Tag: economic
Back Up
What is a back up and what does it mean for the securities market
A back up is a slang term for the movement in...
Bailout
What is a 'Bailout' A bailout is a situation in which a business, an individual or a government offers money to a...
Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation
What is 'Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation' An informal mathematical computation, often performed on a scrap of paper such as an envelope. A back-of-the-envelope calculation...
Back Taxes
DefinitionBack taxes is a term for taxes that were not completely paid when due. Typically, these are taxes that are owed from a prior...
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...
Bag Man
What is 'Bag Man' Any person in charge of organizing, collecting and transporting money, generally in connection with illegal or illicit activities....
Backflip Takeover
What is 'Backflip Takeover' An uncommon type of takeover in which the acquirer becomes a subsidiary of the acquired or targeted company,...
Bad Paper
What is 'Bad Paper' Unsecured short-term fixed income instrument that is issued either by a corporation, city, state or country, that has...
Basis Point
DefinitionA basis point is one hundredth of a percent or equivalently one ten thousandth. The related concept of a permyriad is literally one part...
Bull Market
DefinitionA market trend is a perceived tendency of financial markets to move in a particular direction over time. These trends are classified as secular...