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HOSTILE ACQUISITION: In the world of mergers, the acquisition of one company by another against the wishes of the company being acquired. Also termed a hostile takeover, this is accomplished by purchasing controlling interest in the stock of the acquired company, usually by offering to pay a price exceeding the current market price. A hostile takeover might be motivated to eliminate competition, to sell off the assets of the company for more that the takeover payment, or to temporarily inflate the price of the stock.
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INEFFICIENT The state of resource allocation that exists when the highest level of consumer satisfaction is not achieved from available resources. This state occurs in market exchanges if the price buyers are willing and able to pay for a good does not reflect the satisfaction everyone obtains from the consuming the good or if the price sellers need to charge for a good does not reflect all opportunity cost of producing the good.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at the confiscated property police auction looking to buy either a flower arrangement for your aunt or a birthday greeting card for your uncle. Be on the lookout for high interest rates.
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The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
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"In war, there is no second prize for the runner-up." -- Omar Bradley, US Army general
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CABEI
Central American Bank for Economic Integration
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