UTILITY
Utility has two definitions. First, it is an economic term that is attributed to the overall satisfaction experienced from the act of consuming goods or services. The second definition is that it is a company which engages in the generation, transmission, or distribution of utilities like gas, water, and electricity through company-owned facilities.
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Corporate Citizenship
Extent to which companies are socially responsible for complying with its legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities their stakeholders put on t ...
Intraday Intensity Index
A volume-based technical indicator that represents the flow of funds for a security based on where it closes in its high and low range. Computed as ...
Net Investment
It is the measure of the investment in capital assets of a company. It includes interest earned on securities, loans, and other interest-earning as ...
Chameleon Option
Option with the capacity to change its structure if predetermined terms are met including specified increase or decrease in the spot price. Investo ...
CFA Franc
One of two currencies used in Africa, which is backed by the French treasury. The currency is pegged to the euro. It may pertain to either the West ...
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The Concepts of Economics: Scarcity
To fully grasp the essence of what economics is, we must first understand the concept of scarcity along with the branches of study under economics ...
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
Buying a Home: Everybody’s Goal
Since childhood, Selena has always dreamed of owning a large farm house surrounded with lots of animals – every kind of animal the world has ...
Introduction to Inflation
I asked my grandparents about the cost of living during World War II. They told me people during that period could buy a house for $5,000, a car fo ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Liabilities
Long-lived liabilities refer to obligations which are due more than a year. Some examples of long-term debt include convertible bond and capital le ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Dec | |
| 10:00 | KOF Economic Barometer | Dec | |
| 10:00 | CPI | Dec | |
| 16:45 | Chicago Purchasing Managers Index | Dec | |
| 17:00 | Pending Home Sales | Nov | |
| 03:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Dec | |
| 03:30 | Non-Manufacturing PMI | Dec | |
| 16:00 | House Price Index | Oct | |
| 03:45 | Markit Final Manufacturing PMI | Dec |
