Eck

American

[ek] / ɛk /

noun

Johann Johann Mayer, 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.

Eck British

/ ɛk /

noun

Johann (joˈhan), original name Johann Mayer. 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian; opponent of Luther and the Reformation

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The company said Steve Eck, who has been serving as interim chief financial officer since R. Brent Jones left in June to take another position, will continue as chief accounting officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Van Eck BDC Income ETF that holds leading public BDCs yields around 13% at its current price of under $13 a share.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Van Eck is enthusiastic about semiconductors, cloud platforms, data-center infrastructure plays and other “enablers of compute.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

“There’s so many subscribers, maybe you lose a little bit of an advantage,” New Mexico coach Jason Eck said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

“The mysterious merchling. I wonder what Van Eck did that was bad enough to send Wylan to slum it with us.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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