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Blue-Chip Company |
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Blue-chip company Used in the context of general equities. Large and creditworthy company. Company renowned for the quality and wide acceptance of its products or services, and for its ability to make money and pay dividends. Gilt-edged security. Blue-Chip Company A well-known and highly respected publicly-traded company. Blue-chip companies are usually financially sound and are thought to be relatively low-risk investments. They tend to be less volatile than other companies and to provide solid growth to portfolios. Examples in the United States include General Electric and Coca-Cola. Indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average track blue-chip stocks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The days of lifetime employment with a blue-chip company guaranteeing a rich pension are over. Each group had to analyze a blue-chip company and invest a fictitious $100,000 in the stock market from February to May. In what is expected to be the largest gathering of blue-chip company executives in the city's history, some 300 corporate chieftains will gather in Los Angeles this week for the 1997 Forbes CEO Forum. |
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