SKIMMING
Skimming is an act used by identity thieves to capture the personal information of an individual through electronic means. A little electronic device called the ‘skimmer’ scans the credit card and steals the information in the magnetic strip to be used in illegal ways. Even legitimate business transactions are not safe from skimming.
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SPDA
Single-premium deferred annuity (SPDA) is a kind of annuity contract. It is established by the owner by making a single-lump payment. The annuity p ...
Timber Investment Management Organization - TIMO
Investment management group regulating forestry and timber investments on behalf of institutional investors. Acting as a broker for their clients, ...
Okun Gap
This macroeconomic term explains the condition when an economy's potential gross domestic product (GDP) varies from its actual gross domestic p ...
BOB - Bolivian Boliviano
Currency abbreviation for the Bolivian boliviano, the official currency of Bolivia. Introduced in 1864, the currency is comprised of 100 centavos.< ...
Martin S. Feldstein
An accomplished economic professor and economist, President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and John Bates Clark Medal ...
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