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The European liquidation of American securities in 1914 (also called the financial crisis of 1914) was the selloff of about $3 billion (equivalent to $91.26 billion in 2023) of foreign portfolio investments at the start of World War I, taking place at the same time as the broader July Crisis of 1914.
Until It's Over, Over There: The US Economy in World War I in Stephen Broadberry and Mark Harrison, eds., The Economics of World War I (2005) ch 10; also (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004, No. w10580) Paxson, Frederic L. America at War 1917–1918. American Democracy and the World War volume 2 (1936) Schaffer, Ronald.
The highest share prices on the NYSE have been those of Berkshire Hathaway class A, trading at over $625,000/share (in February 2024). Berkshire Hathaway has refused to split its stock and make it more affordable to retail investors, as they want to attract shareholders with a long-term vision.
Conversely, $2,309.60 per Fair Isaac share may appear expensive in comparison, with its much smaller earnings — about $6 in the most recent quarter — relative to share price.
This list has all global annual earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $40 billion in "real" (i.e. CPI adjusted) value. Note that some record earning may be caused by nonrecurring revenue, like Vodafone in 2014 (disposal of its interest in Verizon Wireless) [1] or Fannie Mae in 2013 (benefit for federal income taxes).
Berkshire Hathaway is far from the only stock that has risen to a high share price. Learn about the 10 most expensive stocks as measured by the price per share.
By the end of the year the index closed 70 of the year's 252 trading days at new record closing prices, the second highest to date behind the 77 recorded in 1995. [46] 2021 also marked the first year since 2005 when the S&P 500 beat the other two closely watched U.S. stock indices: the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite. [47]
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