The stock price is just showing what price the shares are selling for, so it is the realized loss of value for some investors
Comment on Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020
BlueKey@fedia.io 1 week ago
"lost". Isn't it just virtual money from the values of the shares anyway (until they are realized by selling)?
Taldan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Is the money in your pension “virtual money”?
Microsoft didn’t lose 10%. Investment funds holding Microsoft lost 10%, and they invest other people’s money.
Taldan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think I speak for every American under-40 when I say: What pension?