HACKTIVISM
The main purpose of hacktivism is to break into and create havoc on a secure computer system. It may include denial of service attacks, which shuts down a system to prevent customer access, software that enables users to access censored web pages, and the leaking of sensitive information.
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Key Rate
A specific interest rate that decides bank lending rates and the credit cost for borrowers. Discount Rate and the Federal Funds rate are the two ke ...
Pot
It refers to the portion of a stock or bond issue that investment bankers return to the underwriter so the portion can be sold to institutional inv ...
Member Firm
A broker/dealer where at least one of the main officers is a part of an exchange, either in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), another significant ...
Clunker
Old vehicle traded in under the US government’s cash-for-clunkers program, which was rolled out in 2009 for a newer and more fuel-efficient v ...
Form 2439
A tax form issued by the IRS that notifies a shareholder of undistributed long-term capital gains, unrecaptured section 1250 gains and small busine ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Filing
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Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
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| 10:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Sep | |
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| 12:00 | CBI industrial order books balance | Sep | |
| 14:30 | Wholesale Sales | Jul | |
| 15:00 | NBB Business Climate | Sep | |
| 15:00 | ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks | ||
| 01:50 | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | Jul | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Aug |
