FIXED-FOR-FIXED SWAPS
An arrangement between two parties, where both parties pay a fixed interest rate that they could not otherwise obtain outside of a swap arrangement.
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Cash Return on Assets Ratio
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Retention Bonus
A reward given to an employee that serves as an incentive to keep that key employee on the job during a significant business cycle, like a merger o ...
Infrastructure
Basic physical systems of a business or country such as roads, utilities, transportation, communication, sewage, and water and electric systems, am ...
Cost Control
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