C2C
C2C is the abbreviation for consumer-to-consumer electronic commerce. C2C more...
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calendar year
Calendar year defines the year as designated by the Gregorian more...
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call
A call is a type of option contract. A more...
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call option
A call option is an option contract that gives the more...
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call price
The call price is the price at which an issuer more...
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Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. Canada more...
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cancelled check
A cancelled check is a check that has been approved more...
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candlestick charts
Candlestick charts plot stock price data. Originated by Japanese rice 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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capital appreciation
Capital appreciation is defined as any increase in the market more...
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capital appreciation fund
A capital appreciation fund is a mutual fund that is more...
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Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a sophisticated mathematical method more...
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capital gain
A capital gain is an increase in the value of more...
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capital gains distribution
A capital gains distribution is a distribution of income from more...
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capital gains tax
Capital gains are subject to capital gains tax. A capital more...
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capital goods
In a basic sense, capital goods are goods used for more...
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Capital Loss
A capital loss is a decrease in the value of more...
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capital stock
Capital stock is stock authorized for issue by the charter more...
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capitalism
Capitalism is a market-driven economy, characterized by private ownership and more...
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capitalization
The market capitalization (market cap) of a company is the more...
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cash
Cash consists of paper currency and coins. In the more...
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cash asset ratio
The cash asset ratio – also known as the cash more...
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cash basis
Cash basis is an accounting method that recognizes revenue and more...
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cash cow
A cash cow represents the division of a company that more...
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cash dividend
A cash dividend is the distribution of a company's profits more...
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cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are investments that are so liquid and so more...
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cash flow
Cash flow is a company's net inflow or outflow of more...
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cash out
The term cash out applies to a type of mortgage more...
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cash reserves
A company’s cash reserves are the funds available to meet more...
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cashier's check
A cashier's check is issued and certified by a bank more...
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casualty insurance
Generally, casualty insurance is a type of indemnity that provides more...
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CBOE
The CBOE, or Chicago Board Options Exchange, was founded in more...
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CBOE Gold Index
CBOE Gold Index stands for the Chicago Board Options Exchange more...
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CBOT
The CBOT, or Chicago Board of Trade, is the world’s more...
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CD
A CD, or Certificate of Deposit, is a savings instrument more...
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CDR Counterparty Risk Index
The CDR counterparty risk index is a measure of credit 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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Certified Financial Planner
Certified Financial Planner, or CFP, is a financial professional who more...
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Certified Public Accountant
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a person licensed by more...
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CFA
CFA stands for Chartered Financial Analyst, a professional designation given more...
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CFO
CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is senior corporate officer with more...
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CFP
CFP is short for certified financial planner, which is a 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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Chartered Financial Analyst
A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an investment professional who more...
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chartist
A chartist is an investor who attempts to predict market more...
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chasing the market
An investor who is chasing the market purchases securities after more...
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checking account
A checking account is an account at a depository institution more...
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Chief Operating Officer
A chief operating officer is an executive who is responsible more...
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child and dependent care credit
The child and dependent care credit is a federal income more...
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churn rate
Churn rate is a measure of customer attrition. The more...
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churning
Churning means excessive buying and selling in a client’s account more...
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circuit breaker
The stock market circuit breaker has the same purpose as more...
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Class A Shares
Class A shares of stock are generally thought of as more...
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class action suit
A class action suit is a lawsuit filed by one more...
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Class B Shares
Class B shares are a classification of common stock that more...
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class C shares
Class C shares are a common class of mutual funds. more...
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closed-end fund
A closed-end fund is legally known as a closed-end management more...
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closing bell
The closing bell is a signal which marks the end more...
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closing costs
Most generally, closing costs is associated with a cost of more...
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closing price
The closing price of a stock is the price of 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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Collateralized Debt Obligations
Collateralized debt obligations (CDO) are a form of an asset-backed more...
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COMEX
Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) was established in 1933 through the more...
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command economy
A command economy, also called planned economy, is directly controlled more...
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commercial bank
A commercial bank is a financial intermediary which collects credit more...
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commercial hedger
A commercial hedger is a corporation that attempts to stabilize more...
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commercial loan
A commercial loan is a loan borrowed by a company more...
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commercial mortgage
A commercial mortgage is a mortgage which is secured by more...
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commercial paper
Commercial paper is a debt instrument issued by well-established companies more...
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commission
A commission is a fee paid to a third party more...
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commodity
Generally speaking, any tangible good can be categorized as a more...
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Commodity Exchange
A commodity exchange is a market organized to allow for more...
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commodity futures
Commodity futures are futures contracts for delivery of commodities. more...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent federal regulatory more...
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Commodity Index
A commodity index tracks the price of various types of more...
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common stock
Common stock is a security representing a legal claim to more...
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composite
A composite, or composite index, is an aggregation of components more...
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Compound Annual Growth Rate
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) measures the annual change more...
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compound annual return
The compound annual return shows the investment return, assuming the more...
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compound growth rate
The compound growth rate measures average growth of an amount more...
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compound interest
Compound interest is the payment of interest on both principal more...
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conference call
A conference call refers to investors, media and interested parties more...
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confidence indicator
A confidence indicator gauges the optimism of a group of more...
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confidentiality agreement
Confidentiality agreement, also called nondisclosure agreement, is a contract entered more...
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conforming loan
A conforming loan is a residential mortgage that is eligible 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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consolidate loans
When a person seeks to consolidate loans, he/she is essentially more...
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consolidated financial statement
A consolidated financial statement presents the financial position or results more...
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consolidation loan
Consolidation loan is a type of loan that encompasses a 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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consultant
A consultant is an individual or firm that offers expert 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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contract size
Contract size is the deliverable amount on a contract. more...
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contrarian
Simply put, a contrarian is an investor who makes investments more...
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controlling interest
Controlling interest is simply an ownership status where a corporation more...
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conventional mortgage
A conventional mortgage is a fully amortizing mortgage. The more...
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convertible bond
A convertible bond is a debt instrument that holders can more...
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COO
COO, or Chief Operating Officer, is a member of upper more...
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cooking the books
Cooking the books is an unethical practice of misrepresenting company’s more...
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copyright
Copyright is a protection offered by the United States to more...
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cornering the market
Cornering the market occurs when an investor or group of more...
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corporate stock
Corporate stock is the capital or monetary fund that a more...
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correction
A market correction is a decline in price following an more...
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correlation
In statistics, correlation is an assessment of the extent of more...
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correlation coefficient
A correlation coefficient is a numerical, descriptive measure of the more...
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cost basis
Cost basis reflects the true cost of purchasing a financial more...
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cost of equity
The cost of equity is the minimum rate of return 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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cost/benefit analysis
Cost/benefit analysis is a process of quantifying the most economically 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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Counterparty Risk
Counterparty risk refers to the risk of default of one more...
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Coupon
A coupon refers to the annual interest rate a bond more...
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Coverdell Education Savings Account
Formerly called the education IRA, the Coverdell education savings account more...
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covered call
A covered call is a short call option which is more...
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covered option
A covered option is either a put or a call more...
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covered put
A covered put is a put option which is sold more...
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CPA
A CPA, the common acronym for Certified Public Accountant, is 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 card
A credit card is the small plastic card issued to more...
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Credit Crunch
A credit crunch happens when banks are reluctant to loan more...
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Credit Default Swap
A credit default swap is a credit derivative. A more...
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credit history
Credit history is generally a temporal record of repaying debt. more...
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credit limit
A credit limit is the explicit borrowing ceiling set by more...
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Credit Rating
A credit rating refers to the capability of companies to more...
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credit report
A credit report is a detailed synopsis of information collected more...
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credit score
A credit score is a value computed by a credit more...
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credit union
A credit union is a member-owned and controlled, financial cooperative more...
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Creditor
A creditor is a person or entity that is owed more...
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CSO
CSO is an abbreviation for Chief Security Officer. A more...
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cumulative dividend
A cumulative dividend is a dividend that, if the company more...
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cumulative total return
The cumulative total return on an investment is the total more...
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Currency Pair
In FOREX markets, a currency pair is a price quote more...
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current dollars
Current dollars (also known as "nominal dollars") are dollars in more...
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current market value
The current market value of a stock is its most more...
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current ratio
Current ratio is balance-sheet financial performance measure of company liquidity. more...
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current yield
Current yield is equal to a bond’s annual interest payment more...
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CUSIP
CUSIP is an abbreviation for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification 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
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