Category: B

Serves as a price indicator that can be compared to the consumer price index (CPI). It was created by hard assets investor (HAI), a website devoted to serving investors in tangible assets

A British public service broadcaster, headquartered at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff. Its main responsibility is to

An offtherun COUPON payment date on a FIXED INCOME security, e.g., 28 or 58 days, rather than the conventional 30 or 60 days.

Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was published in 1987.

A public-private partnership (PPP) project model in which a private organization designs, finances and builds a facility on leased public land. The private organization operates the facility for the duration of the

An observed phenomenon in forecast-driven distribution channels. The concept has its roots in J Forrester’s Industrial Dynamics (1961) and thus it is also known as the Forrester Effect.

(French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money.

A clamp that grips and protects an electric cable where it passes through a metal panel or more generally, a bearing for a revolving shaft.

Environment of a given community that is relevant to the operation of a business; usually includes tax rates, attitudes of government toward business, and availability.

A code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group.

Insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril.

An opportunity to generate income as a business owner and not an employment opportunity. TLD Example: The decision by the owner to retire presented the young chef with a business opportunity allowing him

Business receipts represent the gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances from trade or business income.

A combination of people and automated applications organized to meet a particular set of business objectives.

When intrafirm information is exchanged such as employment terms, policies, benefits and operation manuals.

When a purchase is made based on a sample presentation of the item.

A substance a living organism makes like blood.

A requirement that retroactive compensation be denied by an employer. They were used in discrimination cases in the federal civil rights laws.

A situation where a MARKET MAKER refuses to perform on a quoted BID, generally in contravention of formal or informal marketmaking rules conveyed through AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATIONS.

A cell that is microscopic. It is single cell and exists everywhere. Only a fraction of them are known to science. They are divided in five groups bacilli, cocci, filamentous, spirilla/spirochetes, and