The average American investor holds between 75-80% of their stock investments in the U.S., even though the U.S. represents less than 50% of the global stock market capitalization.
Shareholders dumped the stock, wiping out two-thirds of the company's market capitalization in two days of trading.
股东们抛售股票，使该公司市值在两个交易日即跌去三分之二。
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It's exactly this segment of the economy that spawns big brand names, giving companies the kind of broad-based popular recognition that translates into big stock market capitalization.