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Karl Albrecht

DefinitionKarl Hans Albrecht was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the...

Idle Funds

What is 'Idle Funds' Money that is not invested and, therefore, earning no interest or investment income. Idle funds are simply funds...

Backing Away

What is 'Backing Away' Failure by a market maker in a security to honor the quoted bid and ask prices for a...

Land Value Tax (LVT)

What is 'Land Value Tax - LVT' A tax on the value of a piece of land. Land value tax inherently makes...

Law Of Demand

DefinitionIn microeconomics, the law of demand states that, "conditional on all else being equal, as the price of a good increases, quantity demanded decreases...

Larry Montgomery

Larry Montgomery What is 'Larry Montgomery ' A former CEO and chairman of Kohl's department stores. Montgomery joined Kohl's in 1988...

Last-Sale Reporting

What is 'Last-Sale Reporting' An electronic entry, to the Nasdaq stock market, of the amount and price of shares involved in a...

Law Of Large Numbers

DefinitionIn probability theory, the law of large numbers is a theorem that describes the result of performing the same experiment a large number of...

Layoff

DefinitionA layoff is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees for business reasons,...

Land Flip

What is 'Land Flip' A fraudulent practice in the real estate business of selling undeveloped land at highly inflated prices. A land...

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