Market Movements
When market prices rise quickly
What is "to skyrocket/rocket?"
A library does this with books
What is "to lend/loan?"
The CEO ____ out a press release about the company’s new products every week (to send)
What is "sends?"
The company announced record profits ____ its new product line was launched (because/although/yet)
What is "because"?
Money that a company owes to someone else
What is "debt"?
A graph goes down sharply
What is "to plummet?"
You usually do this from a bank to buy a house
What is "to borrow money?"
Yesterday, the company’s stock prices ____ sharply (to fall)
What is "fell?"
The stock market has been fluctuating ____ the company introduced a new pricing strategy (after/since/for)
A payment made by a company to its shareholders from profits
What is a "dividend"?
Profits go up steadily over time
What is "to increase?"
When you work in admin, you do a lot of this
What is "paperwork?"
As the company continues ______ its annual profits, they represent a good investment (to increase)
What is "to increase?"
The CEO delayed the press release ____ the final numbers were confirmed (unless/until/although)
What is "until"?
The overall revenue that a company makes in one year
What is "annual turnover"?
A stock goes from $79 to $39 a share
What is "to halve?"
When you are paid in unreported cash
What is "under the table?"
If the market continues to fall, they ____ bankruptcy (to declare)
What is "will declare?"
The company increased its sales ____ it struggled to maintain profit margins (so that/even though/therefore)
Someone who owns part of a company by buying stock
What is a "shareholder"?
Markets go up and down unpredictably
What is "to fluctuate?"
When a company is very deeply in debt
What is "in the red?"
The company ____ heavily in new technology over the past year (to invest)
What is "has invested"?
The financial forecast shows steady growth ____ the market's uncertainty. (Despite/whereas/since)
What is "despite"?
When a company has no more money, it's this:
What is "bankrupt"?