BLUE-CHIP INDEX
Stock index trailing the shares of leading publicly traded firms. These are the shares of companies that are well-established, financially stable, and generate good returns for investors. Since the performance of shares and the overall economy are almost similar, the index is somewhat considered a measure of an industry’s (or region’s) economic strength.
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Collusion
Non-competitive secret agreement taking place between two or more entities. They seek to disrupt the market’s equilibrium by changing the pri ...
Trade Credit
Agreement in which a client can defer the payment for products and/or services acquired from a supplier. Upon the delivery of the goods, the trade ...
Secondary Stock
Secondary Stocks are those stocks which are perceived as those that carry higher risks compared to blue chips due to the small market capitalizatio ...
Maturity Date
Date on which the principal amount of a acceptance bond, draft, note, or other debt instrument is due for settlement and to be repaid to the invest ...
Group of 30 - G30
Consultative group comprised of academics and financiers that aims to facilitate understanding of financial and economic matters in private and pub ...
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Ethical Investing: Niche Investment Style
Over the past two years, sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) has grown significantly in the United States. Based on the US SIF Fou ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Liabilities
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Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Assets
Long-lived assets, also known as non-current assets, is any asset a company expects to keep for at least one year. Such assets are expected to boos ...
Featured Investment: Annuity
Featured Investment: Annuity
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Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
Analysts and investors look at the working capital and its trends to measure a company’s financial performance. This metric determines a busi ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | Mar | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Manufacturing Shipments | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Wholesale Sales | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Retail Sales | Mar | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Business Inventories | Feb | |
| 16:00 | NAHB Housing Market Index | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Real GDP | 1 quarter |
