sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
profit and loss statement
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
management effort; managerial effort; operation action
new car model; late-model car
stock number (of item); part number; PN
amount financed; loan amount
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
guiding precepts of a company; company credo; corporate philosophy
endurance race (motorsport)
ultralight; ultralightweight
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
management reorganization; management reorganisation
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
average amount from one customer
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
cost-cutting; cost reduction
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
publicity or advertising expenses
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
year on year; on the previous year
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
lease agreement; rental contract
other companies in the same business; rival firms
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur