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securities

Cultural  
  1. Written evidence of ownership or creditorship, such as bonds and stock certificates.


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Net interest income, or what Schwab collects on the spread between what it earns on loans and securities, and what it pays to its depositors, increased 16%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Hui, 67, was also accused of misusing funds and embezzlement, while Hengda was accused of fraudulent issuance of securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

It can be applied to individual securities, funds and indexes, and other assets, and over all charted time frames.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It was too near the north—which was Mordred’s county— too far away from the securities of civilization.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White