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Frage		Antworten
contigency plan Lernen beginnen		a plan for dealing with a future event or situation that might cause problems
hedge Lernen beginnen		if you hedge a financial risk, you protect yourself against it, for example with futures or options
subsidiary Lernen beginnen		a company that is at least half-owned by another company
churn out Lernen beginnen		constantly produce
charlatan Lernen beginnen		a fake, imposter
maverick Lernen beginnen		non-conformist and independent thinker
mainstream Lernen beginnen		the current of thought of the majority
laureate Lernen beginnen		a person who is given an award for outstanding achievement
concoct Lernen beginnen		create, invent
staggering Lernen beginnen		overwhelming, amazing, shocking
preclude Lernen beginnen		prevent, avert, cease
against the odds Lernen beginnen		to do sth although it is unlikely to succeed
at odds Lernen beginnen		in conflict, disagreement
beat the odds Lernen beginnen		to succeed despite not having a good chance of succeeding
make no odds Lernen beginnen		to not be important, to not change a situation or result
long odds Lernen beginnen		a poor chance of succeeding
odds and sods/ends Lernen beginnen		small things of various kinds without much value
odds are in someone's favors Lernen beginnen		someone is very likely to succeed
chance would be a fine thing Lernen beginnen		sth you would like to happen is very unlikely
the chances are... Lernen beginnen		it is likely that...
they don't stand a chance Lernen beginnen		they cannot possibly achieve it
it's the luck of the draw Lernen beginnen		the result of sth cannot be controlled and depends on chance
strike it lucky Lernen beginnen		to suddenly have a lot of unexpected luck
it's anyone's call Lernen beginnen		the outcome of a situation is uncertain and any result is equally likely
bonanza Lernen beginnen		boom, a good situation to make money
embargo Lernen beginnen		an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
glitch Lernen beginnen		an error
imbroglio Lernen beginnen		very awkward, complicated, confusing situation
mogul Lernen beginnen		important, powerful
per capita Lernen beginnen		for each person
tycoon Lernen beginnen		someone wealthy, successful
status quo Lernen beginnen		to leave sth as it is
pundit Lernen beginnen		an expert in a particular subject who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public
pro rata Lernen beginnen		proportionally
bubble Lernen beginnen		rapidly rising prices in a particular sector, followed by a rapid collapse
credit crunch Lernen beginnen		a huge reduction in the amount of credit available for banks to lend
default Lernen beginnen		failure to repay a loan
deregulation Lernen beginnen		the removal of many government controls from an industry or sector
go bankrupt Lernen beginnen		to become insolvent - unable to pay debts
prime rate Lernen beginnen		the interest rate that commercial banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers
recession Lernen beginnen		a decline in business activity lasting several months- officially six moths or more
securitization Lernen beginnen		pooling financial assets which produce a cash flow, converting them into securities, and selling them to investors, in order to get liquidity
subprime Lernen beginnen		adjective describing a loan offered to a borrower with a poor credit rating
write off Lernen beginnen		to cancel a worthless asset or a bad debt from an account
liquidity Lernen beginnen		the availability of liquid assets to a market or company
interest rate Lernen beginnen		the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan outstanding
down payment Lernen beginnen		an initial payment made when sth is bought on credit
hedge fund Lernen beginnen		actively managed investment that pools money from accredited investors and seeks high returns by using complex strategies and significant risk
myriad Lernen beginnen		endless, countless, a lot
account for Lernen beginnen		give reason for, explain
in a nutshell Lernen beginnen		very briefly, giving only the main points
viability Lernen beginnen		life, activity
mitigate Lernen beginnen		to make a situation or the effects of sth less unpleasant, harmful or serious
prominent Lernen beginnen		outstanding, important
granular Lernen beginnen		including small details
topple Lernen beginnen		collapse, fall
perch Lernen beginnen		an object that is placed very high
espouse Lernen beginnen		support, defend
threshold Lernen beginnen		beginning, opening, verge
grandiose Lernen beginnen		extravagant
purport Lernen beginnen		pretend, pose as
be under siege Lernen beginnen		very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
opine Lernen beginnen		think
plaintiff Lernen beginnen		accuser
obscure Lernen beginnen		complicated, confusing, cryptic
fork out Lernen beginnen		to pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly
profit warning Lernen beginnen		occurs when a company advises shareholders and the public that its earnings results will not meet analyst expectations
beat someone to market Lernen beginnen		to be on the market before someone else
legitimate Lernen beginnen		authentic, valid, legal
venture Lernen beginnen		take a chance, operate
valid Lernen beginnen		legitimate, authentic
incubator Lernen beginnen		an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses
trace to Lernen beginnen		finding the origin or cause of something
to cite as the reason for Lernen beginnen		to state sth as the official reason for a case
factor in, take account for Lernen beginnen		to take into consideration
counter-productive Lernen beginnen		achieving the opposite result to the one desired
blockbuster Lernen beginnen		a highly successful product, service, or investment that generates significant revenue and popularity, often exceeding expectations, RUNAWAY SUCCESS
make sb tick Lernen beginnen		making someone behave in a certain way
winning streak Lernen beginnen		an uninterrupted sequence of success
clouded judgement Lernen beginnen		when the ability to think clearly and make sound decisions is impaired
to accord with Lernen beginnen		to agree with
primeval Lernen beginnen		ancient, prehistoric
inherent Lernen beginnen		instinctive, ingrained, natural
tap into Lernen beginnen		to utilize or access a resource, supply, or market for your own advantage
bust Lernen beginnen		a period of decline, failure, or bankruptcy
feedback loop Lernen beginnen		a process in which information about the outcome of an action or decision is used to modify future actions or decisions
trading floor Lernen beginnen		a large, open workspace where stocks, bonds, currencies, and other financial instruments are bought and sold
lionize Lernen beginnen		idolize glorify
whistle-blower Lernen beginnen		an individual who reports wrongdoing, misconduct, or illegal activity within an organization, typically to the appropriate authorities or the public
feel-good-guru Lernen beginnen		an expert or leader who is recognized for their knowledge and influence in the field
canard Lernen beginnen		an unfounded rumour or story
risk exposure Lernen beginnen		a measure of possible future loss which may result from an activity or occurrence
underestimate Lernen beginnen		take too lightly
researchers Lernen beginnen		scholarly or scientific investigators
bluffers Lernen beginnen		fakers or pretenders
randomness, unpredictability Lernen beginnen		uncertainty
forecast Lernen beginnen		prediction
improbable Lernen beginnen		not likely to happen
estimate Lernen beginnen		to calculate approximately

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