Tag: economy

What is 'Backstop Purchaser' An entity that agrees to purchase all the remaining, unsubscribed securities from a rights offering. The backstop purchaser...

What is a Macroeconomic Factor A macroeconomic factor is a broad concept used in economics to describe anything that could affect the economy as a...

The Scarcity Principle, like other principles of economics, comes from the principles of psychology and behavioral sciences. As per the simplest definition, it states...

What is a 'Savings Rate' A savings rate is the amount of money, expressed as a percentage or ratio, that a person...

What is 'Bad Check' A check drawn on a nonexistent account or on an account with insufficient funds to honor the check...

What is "backing up the truck?" Backing up the truck refers to the purchase of a large position in a stock or other financial asset...

What is 'Bad Debt Reserve' An account set aside by a company to account for and offset losses that arise as a...

A bear market refers to a market in which the prices of securities take a dip resulting in significant losses. It is quite difficult...

Blockchain Blockchain is a public ledger that contains all the transaction done in Bitcoin that have been executed till date. Since there are...

What is 'Bagging the Street' An investor's failure to avoid trading in the stocks that are part of a block and also...