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Short selling

Borrowing an asset, selling it, and hoping to buy it back cheaper. Losses are theoretically unlimited, since there…

Earnings

A company's profit over a reporting period. Share prices usually respond less to the number itself than to…

Impeachment

A formal charge brought by a legislature against a public official. It is an accusation that opens a…

Inverted pyramid

Structuring a story with the most important information first and the least important last, so it stays coherent…

Ceasefire

An agreement to stop fighting, which may be temporary, local or conditional. It is a pause in hostilities…

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