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How does the stock market work?
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The stock market is a place where buyers and sellers of stocks can meet to trade shares of publicly traded companies. When a company wants to raise capital, they may choose to issue new shares of their stock. This increases the number of available shares in circulation, which causes the price of each share to rise. As more people buy into the stock, its value goes up. Conversely, if there are fewer investors interested in buying a particular stock, it will decrease in value.