pre-emption
71Right — A short lived (typically less than 90 days) call option for purchasing additional stock in a firm, issued by the firm to all its shareholders on a pro rata basis. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * right right [raɪt] noun 1. [countable]… …
72right — Privilege granted shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public. Such a right, which normally has a life of two to four weeks, is freely transferable and entitles the holder …
73Preemption — Pre*[ e]mp tion (?; 215), n. [Pref. pre + emption: cf. F. pr[ e]emption. See {Redeem}.] The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically: (a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his… …
74Naperville, Illinois — Coordinates: 41°44′53″N 88°09′56″W / 41.74806°N 88.16556°W / 41.74806; 88.16556 …
75New Zealand Company — The New Zealand Company originated in London in 1837 as the New Zealand Association with the aim of promoting the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The association, and later the company, intended to follow the colonising principles of… …
76GSM-R — GSM R, Global System for Mobile Communications Railway or GSM Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications. A sub system of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), it is used for …
77Minority interest — (also known as Non controlling interest) in business is an accounting concept that refers to the portion of a subsidiary corporation s stock that is not owned by the parent corporation. The magnitude of the minority interest in the subsidiary… …
78History of the English fiscal system — The history of the English fiscal system affords the best known example of continuous financial development in terms of both institutions and methods. Although periods of great upheaval occurred from the time of the Norman Conquest to the… …
79Village communities — The study of village communities has become one of the fundamental methods of discussing the ancient history of institutions. Wales Frederic Seebohm has called our attention to the interesting surveys of Welsh tracts of country made in the 14th… …
80Direct public offering — A Direct Public Offering (DPO) is similar to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in that stock is sold to investors, but unlike an IPO, a company uses a DPO to raise capital directly and without the assistance of an investment banking firm or broker …
