Economic Cycle
DefinitionThe business cycle, also known as the economic cycle or trade cycle, is the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product around its...
Outstanding Shares
DefinitionShares outstanding are all the shares of a corporation or financial asset that have been authorized, issued and purchased by investors and are held...
Target Cash Balance
What is 'Target Cash Balance' The ideal amount of cash that a company wishes to hold in reserve at any given point...
Naked Trust
Definition
A naked trust is a trust in which the beneficiary has a right to both income and capital and has the ability to request...
Underinvestment Problem
What is an 'Underinvestment Problem'
When a corporation refuses to invest in low-risk assets in order to increase its wealth at the expense of debt...
Natural Gas Storage Indicator (EIA Report)
What is 'Natural Gas Storage Indicator - EIA Report' The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly estimate of working natural gas volumes...
Earnings
The amount of money that a company generates during a specific time period is called as ‘earnings’. This amount of money, to put it...
Keiretsu
Definition
Keiretsu is a group of companies that are intertwined in terms of business relationships and stock ownership. An example of an informal business group...
Depreciation
What is depreciation and how does it work
Depreciation is an accounting method used to spread the cost of a long-term asset over its useful...
Credit Card
DefinitionA credit card is a payment card issued to users to enable the cardholder to pay a merchant for goods and services based on...