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Blue Chip Describing 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 tracks 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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| At the time of sale, the single-story building was 82% occupied by a bluechip tenant roster comprised of Honeywell, GE nd Chase Manhattan Mortgage. Lou Gerstner is chairman of The Carlyle Group, the bluechip private equity firm with $30 billion in capital, 150-plus companies in its portfolio and connections in political capitals all over the globe. Partners in a pioneering high-tech company that recently landed a major contract with a bluechip law firm. |
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