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NASDAQ: The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. It is the stock price index used to measure the relative value of stocks traded over the NASD. This widely used composite index is based on the prices of 5,000 of these over-the-counter stocks.
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CONTRACTION A phase of the business cycle characterized by a general period of declining economic activity. A contraction is one of two basic business cycle phases. The other is expansion. The transition from contraction to expansion is termed a trough and the transition from expansion to contraction is termed a peak. The popular term for contraction, one that frequently shows up in the media, is recession.
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One of the largest markets for gold in the United States is the manufacturing of class rings.
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"A genius is a talented person who does his homework." -- Thomas Edison
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SMSA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
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