摘要: A company asset that is vital to business operations but cannot be easily liquidated. The value of property, plant and equipment is typically depreciated over the estimated life of the asset, because [阅读全文:]
摘要: A strategy that businesses use to determine whether all of their operational expenses are necessary and if they could be operating more efficiently. Process value analysis looks at what the customer w[阅读全文:]
摘要: A family of indexes that measures the average change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services over time. PPIs measure price change from the perspective of the seller.
摘要: A federal instrumentality created by Congress through the Farm Credit Act of 1933 to provide short- and intermediate-term credit to farmers, ranchers and rural residents. The credit was extended so th[阅读全文:]
摘要: A method used by the Federal Reserve Board for calculating the costs of Federal Reserve banks providing services to depository institutions. The services provided include checks, Automated Clearing Ho[阅读全文:]
摘要: A statistical measure that defines a probability distribution for a random variable and is often denoted as f(x). When the PDF function is graphically portrayed, the area under the graph will indicate[阅读全文:]
摘要: A private investment firm's, mutual fund's or other qualified investors' purchase of stock in a company at a discount to the current market value per share for the purpose of raising capital. There[阅读全文:]
摘要: A policy provided by private mortgage insurers to protect lenders against loss if a borrower defaults. Most lenders require PMI for loans with loan-to-value (LTV) percentages in excess of 80%. This al[阅读全文:]
摘要: A special type of graduated-payment mortgage that adjusts for inflation. The interest rate of a price level adjusted mortgage (PLAM) does not change, but the outstanding principal is changed periodica[阅读全文:]
摘要: A technical indicator that measures the percentage change between the most recent price and the price "n" periods in the past. It is calculated by using the following formula:
(Closing Price[阅读全文:]