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1Profit (economics) — In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total opportunity costs (both explicit and implicit) of a venture to an entrepreneur or investor, whilst economic profit (also abnormal, pure,… …
2Monopoly profit — Contents 1 Monopoly Profit Basic Definition 2 Persistence 3 Government intervention 4 Footnotes 5 …
3Non-profit organization — A non profit organization (abbreviated NPO , also not for profit ) is a legally constituted organization whose objective is to support or engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit. In many… …
4Humanitarian response by for-profit organisations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake — Contents 1 Africa 1.1  Kenya 2 Asia 2.1  Isra …
5Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender …
6Stranger Originated Life Insurance — (STOLI) is a life insurance arrangement, in which speculators, who have no relationship to a person, initiate a insurance policy against their life and fund the premium payments for investment purposes. [cite web… …
7Sports betting — is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Contents 1 Types of bets 1.1 United States of America 2 Bookmaking 3 Odds …
82015 Rugby World Cup — Rugby World Cup datefrom = dateto = host = nations = champion = runnerup = matches = attendance = apm = top scorer = preceded by = 2011 Rugby World Cup succeeded by = 2019 Rugby World CupThe 2015 Rugby World Cup will be the 8th edition of the… …
9Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
