blue chip
noun
1
a
: a stock issue of high investment quality that usually pertains to a substantial well-established company and enjoys public confidence in its worth and stability
also
: a company that offers such stocks
b
: a business or undertaking with an outstanding record or likelihood of profitability
2
: one that is outstanding: such as
a
: an outstandingly worthwhile or valuable property or asset
b
: an athlete rated as excellent or as an excellent prospect
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South Korea’s blue chip Kospi rose 1.83% to 2,588.97, snapping a three-day losing streak, while the small-cap Kosdaq gained 3.43% to close at 754.08.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
In a lending sense low rates of interest are paradoxically a sign of growing caution, or a movement away from risk as low-rate loans are made to the bluest of blue chips, or toward mortgages that bring with them a recoverable asset (the house itself) assuming borrower defaults.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
For the week, the S&P 500 lost 1% and the Dow fell 2.7% as blue chips also ended a six-week win streak.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
South Korea’s blue chip Kospi closed marginally lower at 2,596.91, while the small-cap Kosdaq inched 0.59% lower to end at 770.87.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
In a lending sense low rates of interest are paradoxically a sign of growing caution, or a movement away from risk as low-rate loans are made to the bluest of blue chips, or toward mortgages that bring with them a recoverable asset (the house itself) assuming borrower defaults.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
For the week, the S&P 500 lost 1% and the Dow fell 2.7% as blue chips also ended a six-week win streak.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
South Korea’s blue chip Kospi closed marginally lower at 2,596.91, while the small-cap Kosdaq inched 0.59% lower to end at 770.87.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Blue chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20chip. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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