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LEVERAGE: The use of credit or loans to enhance speculation in the financial markets. Suppose, for example, that you take the $1,000 in your bank account to your stock broker and purchase $1,000 worth of stocks, bonds, or whatever. A leveraged purchase would let you use your $1,000 to buy, let's say, $10,000 worth of stocks or bonds. The remaining $9,000 of the purchase price comes from a loan.
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS An index of prices of goods and services typically purchased by urban consumers. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is the official name for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) commonly reported in the media. It is compiled and published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using price data obtained from an elaborate survey of 25,000 retail outlets and quantity data generated by the Consumer Expenditures Survey. The CPI-U is so designated to differentiate it from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time looking for a downtown retail store looking to buy either a case of blank recordable DVDs or a pair of red goulashes with shiny buckles. Be on the lookout for telephone calls from former employers. Your Complete Scope
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Lombard Street is London's equivalent of New York's Wall Street.
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"In every man's life there lies latent energy. There is, however, a spark that, if kindled, will set the whole being afire, and he will become a human dynamo, capable of accomplishing almost anything to which he aspires. " -- James Cash Penney, retailer
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FRS Federal Reserve System
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