shareholder
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shareholders
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Origin of shareholder
Explanation
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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That is because the founders together are guaranteed 50.1% of most shareholder votes, through a limited-liability company they control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
They had previously assumed a “substantial” premium to secure shareholder support and minimize legal risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Access to funds was limited because of a tension between Gordon Brothers' dual role as both creditor and shareholder, a source said, but added they expected a relaxation of funds in the next two days.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The sale also marks the exit of Danish private equity investor CataCap, which had been the majority shareholder in AerFin.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The lawsuit filed in a California federal court on Monday said Huang and Nvidia misled shareholders about the national security concerns raised by the affair, and that their misleading statements "artificially inflated" Nvidia's share price.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Banco BPM shareholders will be reassured by the stated earnings-per-share accretion target of 24%, Jefferies adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Tech titan Jensen Huang faced fresh turmoil on Tuesday as shareholders sued him and his firm for allegedly misleading them over his affair with an accused Chinese spy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
In its letter to shareholders detailing its third quarter performance, Skydance also said it plans to offer a Paramount+/HBO Max bundle early next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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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