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Joby Aviation — The air taxi stock plummeted more than 15% after filing for a $200 million common stock offering .
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Riley, who owns 24% of the common stock, later made an offer to take the company private at $7 a share.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Trump reported owning nearly 115 million shares of the company’s common stock, which is estimated to be $2.7 billion.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
The Board of Directors of Ryder System declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.81 per share of common stock to be paid on December 20, 2024 to shareholders of record on November 18, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Riley, who owns 24% of the common stock, later made an offer to take the company private at $7 a share.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Trump reported owning nearly 115 million shares of the company’s common stock, which is estimated to be $2.7 billion.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
The Board of Directors of Ryder System declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.81 per share of common stock to be paid on December 20, 2024 to shareholders of record on November 18, 2024.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Common stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20stock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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