A public good is a product that an individual can consume without reducing its availability to others and of which no one is deprived. Examples of public goods include law enforcement, national defense, sewer systems, public parks, and the air we breathe. As those examples reveal, public goods are almost always publicly financed.
A bear spread is an options strategy implemented by an investor who is mildly bearish and wants to maximize profit while minimizing losses. The goal is to net the investor a profit when the price of the underlying security declines. The strategy involves the simultaneous purchase and sale of either puts or calls for the same underlying contract with the same expiration date but at different strike prices.
Venture capital funds are investment funds that manage the money of investors who seek private equity stakes in startup and small- to medium-sized enterprises with strong growth potential. These investments are generally characterized as high-risk/high-return opportunities.
The OPEC basket is a weighted average of oil prices from the different OPEC members around the world. Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) contribute data which forms the basis of the basket. The basket is a benchmark, or reference point, for those monitoring the price of oil and the stability of the global oil market.
A global bond is a type of bond that can be traded in a domestic or European market. It is a bond issued and traded outside the country where the currency of the bond is denominated. This type of bond is issued by a non-European company but sells in a European country or any other foreign market. For example, a U.S. corporation can issue a bond in Europe. These bonds are sold in various maturities and credit qualities.
The TED spread is the difference between the three-month Treasury bill and the three-month LIBOR based in US dollars. To put it another way, the TED spread is the difference between the interest rate on short-term US government debt and the interest rate on interbank loans.
Wage expense is the cost incurred by companies to pay hourly employees. This line item may also include payroll taxes and benefits paid to employees. Wage expense may be recorded as a line item in the expense portion of the income statement. This is a type of variable cost.
The one-third rule estimates change in labor productivity based on changes in capital devoted to labor. The rule is used to determine the impact that changes in technology or capital have on production.
A partnership is a formal arrangement by two or more parties to manage and operate a business and share its profits.
The one-third rule estimates change in labor productivity based on changes in capital devoted to labor. The rule is used to determine the impact that changes in technology or capital have on production.