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11Economy of the Confederate States of America — The Confederate States of America had an agrarian based economy that relied heavily on slave worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and the northern US states. If ranked as an independent nation, it would have been… …
12SHALOM ALEICHEM — (Sholem Aleykhem; narrative persona and subsequent pseudonym of Sholem Rabinovitsh (Rabinovitz); 1859–1916), Yiddish prose writer and humorist born on February 18, 1859 (old style; March 2, new style), in Pereyaslav (today: Pereyaslav… …
13Nathan Mayer Rothschild — This article is about the 18th and 19th century financier. For his grandson, see Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild. For other persons with a similar name, see Nathaniel Rothschild (disambiguation). Nathan Mayer Rothschild Born 16… …
14List of The Sandman characters — This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. This page discusses not only events which occur in The Sandman (1989–1994), but also some occurring in spinoffs of The Sandman (such as The… …
15imprudent — adj. imprudent to + inf. (it was imprudent of them to speculate on the stock exchange) * * * [ɪm pruːd(ə)nt] imprudent to + inf. (it was imprudent of them to speculate on the stock exchange) …
16List of characters in The Sandman — This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. This page discusses not only events which occur in The Sandman , but also some occurring in spinoffs of The Sandman and in stories The… …
17Reconstruction Era of the United States — In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the entire nation in the period 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second one, used in this article, covers the transformation of the Southern… …
18market — /ˈmakət / (say mahkuht) noun 1. a meeting of people for selling and buying. 2. the assemblage of people at such a meeting. 3. an open space or a covered building where such meetings are held, especially for the sale of food, etc. 4. a store for… …
19Covered warrant — In finance a covered warrant (sometimes called naked warrant) is a type of warrant that has been issued without an accompanying bond or equity. Like a normal warrant it allows the holder to buy or sell a specific amount of equities, currency or… …
20Economic 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… …
