Raising funds by offering ownership in a corporation through the issuing of shares of a corporation's common or preferred stock.

公司通过发行普通股或优先股使投资者获得股权来筹集资金。

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The second method of raising funds is by issuing equities, such as common stock, which are claims to share in the net income (income after expenses and taxes) and the assets of a business.

筹集资金的第二种方法是通过发行股票，比如普通股(分享纯收入和一个企业的资产)。

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Yet, as we see, the retail investor (you and I) are buying, buying, buying bonds and bond funds and selling, selling, selling equities and common stock funds.

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The fund currently has most of its funds invested in the common stock of financials.

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Among the biggest buyers of new Dynegy debt were hedge funds, which covered their positions by short-selling the common stock.

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