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121Great Depression — This article is about the severe worldwide economic downturn in the 1930s. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation) …
122Credit crunch — For information about the late 2000s credit crisis, see Financial crisis of 2007–2010. For the credit crunch used in closing credits, see Closing credits#Marginalization for television promotion. A credit crunch (also known as a credit squeeze or …
123Overnight indexed swap — An overnight indexed swap (OIS) is an interest rate swap where the periodic floating rate of the swap is equal to the geometric average of an overnight index (i.e., a published interest rate which is also called Overnight Rate) over every day of… …
124Financial market reaction to 2008 South Ossetia war — AFP reported that unidentified analysts believed that Russian stock exchange declines in August/September 2008 were attributed to a mix of falling energy prices, global market turmoil and political issues including worries over the war with… …
125Global financial crisis of September–October 2008 — The global financial crisis of September–October 2008 is a developing financial crisis which emerged the week of September 14, 2008. Beginning with failures of large financial institutions in the United States, it rapidly evolved into a global… …
126china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
127China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
128consumer credit — credit extended by a retail store, bank, finance company, or other lender, chiefly for the purchase of consumer goods. [1925 30] * * * Short and intermediate term loans used to finance the purchase of commodities or services for personal… …
