market price-to-book value ratio
71Productivity — in economics refers to measures of output from production processes, per unit of input. Labor productivity, for example, is typically measured as a ratio of output per labor hour, an input. Productivity may be conceived of as a measure of the… …
72France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
73Industrial Review — ▪ 1994 Introduction The period since 1990 was proving a difficult time for the older industrialized economies, which had suffered from prolonged recession at home, and also for the previously centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe… …
74Dividend — This article is about financial dividends. For dividends in arithmetic, see Division (mathematics). Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis  …
75Tobin's q — Tobin s qref|spelling is a ratio comparing the value of a company given by financial markets with the value of a company s assets. The ratio was developed by James Tobin (Tobin 1969). It is calculated by dividing the market value of a company by… …
76Mutual fund — This article is about mutual funds in the United States. For other forms of mutual investment, see Collective investment scheme. A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors… …
77Preferred stock — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
78Margin (finance) — For the 2011 film, see Margin Call. In finance, a margin is collateral that the holder of a financial instrument has to deposit to cover some or all of the credit risk of their counterparty (most often their broker or an exchange). This risk can… …
79History of economic thought — The history of economic thought deals with different thinkers and theories in the field of political economy and economics from the ancient world to the present day. British philosopher Adam Smith is cited by many as the father of modern… …
80bank — bank1 /bangk/, n. 1. a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geog. the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs. 4. a broad elevation of the sea… …
