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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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MONETARY AGGREGATES Any of three basic measures of money, and related liquid assets, for the economy that are tracked and reported by the Federal Reserve System. They are designated M1, M2, and M3, with higher numbers containing a wider variety of assets. The smallest, M1, is used as THE medium of exchange in the economy. However, M2 provides savings that are easily converted to M1 and is considered by many as the best measure of liquid, spendable assets.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at an auction looking to buy either a package of 4 by 6 index cards, the ones with lines or a 50 foot extension cord. Be on the lookout for broken fingernail clippers.
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Approximately three-fourths of the U.S. paper currency in circular contains traces of cocaine.
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"Life is a promise; fulfill it. " -- Mother Teresa, humanitarian
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FOMC
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