The
term "business" has at least three
usages, depending on the scope - the
singular usage (above) to mean a
particular company or corporation, the
generalized usage to refer to a
particular market sector, such as "the
music business" and compound forms such
as agribusiness, or the broadest
meaning to include all activity by the
community of suppliers of goods and
services.
Business Directory: Financial Services (1695)
Financial services refers to services provided by the finance industry.
The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds and some government sponsored enterprises. As of 2004, the financial services industry represented 20% of the market capitalization of the S&P 500 in the United States
