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By: Aaron Smith
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Definition: Economics
The disposition or
regulation of the parts
or functions of any
organic whole; an
organized system or
method.
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Macroeconomics
The Big Picture
The branch of economics dealing with
the broad and general aspects of an
economy, as the relationship between
the income and investments of a country
as a whole.
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Microeconomics
Looking Closer into things
The branch of economics dealing with
particular aspects of an economy, as the
price-cost relationship of a firm.
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Stock Market
A particular market where stocks and
bonds are traded; stock exchange.
Well known stock markets in the U.S.
are the NYSE (New York Stock
Exchange) and the NASDAQ (National
Association of Securities Dealers and
Automated Quotations.
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What Is A Stock?
The shares of a particular company or corporation.
When you buy a stock you buy a part of the company and then you own a share in that company.
The more stocks you buy the more of the company you own, letting you have more influence in that company.
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Bull Market
A market where a group of securities are
expected to rise.
In a bull market you want to buy or hold
onto your stocks.
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Bear Market
In a bear market prices of a certain
group of securities are expected to drop.
In a bear market you would want to sell
or purchase other investments that look
promising over a long period of time.
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Gross Domestic Product
Abbreviated G.D.P. the gross domestic
product is the measure of gross national
product excluding payments on foreign
investments.
The higher the G.D.P. the better the
economy is.
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Review Questions
What is the economy?
How do we measure success of the
economy?
What are two of the major stock
exchanges?
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Sources
All definitions were taken from www.dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/economy
http://pontoniere.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2009/03/12/the-economy-has-lost-its-bottom-and-decoupling-its-out-of-fashion/
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-121Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
http://moneyning.com/investing/not-caring-about-the-wild-stock-market-swings/
http://mmiller81.wordpress.com/page/2/
http://blog.newsok.com/smokeandmirrors/2009/04/01/doomsday-end-of-the-world/