shareholder
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shareholders
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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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Velicovich advised the company and became a shareholder, along with his fellow first-aid kit distributors, Sinensky and Vintfeld.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Binance founder and biggest shareholder Changpeng Zhao, who no longer manages the company, declared on X that users’ funds were safe, which was echoed by the exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
"It does look like a hack on Binance," said Binance's former boss Changpeng Zhao, who remains a majority shareholder of the firm.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The announcement comes a day after SK hynix also announced plans to return 60 trillion won to shareholders, following the completion of a 40 trillion-won shareholder return programme.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Marvell shareholders will own about two-thirds of the combined business once the deal is closed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The companies expect the transaction to be completed in the first half of 2028, as it’s subject to approval by shareholders and regulators.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The shareholders can pick and choose between the AI giants, rather than leave their choices to Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang, smart as he is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
OpenAI told shareholders it expects to try to raise more money for the round in the coming weeks and target family offices and high net-worth individuals, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
He agreed, though: The main effect of turning a partnership into a corporation was to transfer the financial risk to the shareholders.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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