House policy uncertainty will ripple across the economy — including President Trump's stop-and-start tariff policies that have roiled the stock market and prompted economic growth fears.
—Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
But with stock markets lower and cracks appearing to form in the US economy, Dimon himself might not be over it.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
This policy uncertainty is why the U.S. stock market, which has been booming, suddenly faltered.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
What to watch: The Fed is assessing how White House policy uncertainty will ripple across the economy — including President Trump's stop-and-start tariff policies that have roiled the stock market and prompted economic growth fears.
—Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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