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Around 64% were zero-day-to-expiry options, or so-called 0dte contracts that allow investors to bet on whether the stock index will rise or fall by the end of the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Unions and employment experts have warned businesses to prepare for a spike in so-called "World Cup sickies".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
In marked contrast to recent AI presentations from Alphabet and Microsoft, Apple shied away from drawing too much attention to so-called agents at its developer’s conference.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Some ships have also transited Hormuz undetected: There have been reports that some ships have turned off their GPS-like signals and transited incognito, either for safety or because they are part of so-called shadow fleets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He had no choice: Among the people who gave him money there was pretty obviously a built-in skepticism of so-called macro thinking.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Booked
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We Are Displaced
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