Numbers dressed up in fancy suits pretending to be words.
When the central bank prints money and buys stuff to stimulate the economy, which is basically a cheat code that would get you banned if the economy were a video game. It sounds sophisticated, but it's the monetary equivalent of fixing a leaky boat by adding more water.
A quantitative analyst who speaks fluent mathematics and turns market data into trading strategies. These number-crunching wizards use statistical models and algorithms to predict financial outcomes, often while the rest of us are still figuring out the tip at lunch. Wall Street's favorite rocket scientists who chose finance over NASA.
An auditor's statement that financial statements are fairly presented except for specific issues, essentially saying 'mostly good but we have concerns.' It's the accounting equivalent of 'we need to talk.'
Current assets minus inventory divided by current liabilities—also called the 'acid test' because it measures whether you can pay bills without selling inventory. It's liquidity measurement for pessimists who assume everything in the warehouse is unsellable.