Of this some $700 billion would be invested, for the first time, in stocks (rather than in government bonds).
Here's a prediction: Almost no matter what happens to U.S. stock prices in the immediate future, tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, Latin America and other places around the globe will buy — many for the first time — common stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other financial products.
The S&P closed above 1,600 and the Dow briefly traded above 15,000 for the first time as stocks extended this year's rally.
Now, the commodities giant is stepping into the public eye for the first time, with a stock offering set for May 24 that could raise $11 billion.
[C9.] Korea Penalizes Firms Over Trades The watchdog agency of Korea's financial system penalized three firms as a result of a case in which a stolen account number was used for the first time in Internet stock trading.
Sold Ebay shares for the first time since 2003 this year; stock up 25% in past 12 months.
This study has demonstrated for the first time that transgenic stock expressing a ΔDELLA- gai gene by the companion cells specific-promoter is able to transfer the gai-mRNA to a wild-type scion.
Those with large concentrations of stocks in their pension funds have had to show investors, for the first time, just how much stock market volatility they have been bearing, relative to the size of the business itself.
For the first time since April, major stock indexes have risen for two consecutive months.
In July 1999 the process of corporate restructuring was completed, and company shares were traded for the first time on the Spanish stock exchanges as well as in New York.
