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For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company had net income of approximately $0.3 million or $0.01 per share of common stock, compared with net income of $16,000 or $0.00 per share of common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
—Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
The hedge fund ended up with almost 98% of the common stock underlying the preferred shares and warrants issued in the February offering, with the remaining 2.2% divided among 28 other investors, according to the lawsuit.
—Miles Weiss, Fortune, 9 May 2024
National Amusements, the family’s holding company, owns her stake in Paramount with 77 percent of preferential voting shares but roughly five percent of common stock.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Apple’s board authorized an additional program to repurchase up to $110 billion of the company’s common stock — the biggest buyback program in its history.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 May 2024
The total authorized number of shares of common stock will be proportionally reduced from 300,000,000 to 3,750,000 shares of common stock.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2024
Advertisement In the first, Endeavor agreed to purchase 1.64 million shares of McMahon’s Class A common stock, worth $146.2 million at $89.01 a share.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition, on April 5, Endeavor agreed to purchase 1.64 million shares of McMahon’s Class A common stock of TKO (also for $89.01 per share) for a total of of $146.2 million.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
On March 26, 2024, the Board of Directors of United Security Bancshares, the parent company of United Security Bank, declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on the Company's common stock.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above
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“Common stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20stock. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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common stock
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