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Jones ActA U.S. law that prohibits foreign ships from transporting goods or people between one U.S. location and another. Such a restriction on cabotage is an example of a barrier to trade in a service.Similar MatchesDow Jones Industrial AverageDow Jones Industrial AverageOne of the main USA share indices which monitors the movement of 30 industrial companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange.The Dow Jones Industrial Average has just been joined by a new index, the Dow Jones Total Market Index, which covers a much broader range of companies. Jonestown defenseJonestown defenseAn extreme defensive tactic employed by the management of a target corporation to prevent a hostile takeover. The defensive tactics are so extreme that they typically lead to the destruction of the target corporation. See: Suicide. Jones' hat algebraJones' hat algebraSee hat algebra. |
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