1
: exchange sense 5a
specifically
: a European stock exchange
2
: a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention)
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Most sectors and all major bourses saw losses, with the FTSE 100 and the CAC 40 shedding 0.5%, while Germany’s DAX traded 0.2% lower.
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Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Shares in Kering slumped as much as 6 percent in early trading Thursday on the Paris bourse as investors digested its 14 percent decline in first-quarter revenues, and a 25 percent drop at its star brand Gucci.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 0.43% lower by 1:27 p.m. in London, with some major regional bourses in negative territory.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
There may be a limit to the amount bubble tea chains can raise in Hong Kong, while bourses in mainland China prioritize the funding plans of companies with advanced technologies as Beijing tries to build domestic tech prowess.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Shares in Kering slumped as much as 6 percent in early trading Thursday on the Paris bourse as investors digested its 14 percent decline in first-quarter revenues, and a 25 percent drop at its star brand Gucci.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 0.43% lower by 1:27 p.m. in London, with some major regional bourses in negative territory.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
There may be a limit to the amount bubble tea chains can raise in Hong Kong, while bourses in mainland China prioritize the funding plans of companies with advanced technologies as Beijing tries to build domestic tech prowess.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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