COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE
Collating and assessing information on competitors’ strong and weak points, legally and ethically speaking, to improve business decision-making. This can be categorized into two major types: tactical and strategic. Tactical focuses on shorter-term issues, seeking to provide input into matters including capturing market share or escalating revenues. Strategic pertains to longer-term matters including key risks and opportunities an enterprise faces. Opposite of corporate or industrial espionage.
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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
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Gauging Inflation
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| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jan | |
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