print email comment close The Layman's Finance Crisis Glossary URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7620678.stm Description: "Here is a guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly, as well as some of the more exotic words coined to describe some of the social effects of the credit crunch." Defines terms such as credit default swap, derivatives, short selling, sub-prime mortgages, and write-down. Includes links to related news stories and the number of mentions in British newspapers. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) LII Database Information: Record 26948 created by Jennifer English on 09/22/2008 Last modification on 09/23/2008 Published: 10/01/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26948