摘要: A bankruptcy concept that is often employed to obtain a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan while there are still objections from one or more creditors. Cramdown allows the bankruptcy courts to [阅读全文:]
摘要: A term coined by Joseph Schumpeter in his work entitled "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy" (1942) to denote a "process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structu[阅读全文:]
摘要: To acquire enough shares of a particular security in order to manipulate its price.
This is why people with significant interest in a particular stock are watched very closely by the Sec[阅读全文:]
摘要: 1. The act of securing enough controlling interest or ownership within a single security so that manipulation of price can occur.
2. A rare situation occurring in commodity markets wherein the[阅读全文:]
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.