equities
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“This is, people who have sold their equities to go into levered lending.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Technology stocks are the most highly-valued equities in the market, but they place huge demands on infrastructure to build compute and roll out datacenters.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Rising bond yields around the world dinged investors’ appetite for equities, pushing stocks lower.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
A sustained breakout in yields could create additional pressure for equities, particularly rate-sensitive areas of the market such as small-cap stocks.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
No other use can possibly be so high or so noble as that of maintaining all equities undisturbed.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
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