shareholder
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shareholders
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Explanation
A shareholder is someone who holds stock in a company. Shareholders partially own a company and can make more money when it does well. When you share, you're using or enjoying something with others. Similarly, shareholders own shares — also known as stocks — in a company, so the shareholders all own a little piece of the company. Therefore, shareholders want the company to succeed, so their shares will be worth more money. If one shareholder owns more than 50% of the shares, that person can control the company. Otherwise, the shareholders will have to work together to make decisions.
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Aker is the company’s largest shareholder with a 21% stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The sale also marks the exit of Danish private equity investor CataCap, which had been the majority shareholder in AerFin.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
In his 2021 shareholder letter, he cited Berkshire’s stake in Apple’s common stock, which increased to 5.55% at the end of 2021 from 5.39% at the end of 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The proposed limit on shareholder liability would be equal to 20% of each utility’s transmission and distribution equity rate base, which differs based on the size of the grid maintained by each company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
At founder-controlled companies such as Alphabet and Meta, or those with superstar CEOs such as Tesla and Nvidia, shareholders think they should be trusted to get on with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Nvidia's share price has fallen but has not tanked spectacularly, suggesting shareholders are not abandoning the company under his stewardship in their droves either.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Hill said that for a fourth consecutive quarter Barrick improved safety, advanced growth projects, returned significant capital to shareholders and strengthen Nevada Gold Mines, the gold asset that anchors its operations in North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Jensen Huang said he took "full responsibility" for what he did, and said he had fallen short of his responsibilities to Nvidia's employees, board and shareholders.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Management was replaced, shareholders badly diluted, and creditors left intact but with some uncertainty.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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