religion stock

religion stock
n.
Stock from a company that investors believe will continue to show increased revenues and profits for many years to come.
Example Citation:
"A religion stock inspires (or used to inspire) blind faith. You know the names: America Online, Charles Schwab, Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, EMC, Lucent Technologies, Medtronic, Microsoft, Oracle and Yahoo, among others."
— Jane Bryant Quinn, "False Worship at the Altar of Hot Stocks," The Washington Post, October 29, 2000
Notes:
Marcelo Mareque suggested today's phrase.
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