INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT
A portion of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 that aims to amplify Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s authorities. Under the act, it put up a whistleblower reward for reporting financial fraud, elevated liability for aiding and abetting, and doubled SEC funding over a five-year period, among others. This aims to avoid some of the problems that brought the 2008-2009 financial crisis from happening again in the future.
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Collusion
Non-competitive secret agreement taking place between two or more entities. They seek to disrupt the market’s equilibrium by changing the pri ...
Trade Credit
Agreement in which a client can defer the payment for products and/or services acquired from a supplier. Upon the delivery of the goods, the trade ...
Secondary Stock
Secondary Stocks are those stocks which are perceived as those that carry higher risks compared to blue chips due to the small market capitalizatio ...
Maturity Date
Date on which the principal amount of a acceptance bond, draft, note, or other debt instrument is due for settlement and to be repaid to the invest ...
Group of 30 - G30
Consultative group comprised of academics and financiers that aims to facilitate understanding of financial and economic matters in private and pub ...
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An Introduction to Ethical Investing
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An Introduction to Forex Currencies
As the biggest market in the world, the foreign exchange market or forex is also one of the most participated in the world. As such, learning about ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Essentials
In the United States, the progressive tax system is one of the most important yet misunderstood concepts of tax planning. Whenever people are asked ...
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| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | Mar | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Manufacturing Shipments | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Wholesale Sales | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Retail Sales | Mar | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Business Inventories | Feb | |
| 16:00 | NAHB Housing Market Index | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Real GDP | 1 quarter |
