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  Bon Jovi 　　Bon Jovi American rock band Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bon-Jovi Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bon-Jovi Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via...
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  Greek philosophy 　　Greek philosophy Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-philosophy Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-philosophy Also known as: ancient Greek philosophy Written by Kurt von Fritz Professor of Classical Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Author of Die griechische Geschichtesschreibung (vol. 1) and numerous others. Kurt von Fritz Fact-checked by The Editors...
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  position (trading) 　　In financial markets, whenever you initiate a transaction that places a security (e.g., a stock, bond, exchange-traded fund (ETF), or derivatives contract) into your account, the exposure you have to price fluctuation in that security is called a position, or trading position. A position is either “long” or “short.”  　　If you buy 100 shares of a stock or ETF, you have a long...
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  Ptolemaic dynasty 　　Ptolemaic dynasty ancient Egypt Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ptolemaic-dynasty Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ptolemaic-dynasty Written by Alan K. Bowman Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Oxford; Student and Tutor, Christ Church, Oxford. Author of Egypt After the Pharaohs. Alan K. Bowman, Joyce Tyldesley Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Life Sciences,...
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  Saturday Night Fever 　　Saturday Night Fever film by Badham [1977] Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X...
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  Want to be a pairs trader? How to assess, enter, and exit a pairs trade 　　 　　So you’ve done some research on the basic principles of pairs trading—the art and science of identifying similar (and correlated) stocks and placing offsetting long and short positions according to your strategy—and you’d like to give it a try.   　　First, do you have a margin account? Pairs trading requires taking a short leg on one of the stocks...
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  Constitutional Carry of Guns 　　Constitutional Carry of Guns Should Permitless, “Constitutional Carry” of Guns Be Legal? Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Constitutional-Carry-of-Guns Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Constitutional-Carry-of-Guns Written by The Editors of ProCon ProCon's editors write and verify new content and update existing content. ProCon presents the pro and con arguments to debatable issues...
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  one-state solution 　　one-state solution Israeli-Palestinian history Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/one-state-solution Give...
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  What is the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)? 　　 　　The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is a U.S. government agency created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). Its main role is to provide oversight of mortgage and housing credit government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), specifically the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Bank System....
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  The Princess Bride 　　The Princess Bride film by Reiner [1987] Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Princess-Bride-film-by-Reiner Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Princess-Bride-film-by-Reiner Written by Kelly Gisonna Kelly Gisonna Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by...
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  Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 　　Branden Jacobs-Jenkins American playwright Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Branden-Jacobs-Jenkins Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Branden-Jacobs-Jenkins Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's...
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  Let your cash DRIP into more shares: A guide to dividend reinvestment 　　 　　When selecting stocks for your portfolio, do you concentrate on high-potential companies that seek high growth and plow every penny of profit into research and development, technology, and marketing? Or do you look for steady-as-she-goes cash cows that tend to deliver solid earnings each quarter—and pay a portion of it out to shareholders in the form of a dividend?...
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  EBIT or EBITDA: Different ways of looking at net income 　　 　　When it comes to a company’s financial statements, net income, earnings per share (EPS), and revenue are the numbers that grab the headlines. But when analysts are doing a deeper dive to examine a company’s profitability and potential for future growth, they calculate other values from the income statement, such as earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and earnings...
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  Mortgage financing: The complex system behind home lending 　　 　　Getting a mortgage is one of the most complex (and expensive) financial transactions you’ll likely undertake. Anyone who’s ever closed a real estate deal knows just how much signing, initialing, and notarizing of documents is involved. 　　But even after closing, your home loan may gain a life of its own, moving from lender to lender. The mortgage financing market...
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  graphics processing unit 　　graphics processing unit technology Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/graphics-processing-unit Give...
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  Utilities sector: Investing in basic services that make life better 　　 　　When you lift the handle on a faucet, flip on a light switch, or set your home’s thermostat, you expect water to flow, lights to illuminate your home, and the heat or AC to kick on. All of those functions are provided by utilities, which most of us take for granted—the basic services offered by electric, gas, and water...
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  Democratic National Committee 　　Democratic National Committee American political organization Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Democratic-National-Committee Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Democratic-National-Committee Also known as: DNC Written by Dylan Kelleher Dylan Kelleher is a freelance contributor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Dylan Kelleher Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in...
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  Inferno 　　Inferno work by Dante Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inferno Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inferno Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. René Ostberg Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether...
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  Kraft Heinz 　　 　　The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers. A conglomerate formed in 2015 by the merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation, Kraft Heinz is one of the top 20 consumer staples companies in the U.S., with a product lineup that includes dozens of the world’s most recognizable brands. Kraft...

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