new issue

British

noun

stock exchange an issue of shares being offered to the public for the first time

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Demand for the longer-dated bonds may be stronger, reflecting the higher yield likely offered by the new issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Many investors focus on how a new issue performs on the first day of trading, judging it a success or failure based on its first-day “pop.”

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

A key aspect of the project was to make each new issue of Wet as conceptually and visually different from the previous ones as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

But he was not trying to impose the old times, or go back in time and figure out what the Framers would have said about some new issue.

From Slate • May 9, 2025

When assembly was over, the staff of the Granger Gazette passed out the new issue of the paper to the student body.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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