Gondola Stocks List
Symbol | Grade | Name | % Change | |
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GBX | A | Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) | -0.56 | |
RAIL | B | Freightcar America, Inc. | -4.81 | |
TRN | C | Trinity Industries, Inc. | -4.96 |
Related Industries: Railroads
Symbol | Grade | Name | Weight | |
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TPMN | A | The Timothy Plan Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF | 5.98 | |
PSCI | B | PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio | 1.98 | |
PEY | C | PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers | 1.62 | |
XSHD | D | PowerShares S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio | 1.54 | |
RZV | D | Guggenheim S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF | 1.47 |
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The gondola (English: , Italian: [ˈɡondola]; Venetian: góndoła [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and also acts as the rudder. The uniqueness of the gondola includes it being asymmetrical along the length making the single-oar propulsion more efficient.
For centuries, the gondola was a major means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times, the boats still do have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti (small ferries) over the Grand Canal operated by two oarsmen. For some years there were seven traghetti, but by 2017, the number had been reduced to three.Various types of gondola boats are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There are approximately 400 licensed gondoliers in Venice and a similar number of boats, down from the thousands that travelled the canals centuries ago. However, they are now elegant craft, instead of the various types of shabby homemade boats of the distant past.
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