preferred stock
noun
: stock guaranteed priority by a corporation's charter over common stock in the payment of dividends and usually in the distribution of assets
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In July, the U.S government invested $400 million in preferred stock, plus warrants, along with $1 billion in funding from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to fund a new plant to make rare-earth magnets.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
In July 2025, the Department of Defense agreed to buy $400 million of convertible preferred stock in MP Materials.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
Take for example Strategy’s recent $722 million offering of 8.5 million shares of preferred stock in March.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The company declared cash dividends on its common stock and preferred stock, continuing its practice of quarterly dividend payments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
In July 2025, the Department of Defense agreed to buy $400 million of convertible preferred stock in MP Materials.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
Take for example Strategy’s recent $722 million offering of 8.5 million shares of preferred stock in March.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The company declared cash dividends on its common stock and preferred stock, continuing its practice of quarterly dividend payments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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