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Lede

The opening sentence or paragraph, carrying the most newsworthy fact. A buried lede is a story whose real…

Antitrust

Competition law: the rules preventing firms from abusing market dominance or merging their way out of competition. Called…

Blockchain

A shared ledger of transactions maintained by many computers at once rather than by a single institution. Records…

Liquidity

How easily an asset can be bought or sold without moving its price. Thin liquidity is why a…

Data breach

An incident in which personal or confidential data is accessed without authorisation. Most jurisdictions require disclosure within a…

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