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Samurai Bond
DefinitionA samurai bond is a yen-denominated bond issued in Tokyo by non-Japanese companies, and is subject to Japanese regulations. These bonds provide the issuer...
Savings Bond Plan
What is 'Savings Bond Plan' A program that allows employees to purchase U.S. savings bonds, such as the Series EE and Series...
Backlog
What is a 'Backlog' A backlog is a buildup of work that needs to be completed. The term "backlog" has a number...
Bad Debt Recovery
What is a 'Bad Debt Recovery' A bad debt recovery is business debt from a loan, credit line or accounts receivable that...
Salad Oil Scandal
DefinitionThe Salad Oil Scandal, also referred to as the "Soybean Scandal", was a major corporate scandal in 1963 that ultimately caused over $150 million...
Baidu
What is 'Baidu' The dominant Chinese internet search engine company. Baidu offers many of the same products and services as Google, but...
Bailout Bond
What is 'Bailout Bond' A debt security issued by the Resolution Funding Corporation to bail out the savings and loan associations during...
Bad Debt Reserve
What is 'Bad Debt Reserve' An account set aside by a company to account for and offset losses that arise as a...
Bailout
What is a 'Bailout' A bailout is a situation in which a business, an individual or a government offers money to a...
Balance Of Trade (BOT)
What is 'Balance Of Trade - BOT' The balance of trade (BOT) is the difference between a country's imports and its exports...