摘要: A reference to a lack of confidence in a report's facts or general disrespect for a report's author. A soft paper report should have only one use – as toilet paper – which is how its nam[阅读全文:]
摘要: A period of economic slowdown amid a larger trend of economic growth. This buzzword is most often used in the financial media and by the U.S. Federal Reserve to describe a period of economic weakness.[阅读全文:]
摘要: The difference between the market price of electricity and its cost of production.
This measure is important because it helps utility companies determine their bottom line (profit). If t[阅读全文:]
摘要: A spike in asset values within a particular industry, commodity, or asset class. A speculative bubble is usually caused by exaggerated expectations of future growth, price appreciation, or other event[阅读全文:]
摘要: The idea that skirt lengths are a predictor of the stock market direction. According to the theory, if skirts are short, it means the markets are going up. And if skirt are long, it means the markets [阅读全文:]
摘要: A company that is prime for takeover but has not been approached by an acquiring company.
A company may be considered a sleeping beauty because it has large cash reserves, undervalued real esta[阅读全文:]
摘要: A state in the economy in which the growth is slow, flat or declining. The term can refer to the economy as a whole or a component of the economy, such as weak housing starts.
When the econo[阅读全文:]
摘要: A slang term denoting a period of poor performance or inactivity in an economy, market or industry. In economic terms, a slump specifically refers to a recession, signaling a slow down of business act[阅读全文:]
摘要: A fund (or something similar) that does not have a designated purpose. These types of funds are often illegal.
A good example would be a politician siphoning off money for side investmen[阅读全文:]
摘要: Something that serves as indisputable evidence or proof, especially of a crime.
Here is an example used in everyday language from CNN.com on Feb 6, 2002:
"Maybe there w[阅读全文:]