stock company

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Recent Examples of stock company Granterre, one of Italy’s largest dairy groups, is technically a stock company but owned by cooperatives of milk and cheese producers. Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 The order requires the new stock company to get approval from the insurance department before issuing any dividends for three years. Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Mar. 2026 For readers who aren’t financial historians, Lamont was referring to a joint stock company from the early (or earlier) days of capitalism, involving the United Kingdom’s financing during the War of the Spanish Succession. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026 Oklo — The nuclear technology company added nearly 3% after Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of the stock company with a Buy rating. Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 Meme stock companies generally have shares that are less expensive, like $20 or less per share, so that more people can buy the shares. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025 The other newspaper in Litchfield was the Litchfield Independent, which was a stock company of Edward P. Peterson, Al Sanders and Nathan C. Martin. Terry Shaw, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2024 Revolve purchased the company in June through L.A. Rive Droite, a French joint stock company. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stock company
Noun
  • Charles was also greeted by Kimberley Harris, executive vice president of Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns NBC News.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This is a game every media company has to play.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Today, seven all-female troupes ride among some 300 male ones.
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The ballet troupe’s 25th anniversary production follows Jack and Jill down a rabbit hole, through a cave of wonders and into Neverland, set upon music by Charlie Chaplin, Carl Davis, Carmen DeLeone and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tiki, brought home by our troops, is a uniquely American style of decadence.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Under the War Power Act, a president must receive congressional approval by day 60 of a war or begin removing troops.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 May 2026

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“Stock company.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock%20company. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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