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POVERTY RATE: The proportion of the population that lies beneath the official poverty line. For example, if the total population of the country is 270 million, and 40 million have incomes placing them below the official poverty line, then the poverty rate is 14.8%.
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MARKET CONTROL The ability of buyers or sellers to exert influence over the price or quantity of a good, service, or commodity exchanged in a market. Market control largely depends on the number of competitors on each side of the market. If a market has relatively few buyers, but many sellers, then limited competition on the demand-side of the market means buyers tend to have relatively more market control than sellers. The converse occurs if a market has many buyers, but relatively few sellers. This is also termed market power.
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On a typical day, the United States Mint produces over $1 million worth of dimes.
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"I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow. " -- Woodrow Wilson, 28th US president
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FRS
Federal Reserve System
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