1835–45; < French: literally, purse; see bursa
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The bourse operator’s 1Q earnings could be partly driven by a risk-on trading environment earlier in the quarter, before the Middle East conflict broke out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
She added the bourse operator would "carefully consider" market calls to broaden the scope of confidential IPO filings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
CVC floated on Amsterdam’s bourse in April last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
KK Mart has also reportedly said it had to cancel a planned listing on the Malaysian bourse due to the crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
The delay began to tell on the bourse at Antwerp.
From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest
Releasing some of the cash would allow Iran’s leaders to increase the value of the country’s currency and lower inflation, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, chief executive of the economics-focused think tank, the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
In a day that mixed heavy rain and bursts of hot sunshine, the King was crowded round closely by visitors at a festival at the city's Place de la Bourse.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
The current turmoil might not spell the change in governance that many hope for, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, who founded Bourse & Bazaar, a news and research agency focusing on Iranian politics and economics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
“Iranians aren’t really looking at just whether they’re better off compared to last year,” said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, the founder of Bourse & Bazaar, a research group specializing in Iranian politics and economics.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
At that time, M. Bourse, a colleague of mine on the staff of the Matin, arrived.
From My Memoirs by Steinheil, Marguerite
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