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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Investors can buy stocks on foreign exchanges using American Depositary Receipts, in which receipts for foreign shares are held in trust by a bank. Dual-purpose investments offered by the Americus Trust Shareowner Service Corp. let investors buy split stocks for both dividend income and capital gains.  3, record 1, English, - foreign%20share

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The correct French equivalent is "action" in this context because "stock" and "share" are used interchangeably as a singular noun. However, "stock" is usually a collective noun, with "actions" as its French equivalent and "shares" as its synonym.  4, record 1, English, - foreign%20share

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Ces actions peuvent aussi bien appartenir à la catégorie des titres de qualité [...], ou elles peuvent être du groupe des actions étrangères dont l'incidence de risque est nettement plus élevé.  3, record 1, French, - action%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Such an export-type item [an item like one of our merchandise exports ... providing us with more foreign currencies] is called a "credit item" and gives us a supply of foreign money.  1, record 2, English, - credit%20item

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT

How shall we treat interest, royalty, and dividend income on investments received by Americans from abroad? Clearly, they are credit items like exports, in that they provide us with foreign currencies.  1, record 2, English, - credit%20item

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish