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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As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
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Shuli Ren, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Regional bourses closed mixed on Monday, with defense stocks struggling as talks continue to agree on a framework peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
—Elsa Ohlen,holly Ellyatt,sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
The announcement from Kering after the close of trading on the Paris bourse Wednesday confirms a WWD report Sunday that Bellettini, one of the French luxury group’s most visible and accomplished executives, would be entrusted with fixing its biggest and most crucial brand.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Shuli Ren, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Regional bourses closed mixed on Monday, with defense stocks struggling as talks continue to agree on a framework peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
—Elsa Ohlen,holly Ellyatt,sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
The announcement from Kering after the close of trading on the Paris bourse Wednesday confirms a WWD report Sunday that Bellettini, one of the French luxury group’s most visible and accomplished executives, would be entrusted with fixing its biggest and most crucial brand.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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