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Correction

A fall of roughly 10% from a recent high. Corrections are common and often brief, which is what…

Referendum

A direct public vote on a single question. Whether the result binds the government depends on the law…

Fact-checking

Verifying claims against primary sources before publication, and sometimes as a standalone piece assessing a public claim.

Regulator

A public body that writes and enforces detailed rules within an area the legislature has assigned it, such…

Market capitalisation

Share price multiplied by shares outstanding: what the market says a company is worth in total. It is…

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