The Equity to Asset Ratio (EAR) is a financial metric that measures the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by its shareholders’ equity. This ratio gives investors and analysts an ...

Common equity is a foundational concept in corporate finance, representing ownership stakes in a company held by common shareholders. It is distinct from preferred equity and includes elements such as ...

Amidst our busyness, being idle just for some time is a leisure; doing nothing and letting things go their own way are just some of the things we aspire to have in our lives every once in a while.

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The case involved a disagreement about the authorization given for an LPG distributorship in Burdwan District’s Jamalpur. Respondent No. 1 and the appellant were both applicants, in the end, the ...

The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread. Anna-Lisa Miller was working at a nonprofit that helps ...

Trademark infringement litigation typically centers around requests for injunctive relief. Although monetary relief is regularly sought, damages are awarded in only a small percentage of cases.

If your car's current value is less than the amount you owe, you have negative equity. This is also known as being upside down on your auto loan. When the time comes to purchase a new car, having ...

Private-equity firms buy businesses in the hopes of flipping them for a profit a few years later. The idea is simple enough. But companies bought by private-equity firms are 10 times as likely to go ...

Mr. Ballou is an attorney and the author of the forthcoming “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America,” from which this essay is adapted. “Private equity” is a term we’ve all heard but which, ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct Deputy Superintendent Joe DeBarbieri’s last name. In late 2020, the Baldwinsville Central School District in upstate New York began gathering data on ...