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Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan was the former Chairman of the United States  more...
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Annual Percentage Rate
An annual percentage rate, often referred to by its acronym  more...
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baby boomer
In the United States, a baby boomer refers to anyone  more...
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back door financing
Back door financing is a method used by U.S. government  more...
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balanced budget
A balanced budget is a budget in which income equals  more...
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base interest rate
The base interest rate is the lowest interest rate that  more...
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basis point
Yields on fixed-income securities fluctuate regularly, but may change only  more...
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basis points
Basis points are the number of points often used to  more...
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bear
Bears are market participants who expect the market to decline.  more...
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bear market
A bear market is a market in which prices decline  more...
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bear trap
A bear trap occurs when a declining market reverses direction,  more...
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behavioral finance
Behavioral finance integrates ideas from the fields of individual and  more...
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Beige Book
The Beige Book is a "Summary of Commentary on Current  more...
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benchmark
A benchmark is a security or index against which the  more...
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benchmark interest rate
The benchmark interest rate is the lowest interest rate that  more...
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blue-collar
Blue-collar is a workplace designation that defines an employee who  more...
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Board of Governors
A Board of Governors is the collective name given to  more...
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book-to-bill ratio
The book-to-bill ratio measures the relationship between orders received and  more...
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bookings
Although the term bookings has multiple meanings, in the financial  more...
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boom
A boom refers to a rising financial market. Another term  more...
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bourse
A bourse is a European financial market. Based on  more...
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business day
The business day is defined as any of the days  more...
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business model
A business model is the way or ways that a  more...
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business plan
A business plan defines a business and its goals.  more...
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buyer's market
A buyer's market is any market in which there are  more...
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Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. Canada  more...
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capacity utilization rate
The capacity utilization rate is the value of production capacity  more...
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capex
Capex, an abbreviated word that signifies “capital expenditures,” capex is  more...
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capitalism
Capitalism is a market-driven economy, characterized by private ownership and  more...
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cash cow
A cash cow represents the division of a company that  more...
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cash flow
Cash flow is a company's net inflow or outflow of  more...
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Central Bank
A central bank is fundamentally a chief bank of a  more...
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CEO
CEO or chief executive officer is a bureaucratic position that  more...
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CFO
CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is senior corporate officer with  more...
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Chairman of the Board
The Chairman of the Board is a senior corporate figure  more...
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Chapter 11
Chapter 11 is a section of the US Bankruptcy Reform  more...
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Chapter 7
Chapter 7 is a section of the US Bankruptcy Code  more...
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charge card
A charge card is the physical card that records an  more...
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chasing the market
An investor who is chasing the market purchases securities after  more...
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Chief Operating Officer
A chief operating officer is an executive who is responsible  more...
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churn rate
Churn rate is a measure of customer attrition. The  more...
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circuit breaker
The stock market circuit breaker has the same purpose as  more...
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coincident indicator
A coincident indicator is an economic indicator that measures the  more...
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COLA
COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, is an act of adjusting wages  more...
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command economy
A command economy, also called planned economy, is directly controlled  more...
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confidence indicator
A confidence indicator gauges the optimism of a group of  more...
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consensus forecast
A consensus forecast aggregates the estimates of security analysts of  more...
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consensus recommendation
The consensus recommendation is an average of analyst ratings on  more...
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constant dollar GDP
Constant dollar GDP is gross domestic product adjusted for price  more...
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constant dollars
Constant dollars are dollars that have been adjusted for the  more...
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consumer confidence
Consumer confidence is an attempt to measure the public's perception  more...
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consumer confidence index
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) gauges the level of optimism  more...
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consumer durables
In US macroeconomic statistics, consumer durables are those durable goods  more...
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consumer goods
In economics, consumer goods are new items intended for sale  more...
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Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index, also known as the CPI, is  more...
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contrarian
Simply put, a contrarian is an investor who makes investments  more...
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COO
COO, or Chief Operating Officer, is a member of upper  more...
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cost-of-living index
A cost-of-living index measures the changes of prices consumers pay  more...
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cottage industry
A cottage industry is a system of production which takes  more...
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countercyclical
A trend is countercyclical if it moves in the opposite  more...
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CPI
CPI is the common abbreviation for the Consumer Price Index,  more...
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Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929 took place from September through November  more...
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Crash of 1987
The Crash of 1987, Black Monday, took place on October  more...
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Credit Crunch
A credit crunch happens when banks are reluctant to loan  more...
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CSO
CSO is an abbreviation for Chief Security Officer. A  more...
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current dollars
Current dollars (also known as "nominal dollars") are dollars in  more...
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cycle
A cycle is a recurring pattern, usually wavelike. In  more...
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cyclical
When entire industries and the companies within them are characterized  more...
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cyclical stock
A cyclical stock is one whose profits are highly correlated  more...
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debt consolidation
Debt consolidation is the replacement of several small debts with  more...
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debt market
The debt market is the market for trading debt securities.  more...
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debt service
Debt service refers to the series of payments of principal  more...
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deficit
Deficit is an economic condition in which spending exceeds income.  more...
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deficit spending
Deficit spending represents an overload of government expenditures over government  more...
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deflation
Deflation is a broad decline in prices. Deflation occurs when  more...
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deflator
A deflator is used to convert current dollars into dollars  more...
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delayed opening
A delayed opening is the intentional postponement of the opening  more...
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Deleveraging
Deleveraging is the unwinding of debt. Companies use leveraging  more...
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demand
Demand is an economic measure, which expresses a desire, as  more...
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demand curve
Demand curve is a graphic representation of the demand schedule  more...
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demand elasticity
Demand elasticity, also known as price elasticity of demand, is  more...
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demographics
Demographics is the classification of populations, especially consumers, by various  more...
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depressed market
A depressed market occurs when supply overtakes demand, resulting in  more...
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depression
In economics, a severe and prolonged recession is sometimes called  more...
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deregulation
Deregulation is an act by which the government regulation of  more...
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diminishing return
Diminishing return, or the law of diminishing return, is an  more...
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disinflation
Disinflation occurs when the overall rate of inflation decreases over  more...
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disposable income
Disposable income is money that can be spent, saved, invested  more...
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dot-com
Dot-com is an epithet for an Internet based company. A  more...
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downsizing
Downsizing is a cutback in a company's operations and usually  more...
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downtrend
A downtrend refers to declining prices. A downtrend can  more...
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downturn
A downturn is a worsening of business or economic activity.  more...
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durable goods
In US macroeconomic statistics, durable goods are arbitrarily defined as  more...
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durable goods orders
The durable goods orders report is issued monthly by the  more...
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econometrics
Econometrics literally means “to measure economy”. Thus, econometrics is a  more...
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economic cycle
The economic cycle is the periodic fluctuation of the economy  more...
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economist
An economist is a professional in the field of economics,  more...
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economy of scale
Economy of scale (or economies of scale) fundamentally constitutes the  more...
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Efficient Market Theory
Developed by University of Chicago professor Eugen Fama in the  more...
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embargo
In international commerce, an embargo is a government-mandated sanction that  more...
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emerging market
Emerging market, or emerging economy, is market with a relatively  more...
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Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is a constitutional provision, through which the government  more...
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Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, is a quantitative measure  more...
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enterprise zone
Enterprise zone is a specially designated area within which businesses  more...
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entitlements
Entitlements are government benefits provided by law to eligible individuals.  more...
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entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is someone who attempts to create a new  more...
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EU
The EU, or European Union, is an inter-governmental, supranational organization  more...
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Eurodollars
Eurodollars are large US Dollar deposits that are made in  more...
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European Community
The European Community is a confederation of European nations which  more...
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FDIC
The FDIC, or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is an independent  more...
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Fed Chairman
The Fed Chairman is the Chairman of the Board of  more...
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Fed funds rate
The Federal Reserve Board has the power to influence the  more...
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Federal Reserve Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank is a federal entity that performs  more...
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Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board is the Board of Governors of  more...
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Federal Reserve Discount Rate
The Federal Reserve discount rate is the interest rate charged  more...
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Federal Reserve requirement
The federal reserve requirement is the amount of liquid assets  more...
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Federal Reserve System
In the United States, the Federal Reserve System was established  more...
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fiat money
Fiat money is currency that cannot be redeemed for a  more...
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flat tax
A flat tax system has a fixed tax rate regardless  more...
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flight to quality
Flight to quality refers to investors moving investments into low-risk  more...
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Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is a prestigious list of companies published  more...
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GDP
In economics, GDP means Gross Domestic Product. GDP is  more...
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GDP implicit price deflator
The GDP implicit price deflator measures the level of price  more...
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globalization
In business, globalization is a term used to describe the  more...
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goldilocks economy
The term Goldilocks economy refers to an economy that’s not  more...
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the longest and most severe business  more...
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hyperinflation
Hyperinflation is the extremely rapid escalation of prices (typically more  more...
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IMF
The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, was conceived at the  more...
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incubator
An incubator is an organization that helps a start-up business  more...
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inefficient market
An inefficient market is one in which assets are underpriced  more...
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inflation
Inflation is a broad increase in prices. In practical terms,  more...
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inflation rate
The inflation rate is the increase in prices for a  more...
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Interbank Market
The interbank market refers to the market where banks make  more...
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international fund
An international fund is a mutual fund that invests in  more...
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invisible hand
Adam Smith coined the phrase invisible hand in his 1776  more...
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Japan Inc.
Japan Inc. is a term that emphasizes Japan's traditional, highly  more...
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Jarrow Turnbull Model
The Jarrow Turnbull Model is a model used to analyze  more...
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Java
Java is a technology that was developed by Sun Microsystems  more...
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JIC
JIC, which stands for "just in case," is a strategy  more...
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JIT
JIT, or "just in time," is a strategy used in  more...
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Job and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003
The Job and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003 was  more...
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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is a government  more...
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Jobs Growth
Jobs growth is the number of jobs added to the  more...
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JOD
JOD is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Jordanian Dinar  more...
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JOLTS
JOLTS is the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey produced  more...
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JPY
JPY is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Japanese Yen  more...
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Just In Case
Just-in-case or JIC is an inventory management strategy where companies  more...
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just-in-time
Just-in-time is an inventory system where raw materials are delivered  more...
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kangaroos
Kangaroos are Australian stocks. They are so-named because of the  more...
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keiretsu
A keiretsu is a group of closely related Japanese companies,  more...
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KES
KES is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Kenya Shilling  more...
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Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators or KPI are financial and non-financial metrics  more...
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Keynesian Economics
Keynesian economics, also called Keynesianism, is named for economist John  more...
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KHR
KHR is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Cambodian Riel  more...
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Kicking the Tires
Kicking the Tires is a slang term referring to the  more...
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Kiwi
The Kiwi is the common term used for the New  more...
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KMF
KMF is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Comoros Franc  more...
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Kondratiev Wave
Russian economist Nikolai Kondratiev theorized that capitalist economies move in  more...
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Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes
The Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes refers to several indicators  more...
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KOSPI
KOSPI is the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (or Indexes).  more...
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KPW
In currencies, KPW is the abbreviation for the North Korean  more...
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Krugerrand
A krugerrand is a gold coin minted by the Republic  more...
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KRW
KRW is the three-character currency abbreviation for the South Korean  more...
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labor force
In macroeconomic statistics, the labor force is the sum of  more...
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labor relations
Labor relations can refer broadly to any dealings between management  more...
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laissez-faire
Literally, laissez-faire is French for "let it be." More usefully,  more...
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leading indicator
A leading indicator is a statistic that predicts trends in  more...
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legal monopoly
A legal monopoly is a monopoly that has been specifically  more...
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legal tender
In law, legal tender is payment that by statute must  more...
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legislative risk
Legislative risk is the potential of sustaining a loss on  more...
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lender of last resort
A lender of last resort is a financial institution, such  more...
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LIBOR
LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. The British  more...
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Limited Liability Company
A limited liability company (LLC) is a corporate arrangement that  more...
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Limited Liability Partnership
A limited liability partnership is a form of joint corporate  more...
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line of credit
A line of credit, also called a credit line, is  more...
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M1
In the US, M1 is a narrow measure of the  more...
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M2
In the US, M2 is a broad measure of the  more...
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M3
In the US, M3 is a very broad measure of  more...
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macroeconomics
Macroeconomics is the study of the behavior of the overall  more...
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market economy
In political economics, a market economy is an economy where  more...
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market inefficiency
Market inefficiency is a condition that occurs when current prices  more...
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market maker
A market maker brings continueous liquidity to the trading market  more...
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market share
Market share is the percentage of the total market that  more...
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median
In statistics, the median is the middle of a distribution  more...
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Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. MXN  more...
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microeconomics
Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with individuals,  more...
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misery index
The misery index is the unemployment rate plus the inflation  more...
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monetary policy
Monetary policy is the management of a nation’s money supply  more...
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money flow
Money flow is a tool used by technical analysts to  more...
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money supply
In macroeconomics, the money supply is the amount of money  more...
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monopoly
A monopoly is when one company dominates the market for  more...
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multiplier
In an economic model, a multiplier is a number that  more...
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multiplier effect
The multiplier effect describes how an increase in some economic  more...
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NAFTA
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is a comprehensive free  more...
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natural resources
Natural resources are naturally occurring features or characteristics of the  more...
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Nifty Fifty
The Nifty Fifty were fifty blue chip stocks that enjoyed  more...
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nonfarm payrolls
Nonfarm payrolls represent the total number of US employees on  more...
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Notary Public
A notary public (also called a notary, or public notary)  more...
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OECD
The OECD, or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is  more...
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OPEC
OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.  more...
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organized labor
Organized labor is the labor union movement. The origins of  more...
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outsourcing
Outsourcing is the practice of companies transferring work to outside  more...
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Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim is a geographic concept that encompasses  more...
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patent pending
In the US, the phrase patent pending indicates that a  more...
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per capita income
Per capita income is the average income for each person  more...
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Personal Consumption Expenditures
Personal consumption expenditures, also known as PCE, are all funds  more...
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Pink Sheets
The Pink Sheets is an electronic quotation system that provides  more...
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Pound
The pound is a unit of currency. The pound,  more...
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pre-existing conditions
Pre-existing conditions are medical conditions or diseases that existed before  more...
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price fixing
Price fixing is an agreement by multiple competitors to set,  more...
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Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index (PPI) comprises a group of  more...
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public domain
In law, to say a piece of knowledge, invention, or  more...
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purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity calculates exchange rates in terms of how  more...
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pyramid scheme
A pyramid scheme is an illegal "investment" in which vested  more...
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quality assurance
Quality assurance encompasses all planned and systematic actions and programs  more...
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raise
A raise is an increase in one’s salary, wages, commissions,  more...
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Reaganomics
Reaganomics refers to the economic policies associated with former president  more...
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real GDP
Real GDP is gross domestic product in constant dollars. In  more...
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real interest rate
A real interest rate is an interest rate adjusted for  more...
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real wages
In economics, real wages are the true value of wages  more...
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recall
The term recall has a number of meanings. A  more...
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recession
As a rule of thumb, a recession is the fall  more...
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red chip
A red chip is stock of a company incorporated and  more...
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registered education savings plan
A Registered Education Savings Plan – or RESP – is  more...
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research and development
Research and development is a phrase used to describe the  more...
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reserve requirement
The reserve requirement is the fraction of deposits that a  more...
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retainer
A retainer is a payment made in advance of receiving  more...
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Run On The Bank
A run on the bank occurs when customers/institutions panic and  more...
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Rupee
The rupee is a unit of currency. The rupee  more...
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rust belt
The rust belt is an economic region in the northeastern  more...
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Socially Responsible Investing
Socially Responsible Investing (also known as SRI) requires funds to  more...
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sole proprietorship
A sole proprietorship is a business that one person owns,  more...
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Subprime Credit Card
A subprime credit card is a credit card designed for  more...
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Subprime Loan
A subprime loan is a loan given to a borrower  more...
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TED Spread
A TED spread is a yield spread. On any  more...
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Toxic Asset
A toxic asset is any asset that has a current  more...
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umbrella liability insurance
Umbrella liability insurance is coverage for an individual or company  more...
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unemployment
Unemployment describes the state of a worker who is able  more...
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US Dollar
The US dollar is the currency of the United States  more...
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US Dollar Index
The US Dollar Index is an index that measures the  more...
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US Treasury
The US Treasury (United States Department of the Treasury) is  more...
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Value Added Tax
A value added tax is sometimes referred to as VAT.  more...
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value-added
Value-added is used in several ways to indicate an enhancement  more...
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vertical integration
In strategic management and microeconomics, vertical integration is the consolidation  more...
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viral marketing
Viral marketing exploits existing social networks to rapidly spread a  more...
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white-collar
White-collar is a term that refers to workers who are  more...
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wholesale
Wholesale is the sale of goods, usually in quantity, for  more...
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World Bank
The World Bank is an international institution, owned by about  more...
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World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international body that  more...
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Xenocurrency
Xenocurrency refers to a currency that is traded or circulated  more...
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yardstick
A yardstick originally meant a flat wooden board that measures  more...
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year-over-year
Year-over-year is a term used frequently in investment research and  more...
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Yen
The yen is the currency of Japan. Japan's New  more...
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Yuan
The yuan is technically the base unit of the renminbi,  more...
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ZAR
ZAR is the three-character currency abbreviation for the South African  more...
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ZMK
ZMK is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Zambian Kwacha  more...
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ZWD
ZWD is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Zimbabwe Dollar  more...
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