CARLOS SLIM
Mexican magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He has made his early wealth in the stock market and held ownership interests in several firms through the years including Telmex and América Móvil. Slim also held major investments in Apple, CompUSA, Grupo Carso, Ideal, Inbursa, MCI, the New York Times, and Saks, among others.
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Council of Economic Advisors - CEA
Committee with three notable economists who advise the President of the United States on macroeconomic issues. The council, comprised of a chairman ...
Branch Office
Secondary location, outside the main office, conducting business of the company. Most branch offices are made up of smaller divisions of various as ...
Rump
A term referring to group of investors who refuses to tender their shares into a corporate action, such as a merger or acquisition.
Catalyst
Something causing or initiating a significant event to happen such as news and information. Initially, it used to pertain to a reaction in chemistr ...
Federal Subsidy Recapture
The Federal subsidy recapture is the repayment of all or part of a federal mortgage subsidy if the home is sold or otherwise disposed of within nin ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Filing
Companies need to file several financial reports in different periods with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
14A Prox ...
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 ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jan | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Jan | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jan | |
| 15:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Nov | |
| 16:00 | NBB Business Climate | Jan | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Dec | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jan | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Dec | |
| 04:00 | Credit Card Spending | Dec |
