PARKING
A form of kiting shares that a brokerage commits by moving long positions in unrelated accounts to cover short positions that are improperly settled according to SEC regulations.
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Lakshmi Mittal
An Indian steel magnate based in London and one of the wealthiest billionaires in the world. He is the President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Off ...
Countermand
Cancellation, revocation, or reversal of an order previously issued. In finance, it is specifically applicable to payments, which means a customer ...
Checkbook
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Rent-A-Crowd
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Kiasu
A person is anxious of losing out to someone else. It is a traditional Chinese word that means “scared to lose” but is well-known in Si ...
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Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
Choosing Your Bank
Now that you’ve learned the basics of banking and the importance of it, you are now ready to put your money in a bank. But which bank should ...
Students, How Much Can You Afford to Borrow?
You are about to finish high school. The financial aid office of the university you are considering gave you a financial aid. You are also qualifie ...
Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
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05:00 | Credit Card Spending | Mar | |
14:30 | Industrial Product Price Index | Mar | |
14:30 | New Housing Price Index | Mar | |
14:30 | Raw Materials Price Index | Mar | |
16:00 | Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Apr | |
02:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | Apr | |
02:30 | PMI Composite | Apr | |
08:00 | Public Sector Net Borrowing | Mar |