WORD OF THE DAY
WORD OF THE DAY: ‘Acquisition’ as Used in Financial Deals
Vodacom has reportedly completed acquisition of an additional 20% stake in Safaricom, pushing its ownership to about 55. Rock Investment Bank, on the...
BT Correspondent2 Mins read
Gardening Leave: What It Means and How It’s Used in HR Management
Employers typically place executives, sales staff, or workers with access to trade secrets on garden leave
BT Reporter1 Mins read
Ramadhan: Fasting month will coincide with Christmas in the 2030s
For Islam, the ninth of the 12-month lunar calendar is a different kind of holy. Whereas all through the year Muslims still endeavour...
Mike Njoroge2 Mins read
Word of the Day: Peppercorn value
In legal parlance, a peppercorn is a metaphor for a very small payment, a nominal consideration, used to satisfy the requirements for the...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
Liquidity
Liquidity as a term in business refers to how easy it is to convert any asset into cash when required. Besides cash, stocks...
Samuel Gitonga1 Mins read
Insider trading
Today's Word of the Day is "insider trading", which is the selling or buying of a listed company's shares or other securities (such...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
The real meaning of Valentine’s Day
The history of Valentine's Day – and the story of its patron saint – is shrouded in mystery. February has long been celebrated...
BUSINESS TODAY4 Mins read
Bulls and bears
Bulls and bears (an analogy from the real animals) are not very common words in everyday business language. The two words are mainly...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
