BUILD AMERICA BONDS - BABS
Taxable municipal bonds carrying tax credits and/or federal subsidies for either bondholders or bond issuers. Introduced in 2009, BABs are part of US President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that aims to create jobs and stimulate the economy by reducing the borrowing cost for state and local governments in funding new projects.
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A tool in monetary policy where banks are allowed to borrow money through repurchase agreements, and to respond to liquidity pressures. The governm ...
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Electronic storage of information in a business or corporation. It should be secure, reliable and easy to retrieve and manage. It originated in 198 ...
One-Tailed Test
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Less-than-Truckload
A shipping service that carries small loads of freight, weight between partial and full truckload. The service is being offered by many large and n ...
Original Cost
It simply refers to the total cost associated in buying an asset.
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