Stocks and bonds are, in the final analysis, pieces of paper promising units of currency in the future.

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The story in the final edition of that day's paper had far fewer details, making only one passing reference to a phone message.

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The final paper required that students apply the business theories learned in class to the problems of a company.

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So the paper comes out in editions: those furthest away get the first one, then the final edition goes to those closest to said plant.

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Part of the problem is that the latest paper tends to get highlighted in the public sphere in a way that makes it seem like the final word, as if it supercedes all prior knowledge and delivers revealed truth.

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