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Hammering

DefinitionA hammer is a tool or device that delivers a blow to an object. Most hammers are hand tools used to drive nails, fit...

Hanging Man

DefinitionThe Hanged Man is the twelfth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well...

Hyperinflation

DefinitionIn economics, hyperinflation is very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the currency, as the prices of most...

Headline Effect

What is 'Headline Effect' The effect that negative news in the popular press has on a corporation or an economy. Whether it...
Hard Currency

Hard Currency

What is 'Hard Currency' Hard currency is a currency widely accepted around the world as a form of payment for goods and services. A hard...
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices

Harmonized Index Of Consumer Prices (HICP)

What is the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)? The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is a measure of inflation produced by Eurostat, the...

Health Insurance

DefinitionHealth insurance is insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses, spreading the risk over...

Headline Earnings

What are 'Headline Earnings' Headline earnings is a basis for measuring earnings per share implemented by the Institute of Investment Management and...

Healthcare Sector

What is the 'Healthcare Sector' The healthcare sector is the category of stocks relating to medical and healthcare goods or services. The...

Harmonized Sales Tax – HST

DefinitionThe harmonized sales tax is a consumption tax in Canada. It is used in provinces where both the federal goods and services tax and...

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