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A US tax on tax-exempt organizations for lobbying and political expenses that exceeds a specific level.
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An index which measures the equity market performance of the emerging market indexes of Brazil, China, India, and Russia. One of MSCI's Regiona ...
Stock Market Crash
Rapid and precipitous decline in stock prices or economic conditions, which can be the result of collapse of long-term speculative bubble, economic ...
Overhead Ratio
A comparison of operating expenses and total income that is not directly related to the production of a good or service. A firm's operating exp ...
European Financial Stablisation Mechanism - EFSM
Permanent fund created to provide financial assistance to EU member states in times of financial difficulties. In essence, it generates money throu ...
Alston D. Correll
CEO and chairman of Georgia Pacific, an ATlanta based paper and building material manufacturers. He joined the company in 1988 and become the COO a ...
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Health Savings Account: Introduction
In essence, health savings account shoulders any health- and medical-related expenses that are not included in the high-deductible health plan. Pay ...
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 ...
Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
The concepts involved in macroeconomics focus on three fields, including national output and income, unemployment, and inflation and deflation. The ...
Retirement Planning: Last-Minute Preparation
The road to comfortable and enjoyable retirement is not an easy road. You will experience some challenges along the way as you save up for your gol ...
Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...