stock raising
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Origin of stock raising
First recorded in 1790–1800
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Since 2012, the company has retired nearly half of its outstanding stock, raising per-share metrics by 79%.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
The payments came as Berkshire last month bought about $246 million in Occidental stock, raising its stake to 25.8%.
From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023
After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
On the one hand, they saw an opportunity for the companies to issue more shares of their stock, raising tons of money.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2021
This census takes no account of a razor-back pig which was segregated in a box under the dining table, where its feeding with scraps simplified the problem of stock raising.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh
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