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Backlog
Unfilled customer orders for products and product services Operating Statistics
Manufacturing Term
Letter: B
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Balance of payments
Record of transactions between U.S. residents and foreign residents during a given time period. Includes transactions in goods, services, income, assets, and liabilities. It is broken down into the current accounts (international), capital accounts (international), and financial accounts (international).
Economy Term
Letter: B
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Balance on current account
Current receipts from the rest of the world less current payments to the rest of the world, formerly called "net foreign investment." Current receipts equal exports of goods and services plus income receipts from the rest of the world; current payments are the sum of imports of goods and services, income payments to the rest of the world, and current taxes and transfer payments to the rest of the
Economy Term
Letter: B
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Balance on goods and services
Record of the difference between exports of goods and services and imports of goods and services. In the broad sense, this balance is conceptually equal to net exports of goods and services, which is a component of gross domestic product (GDP).
Economy Term
Letter: B
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Balance Sheet
A summary statement that reflects the companys assets, liabilities and equity at a particular point in time. Balance Sheet
Financial Term
Letter: B
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Balloon Angioplasty
also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is a nonsurgical method of clearing coronary and other arteries blocked by atherosclerotic plaque, fibrous and fatty deposits on the walls of arteries. A catheter with a balloon-like tip is threaded up from the arm or groin through the artery until it reaches the blocked area. The balloon is then inflated, flattening the plaque a
Health Care Term
Letter: B
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Barrel
Barrel, which is equal to 42 U.S. gallons and is a common measure of volume of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons.
Energy Term
Letter: B
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Basic Cards-In-Force
Proprietary basic consumer cards-in-force includes basic cards issued to the primary account owner and does not include additional supplemental cards issued on that account. Proprietary basic small business and corporate cards-in-force include basic and supplemental cards issued to employee cardmembers. Non-proprietary basic cards-in-force includes all cards that are issued and outstanding under n
Financial Term
Letter: B
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Basic Net EPS
The companys earnings divided by the average number of shares outstanding for the period. Statement of Income
Financial Term
Letter: B
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Basis
The difference between a reference or benchmark commodity price and the corresponding sales price at various regional sales points.
Financial Term
Letter: B
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Basis Point
One one-hundredth of a percentage point.
Financial Term
Letter: B
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Basis-Only Swap
A derivative that "swaps" the basis between two sales points from a floating price to a fixed price for a specified commodity volume over a specified time period. Typically used to fix the price relationship between a geographic sales point and a NYMEX reference price.
Financial Term
Letter: B
