Showing results for "stocks"

• plural of stock.
• present tense form of stock (3rd person singular).

stocks

British  

/ stɒks /

plural noun

1. history an instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy wooden frame with holes in which the feet, hands, or head of an offender were locked

2. a frame in which an animal is held while receiving veterinary attention or while being shod

3. a frame used to support a boat while under construction

4. nautical a vertical post or shaft at the forward edge of a rudder, extended upwards for attachment to the steering controls

5. in preparation or under construction

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stocks

Related: U.S. wealth has shifted to stocks from homes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

It is now flanked by a similar-sized area they call "the fridge", which they temporarily closed as a way to build up fish stocks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

While tech stocks and some industrial names tied to the artificial-intelligence build-out slumped this week, the average stock in the increasingly top-heavy S&P 500 made it through a difficult week largely unscathed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Many see the AI trade, once a monolithic bet on chip stocks and hyperscalers, splintering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I was twenty-four years old, with no experience of, or particular interest in, guessing which stocks and bonds would rise and which would fall.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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