Holy Water. William Rowe invented a cigarette-vending machine in 1926.

Short Sale. Investors hope to profit from short sales by paying for the stock after the price has dropped.

Long Term Debt Ratio. The ratio is calculated by dividing long-term debt by available capital.

Material Adverse Change. "M.A.C." is a means to protect the acquirer from major changes that make the target less attractive as a purchase.

1884. The Dow Jones Transportation Average preceded the Industrial Average and was composed of nine railroad stocks and two non-rail stocks.

Barry Diller. Diller, who was president of ABC programming in the 1960s, is Chairman of Expedia, Inc. and Ticketmaster, Inc.