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[trayd] / treɪd /




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So Bill Plaschke has momentarily stopped playing psychic and has morphed into general manager, saying the Dodgers should either force Shohei Ohtani to stop pitching or trade him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The law-enforcement official said the government’s ongoing investigation was exploring whether Alfozan committed offenses including the theft of trade secrets, in addition to questions about economic espionage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

As AI is maturing, many investors want to trade more precisely around the winners and losers as they shake out, according to Matthew Tuttle, CEO of Tuttle Capital Management.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Canada's internal trade minister Dominic LeBlanc confirmed on Thursday that a delegation met with members of the Canada-United States Economic Relations Advisory Committee - the ninth meeting since April 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He went on for a bit, then showed Eisman this little chart that he’d created, and which he claimed was the reason he had become interested in the trade.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

SpaceX shares were up 7.8% in Wednesday trading before dipping 0.5% in after-hours trades.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Healthcare usually trades at a discount to the market, even though healthcare spending has outpaced the broader economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The company trades at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than rival Ford, a sign that Wall Street is cool on GM despite its cash flow and earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

When an asset trades above its 50-day MA, its medium-term trend is generally considered bullish.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“When we did the trades, the whole time we were both like, ‘We both know there is no risk in these things,’” said the Deutsche Bank CDO executive who dealt with Hubler.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Cut below his right eye, Smith traded blows with Puello, perhaps edging the exchanges through his higher work-rate.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A pair of OGs still competing in a young man’s game, the two traded compliments before parting: “Jay-Z is a killer,” said Scarface, whom Jay-Z hailed as “one of the best writers of any genre.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Only 14% of Harvard’s is directly in publicly traded stocks and just 3% in bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This spells competition — and trouble — for the three incumbents, T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T, and shares in all of them have traded down sharply as a consequence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This is for you, hijica, something useful, I hope. I traded it for two shirts. No one has money anymore.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

No alliance appears close to achieving a majority, however, so there is bound to be a lot of horse trading to secure a workable coalition after the vote.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

General manager Les Snead is also culpable for this mess of a season, trading for Myles Garrett, who has done absolutely zero for this team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

SpaceX shares are trying to end a wild week of trading in the green.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

After a sharp 9% correction Thursday, SpaceX shares rebounded 3% on the news in pre-market trading Fridaqy and Crown Castle jumped 7%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ditto the cleaning up of Wall Street trading culture.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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