stop order
noun
: an order to a broker to buy or sell respectively at the market when the price of a security advances or declines to a designated level
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The stop order has paralyzed U.S. aid programs around the world, bankrupting fragile local aid groups and small businesses and putting lives at risk.
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Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Appelbaum, the lawsuit will also continue to go forward in an effort to prevent another stop order from happening.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Shares in United Airlines and American Airlines, both of which issued ground stop orders earlier today, have recovered earlier losses as well.
—Rohan Goswami,ashley Capoot,ruxandra Iordache,jenni Reid,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 July 2024
According to the airline, the ground stop order was issued at approximately 10:30 a.m.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
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Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Appelbaum, the lawsuit will also continue to go forward in an effort to prevent another stop order from happening.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Shares in United Airlines and American Airlines, both of which issued ground stop orders earlier today, have recovered earlier losses as well.
—Rohan Goswami,ashley Capoot,ruxandra Iordache,jenni Reid,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 July 2024
According to the airline, the ground stop order was issued at approximately 10:30 a.m.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Stop order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20order. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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