ACCOUNTING CUSHION
It is the overstatement of a company’s expense provision to create a cushion for future results. Its is used to understate income in a current period by overstating liability or allowance accounts. This can be achieved by increasing allowances for bad debts in the current period, without any indication that bad debts will actually rise.
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Woody is a slang used to describe a market when it has a strong and quick upward movement.
SEC Form N-18f-1
SEC Form N-18f-1 is also referred to as the Notification of Election Pursuant to Rule 18f-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This means th ...
Linear Price Scale
A scale plotted on a chart in such a way the values on the scale have an equidistant spacing. Changes in measurement are equal by the same vertical ...
Mobile Commerce
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An Introduction to the Basics of Economics
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Health Savings Account: Introduction
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Digesting Financial Statements: Introduction
Financial statements open a window how healthy a company is (in terms of finances). This document presents the financial activities of a person or ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22:50 | Gross Domestic Product | 2 quarter | |
| 03:30 | CPI | Aug | |
| 03:30 | PPI | Aug | |
| 07:00 | Economy Watchers Survey | Aug | |
| 10:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Sep | |
| 16:00 | Wholesale Inventories | Jul | |
| 21:00 | Consumer Credit | Jul | |
| 00:45 | Manufacturing Sales | 2 quarter | |
| 01:50 | M2 Money Supply + CD | Aug |
