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A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is the company's first class of preferred shares.

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Indicator of the long-term Inflation rate in the economy. The P* (pronounced P star) number tracks the growth of M2, a Money Supply measure, as modified by the Velocity of Money. If P* exceeds P (expected future prices), the Federal Reserve can be expected to tighten bank credit and interest rates, causing the economy to grow at a slower rate. When P* is less than P, the Federal Reserve can ease its credit policies, allowing bank credit and the money supply to grow at a faster rate.

The P* formula is:

P* = M2 • V* / Q*

where M2 is an official measure of the money supply (checks plus checkable deposits, savings, and time deposit accounts), V* is the velocity of M2, or the number of times that money turns over, and Q* is the estimated value of Gross National Product in the future, assuming the economy grows at 2.5% a year.