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Killer Bees

What is 'Killer Bees' An individual or firm that helps a company fend off a takeover attempt. A killer bee uses defensive...

Keefe Bank Index

What is 'Keefe Bank Index' An index of regional bank and money centers. The Keefe Bank Index is compiled by Keefe, Keefe,...

Kellogg School Of Management

Definition The Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, with additional campuses in downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami,...

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

What are 'Key Performance Indicators - KPI' Key performance indicators (KPI) are a set of quantifiable measures that a company uses to...

Kickback

What is a 'Kickback' A kickback is the payment of something of value to a recipient as compensation or reward for providing favorable treatment to...

Keidanren

What is 'Keidanren' A Japanese abbreviation for the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations. The Keidanren was created in 1946 to address the...

Keynesian Economics

DefinitionKeynesian economics are the various macroeconomic theories about how in the short run – and especially during recessions – economic output is strongly influenced...

Key Ratio

What is 'Key Ratio' A mathematical ratio that illustrates and summarizes the current financial condition of a company. Key ratios can be...

Kondratiev Wave

Definition In economics, Kondratiev waves are hypothesized cycle-like phenomena in the modern world economy. Kondratiev Wave What is 'Kondratiev Wave' An economic theory created by Soviet economist Nikolai...

Kyoto Protocol

DefinitionThe Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that commits state parties to reduce...

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