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UNITED MINE WORKERS UNION: A labor union representing the interests of workers engaged in mineral extraction, especially coal. The United Mine Workers Union has been one of the more prominent unions involved in the labor union movement. It is also notable as being the first national industrial union established in the United States, when it was formed in 1890. Prior to that time all national unions were craft unions representing workers with specific skills or in specific occupations. The United Mine Workers Union representing all workers employed by mining companies regardless of skills or occupations.
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MARKET SHARE The fraction of an industry's total sales or some other activity accounted for by one or more firms in the industry. An individual firm is often concerned with its "share of the market" as an indication of "success." Market share is also key to the analysis of market structure, market control, and industry concentration--especially for oligopoly. It can be used to indicated the degree concentration and market control of one or more firms in an industry. It can be used alone or to calculate concentration ratios and the Herfindahl index.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time going from convenience store to convenience store seeking to buy either a package of blank rewritable CDs or yellow cotton balls. Be on the lookout for small children selling products door-to-door.
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The first "Black Friday" on record, a friday marked by a major financial catastrophe, occurred on September 24, 1869 -- A FRIDAY -- when an attempted cornering of the gold market induced a financial crises and economy-wide depression.
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"The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. " -- Socrates, philosopher
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ICCH
International Commodities Clearing House
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