How does the stock market work?

The Dutch East India Company used hundreds of ships to conduct international trade in the 1600s. The company approached private individuals to contribute funds to support their excursions in exchange for a portion of the revenues in order to finance their travels. They unintentionally created the first stock market in history by doing this. So how is the market used by businesses and investors nowadays? Explained by Kate.

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