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1 Rockwell Collins, Inc today announced it bought back

four million shares, or approximately 2.3 percent of its

outstanding common stock, from UBS AG London Branch

in conjunction with an accelerated share agreement

at an initial cost of $49.10 per share for a total cost of

$196 million

reciprocation

reimbursement

repurchase

reversion

2 The plaintiffs, shareholders of Tellabs, Inc, filed a

lawsuit against the company, alleging that the chief

executive had made false statements about the company's

business and financial results sufficient to support a

'strong inference' of — the mental state embracing

an intent to deceive, manipulate, or defraud

certiorari

cui bono

habeas corpus

scienter

3 The Federal Reserve is performing tighter monetary

policy by reserves from the banking system; their

goal is to slow the growth of the money supply, which will

immediately impact short-term interest rates, but not

long-tem rates

bolstering

draining

flushing

scouring

4 You can now get information about your tax

online — this site allows you to determine if your return

has been received, if your final amount matches the

amount you claimed, and if it has been mailed; simply log

on using your social security number and the amount you

claimed on your 2006 tax return

rebate

refund

repayment

retirement

5 Stock has a par value of $100 per share, either

preferred or common; stocks are generally issued with a

zero par value, as they are traded in the market; the par

value is not zero only when the stock is purchased directly

from the company

Full

Round

Set

Unit

6 Vertical charting is a technical analysis tool which

charts the high, low, and close of a given security each

day, in an attempt to spot patterns that might help predict

future price movements

line

range

share

shift

7 This United States tax form is used for, among other

purposes, reporting payments made to independent

Contractors; the ubiquity of the form has also led to slang

use of the phrase ' ' to refer to the contractors

themselves

1040

1099

2106

2555

8 shares do not impose a front-end sales charge,

but they may charge higher expenses that investors are

assessed over the lifetime of their investment in a fund;

they also normally impose a contingent deferred sales

charge, which you pay if you sell your shares within a

certain number of years

B Level

B Rank

Class B

Grade B

9 The term Letter shall mean a letter from the

purchaser of the Property to Secured Party stating that: (i)

the purchaser is aware that the Property has not been

registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and (ii) the

Property is being acquired for the purchaser's own

account and not with a view to the sale or distribution

thereof

Accordance

Contract

Investment

Security

10 A self employed person can establish a Plan,

and make tax deductible contributions entered on Form

1040, Line 28, and the tax deductible contributions and

any interest or gains thereon are not taxed until withdrawn;

the two types of Plans are defined contribution plans and

defined benefit plans

Balboa

Colombo

Keogh

Providence