Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Mark-to-market accountingMark-to-mark or fair value accounting refers to accounting for the fair value of an asset or liability based on the current market…
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree often comes with a higher salary than just a bachelor's. The MBA is sometimes given the jocular backronym (back acronym) of "Massive…
A video titled Bankers -- Masturbators of the Universe was posted on January 1, 2011 on both vodpod and YouTube. "Masturbators of the universe" is a pun on the term "master of the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)mazuma, n. Etymology: < Yiddish mezumen cash < post-biblical Hebrew mĕzummān prepared (in plural mĕzummānīm ready money, cash (in…
A "melt up" (or "melt-up" or "meltup") is the opposite of a stock market "meltdown." The term "meltdown" had been in use since at least the early…
A nuclear "meltdown" (or "melt-down" or "melt down") is a disaster that occurs when a nuclear reactor has melted its core. A "financial meltdown" or…
Companies often hold negotiations during the weekend and prepare important business announcements for Monday. So many mergers and acquisitions were announced on Mondays in the 1990s that the term…
"Meteoronomics" (meteorology + economics) is when the weather influences economic activity. For example, a hurricane could cause economic losses. On May 29, 2014, USA TODAY tweeted:…
The financial blog Zero Hedge posted on November 27, 2015: Goldman's Meteoronomists Have A Dire Forecast: "Winter Is Coming" The article popularized "meteoronomist"…
"MGM" are the famous initials of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, one of the oldest and most famous of all Hollywood movie studios. Three large Wall Street investment banks -- Merrill Lynch, Goldman…
Bernard Madoff was arrested on December 11, 2008 and charged with running what some have called the largest Ponzi scheme in history (totaling $65 billion by some estimates). "Mini-Me" was…
The terms "Minsky moment" and "Minsky crisis" refer to the economist Hyman Philip Minsky (1919-1996), who studied financial crises. Minsky argued against large amounts of…
The term "BRIC" nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) was coined in 2001 by economist Jim O'Neill. The Japanese company Panasonic came up with a new grouping of nations in 2010…
Entry in progress -- B.P. InvestorWords.commint ratioThe price of an ounce of gold divided by the price of an ounce of silver. InvestopediaWhat Does Mint Ratio Mean?1. The price of an ounce of gold…
Finance has its short squeezes, and a very large one is called the "Mother Of All Short Squeezes" (MOASS). "Dan Dorfman, CNBC's financial correspondent, reported a money…
Richard Fisher, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, explained in March 2012 that the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program (printing money) had caused some people to expect…
A "moneyvangelist" (money + evangelist) is a preacher (such as a "televangelist") who is most concerned about money. The term was coined and defined by American humorist James…
"Moola" (also "moolah" or "mulah") means "money." Many derivations have been suggested from many languages, but all are lacking in historical citations. A…
"Moola" (also "moolah" or "mulah") means "money." Many derivations have been suggested from many languages, but all are lacking in historical citations. A…
The financial firm of Morgan Stanley was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in New York City. The Morgan Stanley nickname of "Moron Stanley" has been cited in print since at least 1992.…