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| − | A '''stock market''' is a list of [[stock|stocks]], or jointly held and publicly traded shares of a corporation. The stocks usually bear some relation to each other: for example, in America, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] market is a list of heavy industry and traditional American companies, whereas the [[Nasdaq]] consists mostly of technology-based stocks. | + | A '''stock market''' is a list of [[stock|stocks]], or jointly held and publicly traded shares of a [[corporation]s. The stocks usually bear some relation to each other: for example, in America, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] market is a list of heavy industry and traditional American companies, whereas the [[Nasdaq]] consists mostly of technology-based stocks. |
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Revision as of 00:34, November 16, 2007
A stock market is a list of stocks, or jointly held and publicly traded shares of a [[corporation]s. The stocks usually bear some relation to each other: for example, in America, the Dow Jones Industrial Average market is a list of heavy industry and traditional American companies, whereas the Nasdaq consists mostly of technology-based stocks.