investment bank
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of investment bank
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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A letter from investment bank TD Securities to GameStop said that it was “highly confident” that the company would raise up to $20 billion to fund the deal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Its record is so bad, in fact, that Joachim Klement, head of strategy at Panmure Liberum, a U.K. investment bank, has concluded that ChatGPT is “absolutely useless” when it comes to macroeconomic forecasting.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The investment bank downgraded AMD stock to Hold from Buy in a research note Monday, reflecting a lack of upside in the company’s central processing unit, or CPU, business.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Savanthi Syth, airlines analyst at the investment bank Raymond James, said spiralling jet fuel costs in the wake of the Iran war had proved "the final nail in the coffin" for Spirit.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
When the Wall Street investment bank screwed up badly enough, its risks became the problem of the United States government.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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