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in some years the company does not issue large dividends, but holds back some of the profits for...

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is money borrowed from financial institutions or other creditors. It becomes a debt as it has to...

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the French name for a stock exchange, often used in newspaper reports.

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involves a team of people each of whom contributes ideas to help solve a problem.

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the number of product lines within the range, for example, X-Kit Achieve Study Guides, X-Kit...

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