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Bloomberg’s 7 Powers & Why the Terminal dominates financial markets

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The definitive guide to why no one has killed the Bloomberg Terminal, yet.

Since the early 90s, Bloomberg has always been on somebody’s kill list. Oddly, the list of potential Bloomberg Killers has grown every few years and has never crowned a king. Many on the list instead ended up as road kill to Bloomberg’s growth story. Why has this been the case, and why does history keep repeating itself? And despite the track record, why are attempts still being made to topple Bloomberg? As someone who has spent many years in the industry, starting with this note, I aim to put together a series of articles that will serve as the first definitive guide on Bloomberg, its…

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