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Western Union March 27, 2011, 12:32 PM
The telegraph, invented in 1837, provided the first technology for rapid communications and gave businesses the ability virtually instantaneously to contact their own branches, other companies, or consumers.
Wages March 25, 2011, 05:18 AM
Wages are a major component of business costs, and wage policy is an important tool for management.
U.S. Department of the Treasury: business history March 23, 2011, 01:46 PM

The Treasury Department has a farreaching effect on the U.S. economy and all its private and public financial institutions through the department’s responsibility for managing the federal government’s finances and enforcing laws that ensure the safety and soundness of American and international financial institutions.

Supply-side economics March 17, 2011, 02:56 AM
Supply-side economics, embraced by U.S. president Ronald Reagan during the 1980’s in an attempt to boost the U.S. economy after the stagflation of the 1970’s...
Standard & Poor’s: business history March 16, 2011, 03:10 AM

Standard & Poor’s is one of the three largest financial information providers in the United States.

Savings and loan associations (S&Ls) March 12, 2011, 12:22 PM
Savings and loan associations are similar to banks but offer a somewhat narrower range of services because of government restrictions and their traditional emphasis on saving and lending money.
Ponzi schemes March 4, 2011, 07:22 AM
Since Charles Ponzi perpetrated his scheme on a large scale in Boston in 1920, many others have defrauded investors through what have become known as Ponzi schemes.
Pension and retirement plans March 3, 2011, 09:44 AM
Pension and retirement plans became expected job benefits during the twentieth century, increasing the overhead of employment for many firms but also providing workers with significant income on retirement.
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) February 27, 2011, 05:40 AM
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is the oldest and largest stock exchange in the United States, and the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume.
NASDAQ February 26, 2011, 09:48 AM
As the first computerized stock exchange, the NASDAQ revolutionized the stock market trading system by allowing the easy trade of small stocks by permitting ordinary people to use electronic trading to buy and sell stocks without the need for a broker.
Mutual fund industry February 25, 2011, 06:05 AM
Since the creation of the first mutual fund in 1929, the mutual fund industry has enjoyed the fastest growth rate of the financial investment industry.
J. P. Morgan February 24, 2011, 04:12 AM
Morgan exercised tremendous economic power through J. P. Morgan and Company, the nation’s most prosperous private banking house; a railroad empire built by reorganizing bankrupt lines and gaining a controlling interest in many of the nation’s major lines; and the United States Steel Corporation, then the world’s largest business.
Marshall Plan February 22, 2011, 05:23 AM
The Marshall Plan helped reopen the wealthy foreign markets of Europe to American products.
Junk bonds February 19, 2011, 12:06 PM
The junk bond industry arose during the 1970’s in response to an increasingly desperate need for capital by American corporations, which issued high-risk bonds that attracted investors tempted by the prospect of high returns.
Interest rates: business history February 16, 2011, 04:55 AM

Borrowing at interest is an important source of funds to finance business investment in machinery, buildings, inventories, and general operations.

Insider trading: business history February 15, 2011, 05:28 AM

Prohibitions against insider trading seek to reassure investors that corporate managers and other with an obligation to the public. . .

Inflation: business history February 15, 2011, 05:20 AM

Inflation temporarily increases business profits, but it distorts business accounting measures; drives up interest rates; augments conflicts with customers, suppliers, debtors, and creditors; and contributes to antibusiness political sentiment.

Jay Gould February 9, 2011, 02:08 PM
Gould became rich frombuying railroad lines and stocks at bargain prices and selling them for huge profits at a time when American financial markets were largely unregulated.
Gold standard February 9, 2011, 01:17 PM
Adoption of the gold standard stabilized international currency exchange rates and enabled free trade, thereby aiding the growth of American business during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
401(k) retirement plans February 3, 2011, 04:49 AM
Most businesses with pension plans have replaced traditional defined-benefit plans with 401(k) retirement plans, or what are classified as defined-contribution pension plans.
Forbes February 1, 2011, 02:17 AM
Forbes is one of the most influential business and financial magazines in the United States, known for its many lists, including its list of the world’s richest people.
Financial crisis of 2008 January 31, 2011, 06:20 AM
The crisis disrupted housing markets, mortgage markets, and finance and credit markets generally.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) January 29, 2011, 12:07 PM
Establishment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation helped eliminate bank panics, which had been a major contributor to business depressions.
Farm Credit Administration January 27, 2011, 01:35 PM
The Farm Credit Administration is the federal agency that regulates all other government entities providing credit facilities for farmers, other rural landholders, and ruralbased businesses.
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