摘要: A crisis that occurs when several financial institutions issue or are sold high-risk loans that start to default. As borrowers default on their loans, the financial institutions that issued the loans [阅读全文:]
摘要: An economic condition in which investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become wary of lending funds to corporations, which drives up the price of debt products for borrowers.
摘要: An act of self-infringement upon market share by corporations through the issuance of new products.
Also known as "market cannibalization".
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摘要: Buzzword that describes the greed of corporate executives who use underhanded tactics to siphon off wealth at the expense of shareholders. This buzzword is attributed to how ex-Hollinger CEO, Conrad B[阅读全文:]
摘要: The likelihood that significant economic changes in one country will spread to other countries. Contagion can refer to the spread of either economic booms or economic crises throughout a geographic re[阅读全文:]
摘要: A buzzword describing fraudulent activities performed by corporations in order to falsify their financial statements. Typically, cooking the books involves augmenting financial data to yield previousl[阅读全文:]
摘要: An accounting practice in which a company uses generous reserves from good years against losses that might be incurred in bad years. Cookie jar accounting is a sign of misleading accounting practices.[阅读全文:]
摘要: A slang term used to refer to something favorable that has happened in business. For example, an employee receiving a raise may reply with the words "cool beans," upon receiving the news.
摘要: The main strengths or strategic advantages of a business. Core competencies are the combination of pooled knowledge and technical capacities that allow a business to be competitive in the marketplace.[阅读全文:]
摘要: An investment that you plan on keeping in your portfolio for a very long period of time, sometimes permanently.
Buying shares in General Electric and holding them for 30 or more years wo[阅读全文:]