A superior competitive position, e.g. your products are cheaper or better than those of your competitors.

A company will do this to the people they do not want to employ any more. Exemple: when there is a overcapacity or there are economic difficulties, a firm will

Something of value which you can offer as security against a loan.

This means, basically, that you have not enough cash available to pay your bills or debts. You are XXX.

This is similar to GDP, but also includes the revenue generated outside the country perhaps in subsidiaries or in foreign investments.

These are options to buy or sell shares at some future date. Speculators can win or lose lots of money with these financial derivatives.

These are organisations like pension funds which invest money on behalf of their members.

Creating new products to fill the gaps in the current range.

This is a situation in which the owner of a company can only lose the company's assets but not his own personal wealth in the case of bankruptcy.

An organisation which represents the interests of its members, who usually work in the same line of business, e.g. steel workers, coal-miners etc.

Another word for bankruptcy. It can also refer to the selling off of goods cheaply to get rid of old stock.

In the case of a bond, this is the date at which the loan is paid back. In the case of a product, it is the stage when a product has become established on the m