Shares

A bunch of people give a company money, and in return those people (called investors) get a certain amount of shares of stock.

The company sells these shares of stock at a certain price;

And the more money you pay, the more shares you can buy.

Many companies sell shares of stock, and they depend on the money they get for these shares of stock to pay their bills.

The higher the stock share price goes, the more shares the company will usually sell, meaning that more money will be available.

The reverse is usually true as well: The lower the stock share price goes, the less shares the company will usually sell and the the less will be coming in.

Had Wayne stayed with the company, his shares would be worth today around $60 billion!