As of 2012, the base salary for all members of the U.S. House and Senate is $174,000 per year, plus benefits. That base salary is lower than that of many lawyers, doctors and business people in the United States.Both houses of Congress have not raised member salaries since 2009.s of 2012, the base salary for all members of the U.S. House and Senate is $174,000 per year, plus benefits. That base salary is lower than that of many lawyers, doctors and business people in the United States.
A stock split is a corporate action that increases the number of the corporation's outstanding shares by dividing each share, which in turn diminishes its price. The stock's market capitalization, however, remains the same, just like the value of the $100 bill does not change if it is exchanged for two $50s.
Definition: A stock market crash is when stock indexes lose more than 10% in a day or two. The broad indexes are the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ. The rapidity of the decline differentiates it from a stock market correction. That's a 10% loss over days, weeks or even months.