insider trading
noun
: the illegal use of information available only to insiders in order to make a profit in financial trading
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Bizarrely public insider trading, or just coincidence?
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Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett laughed when asked about Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) allegation that President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading after his reversal on tariffs.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
The purchases, made public in a federal disclosure on April 11, come as Democrats call for an investigation into whether Trump participated in insider trading.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump acknowledges 'transition problems,' threatens to return to higher tariffs
Michael Guttentag, a Loyola Law School professor who has written several research papers on insider trading, told ABC News there is no universal national insider trading law.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett laughed when asked about Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) allegation that President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading after his reversal on tariffs.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
The purchases, made public in a federal disclosure on April 11, come as Democrats call for an investigation into whether Trump participated in insider trading.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump acknowledges 'transition problems,' threatens to return to higher tariffs
Michael Guttentag, a Loyola Law School professor who has written several research papers on insider trading, told ABC News there is no universal national insider trading law.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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