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What does the acronym IPO stand for?
Initial Public Offering
What does the term "market capitalization" refer to?
The total value of a company's outstanding shares of stock, calculated as share price multiplied by the number of shares.
What is the accounting equation?
Assets = Liabilities + Equity.
What is GDP, and why is it important?
Gross Domestic Product is the total value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given time. It measures economic performance.
What is the Efficient Market Hypothesis?
EMH is the theory that all known information is already reflected in stock prices, making it impossible to consistently outperform the market.
What is the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy?
Fiscal policy involves government spending and taxes, while monetary policy involves central bank actions like controlling money supply and interest rates.
What is the difference between nominal and real GDP?
Nominal GDP is measured at current market prices, while real GDP is adjusted for inflation.
What is the difference between current and non-current liabilities?
Current liabilities are obligations due within a year, while non-current liabilities are due in more than a year.
What is the difference between a primary market and a secondary market?
The primary market is where securities are issued directly by the company, while the secondary market is where they are traded among investors.
What is the difference between tangible and intangible assets?
Tangible assets are physical items like equipment, while intangible assets are non-physical items like patents and trademarks.
Which famous investors has created a controversy by reducing their holdings in prominent companies:
Warren Buffet
Which British investor is known for running the Quantum Fund and famously "breaking the Bank of England"?
George Soros.
Who was one of the first investors in Facebook and the founder of Clarium Capital?
Peter Thiel
Which investor wrote The Intelligent Investor, a seminal work in value investing?
Benjamin Graham
Which female investor founded ARK Investment Management?
Cathie Wood.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure?
The average change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services over time.
What is the difference between the terms 'hard landing' and 'soft landing'?
The primary difference is the severity of the economic impact:
What was the primary cause of the 2008 financial crisis?
The collapse of the housing market due to subprime mortgage lending.
What does the term "dot-com bubble" refer to?
A late 1990s speculative bubble in internet-based companies that burst in 2000.
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1929.