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Executive order

A directive issued by a head of government to the executive branch. It can be reversed by a…

ETF

An exchange-traded fund: a basket of assets that trades on an exchange like a single share. Most track…

Tariff

A tax on imported goods. It is paid by the importer, not the exporting country, and is usually…

Cloud computing

Renting computing power and storage from a provider rather than running your own servers. It converts a capital…

Bear market

A fall of 20% or more from a recent peak, held long enough to look like a trend…

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