Category: B

The small group (i.e., less than half a dozen) of SECURITIES FIRMS, INVESTMENT BANKS, and BANKS that control the largest share of global CORPORATE FINANCE and securities UNDERWRITING business. Bulge bracket firms

Abbreviated form of Bundasanleihem, the broad category of German federal GOVERNMENT BONDS. Bunds, denominated in EUROS, feature maturities of 6 to 30 years (with 10year securities constituting the BENCHMARK) and pay interest

When a conflict over alternative policy proposals arises, they tend to be evaluated on the basis of the extent to which they imply an alteration in the relative power positions of the

The discipline of identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems.

The activity performed by an organization to ensure that critical business functions will be available to customers, suppliers, regulators, and other entities that must have access to those functions.

A franchise tax is charged by a state to corporations and other business entities (LLCs in some states).

Insurance taken out by a company to protect against loss of income caused by the death or illness of an owner or important employee.

The philosophy of business considers the fundamental principles that underlie the formation and operation of a business enterprise; the nature and purpose of a business, for example, is it primarily property or

The process in which all operations of a business or firm are restored after a disaster or emergency.

A process and a set of procedures used to estimate the economic value of an owner

A graphical advertisment, smaller than a banner ad, typically measuring 120 x 90 pixels.

(Sometimes also spelled by-law or byelaw) can refer to a law of local or limited application, passed under the authority of a higher law specifying what things may be regulated by the

Offering a product that gets customers and than changing it for a pricey one once they agree to purchase.

A crime that the defendant can be released fore after bail is promised.

A degree a student gets after 8 semesters or 120 credit hours. It is undergraduate work and can be in any major. There are bachelors of science, art, and fine arts. This

A computer or computers that do calculation heavy operations for corporations.

The negative effect that pending work puts on operations. When one element of the system is not available it holds up production.

The balance from the last billing period that is listed on the next one. It this amount is beyond a limit a fee may be charged.

How a company compares its status to another company in the same group. It prevents debt relief from being taken on by the group. This works for an established business not start

The price a company sets for goods and services. Other companies use this to set their prices.