W-Shaped Recovery (Economics) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is a W-Shaped Recovery?A W-shaped recovery is an economic chart that symbolises the period of recession and recovery in an economy. The W-shaped recovery is an approach in charting that reflects a double-dip recession in the economy. The W shape in the chart is...

Wage Push Inflation – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is Wage Push Inflation?An increase in the price of goods caused by an increase in wages give rise to a wage push inflation. Simply put, a wage push inflation is a type of inflation in costs of goods as a result of increase in wages paid to workers. Once there is...

Warehouse Financing – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is Warehouse Financing?Warehouse financing is a form of financing in which manufacturers take loans using their goods or commodities as collateral for the loan. The collateral is held in trust, that is, a third party who is the trustee in the financial...

Warranty (Goods) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Principles of Marketing

What is a Warranty?A warranty is an assurance or guarantee that a manufacturer or a seller of a product would repair or change the product purchased by a buyer if it breaks or malfunctions during the warranty period. Here are the key points to note about warranties:...

Additional Paid in Capital – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Managerial & Financial Accounting & Reporting

What is Additional Paid In Capital?Additional paid-in capital refers to the additional amount that an investor pays beyond the par-value of a stock issued. In a balance sheet, this excessive amount is considered a part of contributed surplus account under shareholders...

Wash Sale Rule – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is a Wash-Sale Rule?In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created the wash-rule as one of the regulations in trade market. The wash-sale rule maintains that any security, stock, bond or option sold in a wash sale is not tax deductible, this...

Watered Stock – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is a Watered Stock?A share of a company that is issued at a value higher than the book value of the assets of the issuing company or higher than underlying assets is a watered stock. Shares of this nature are issued by companies as a way of tricking and cheating...

Weak Currency (Economics) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is a Weak Currency?A nations currency that has a value depreciation while other currencies are experiencing value appreciation is a weka currency. When decrease in value is particular to one currency when compared to other currencies, the currency is said to be...

Web Syndication – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Sales

What is Web Syndication?Syndication refers to the transfer, sale or licensing of materials for publication by a set of individuals. Web syndication refers to a method used by websites to share contents and material from a site to another site. It is a strategy used to...

Wedge (Technical Analysis) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is a Wedge Method of Technical Analysis? In trading, a wedge refers to a method of analysis that takes the form of a triangular shape. Technical analysts use a wedge to depict trends in the market, a wedge has an arrow shape. It is a representation of short and...