0 a publicly-traded company is one whose shares can be bought and sold on a stock exchange:
By mid-2006, Western was the fourth-largest publicly-traded independent oil refiner in the United States.
We reported on plans by its owner to sell shares in a publicly-traded company that would operate the world-famous structure.
In the long run, they imagine a publicly-traded entity with shares available to even $10-investors.
There were no multi-billion dollar, publicly-traded corporations with national advertising campaigns.
For now, the company has said it intends to remain a publicly-traded company.
Industry analysts predict that publicly-traded manufacturers will complain of problems moving goods when reporting third quarter earnings as the peak holiday season nears.
Indeed, many publicly-traded companies are losing money when they first hit the stock market.
He had two more bankruptcies, in 2004 and 2009, from a publicly-traded company in which he was the primary shareholder.
It hasn't been easy growing a publicly-traded business together.