NORMAL-COURSE ISSUER BID - NCIB
It is a Canadian term used to describe a company that repurchases its own stock from the public to cancel it. In a NCIB, a company is permitted to repurchase between 5 and 10% of its shares depending on how the transaction is conducted. The issuer repurchases the shares gradually for a period of time, such as one year.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission - CFTC
Independent federal agency in the United States regulating the commodity futures and options markets. A product of the Commodity Futures Trading Co ...
Accelerated Amortization
It is an extra payment that is made toward a mortgage principal. By using accelerated amortization, the loan borrower can pay additional payment to ...
SFC
Securities And Futures Commission (SFC) is a regulatory body created by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFCO) for Hong Kong that regulates a ...
Raider
A raider is a person that attempts to take over a company through making a hostile takeover bid. Raiders target companies with undervalued assets a ...
Net Sales
It refers to the gross revenues minus returns and discounts of a company. It is the amount presented in an income statement under sales revenue.
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| 10:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jul | |
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| 10:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jul | |
| 10:00 | Private Sector Credit | Jun | |
| 10:00 | M3 Money Supply | Jun | |
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Jul | |
| 14:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Jun | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jul |
