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Stock Market Glossary: Terms for Navigating a Market Meltdown

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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With US President Donald Trump resisting pressure to reverse his trade tariffs and major economies facing the risk of a recession, it’s hard to navigate the turbulence in global markets.

Investors often use unfamiliar, technical language when markets are moving sharply, so here’s a glossary of terms you may be hearing and what they mean.