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Short Squeeze
By Editor on 25th Mar 2008A short squeeze occurs when there is a simultaneous decrease in supply and an increase in demand for a traded stock.
Rome wasn't built in a day...but look how great it ended up!
By Clare Tomlinson on 14th Mar 2008Things have been going really well recently; we're really busy and have trained the same amount of people in the last 3 months as we did in the whole of last year!
Exploding is an expression used with reference to the planning and scheduling of a project or projects.
Sleeping Beauty
By Editor on 11th Mar 2008A business is considered a Sleeping Beauty when it has large cash reserves and huge potential. It can also refer to a company that is in a prime position to be taken over but that hasn't as yet generated any interest from companies in the position to buy.
Hurdle Rate
By Editor on 6th Mar 2008The hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return required on an investment. Also called the benchmark and the cut off rate, it must be met in order for a company to have covered all the costs associated with a project and to have made some profit.