CONGLOMERATE BOOM
Rapid growth of conglomerates or huge corporations in the 1960s, after World War II. Because of low interest rates and business at that time cannot operate alone, many companies from unrelated industries grouped together, which helped fund leveraged buyouts.
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Civil Service Retirement System - CSRS
System establishing the retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for certain Federal employees. The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) ...
Division of Corporate Finance
Branch of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States, which is responsible for ensuring investors will have the right level of inf ...
Big Board
Name given to the New York Stock Exchange. Being the oldest stock exchange in the United States and the biggest stock exchange in market capitaliza ...
Buy to Open
Describing the opening of a long position in option transactions. Used by several brokerages, opening the position is not held short in the account ...
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
A law passed by President Ford that requires large companies to file a report with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice before co ...
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Renovate or Move?
You have a well-furnished home with a garden full of flowers and plants. Imagine sharing your beautiful abode, which has four bedrooms, a kitchen, ...
Starting Your Own Small Business: Financing a Business
After choosing the business you want to go into, regardless of the line of business, you need a startup capital in order to keep the business going ...
Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
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10:30 | Mortgage Approvals | Feb |