Aric Parnes, 5th Year Medicine. Definition. First described by Adams and Foley in 1949,1 asterixis is a clinical sign indicating a lapse of posture and is usually manifest by a bilateral flapping tremor at the wrist, metacarpophalangeal, and hip joints.2, 3 It may also be seen in tongue, foot, and any skeletal muscle.
Market cap is a measure of a company's importance. Companies with higher market caps are given more weight in the major stock indices. Market cap is also important in merger and acquisition activities because it sets a company's market price..
1 PRICE is important as a signal and as an incentive in terms of resource allocation in a correctly-functioning market economy. 2  A market is a meeting of buyers and sellers who do not have to physically meet. 3  Markets cannot exist unless both buyer and sellers are involved.