Lactobacillus acidophilus can have many health benefits. Photo Credit: Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images Lactobacillus acidophilus has extraordinary benefits for your health, write Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., and Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D., in their book, The Probiotics Revolution. L. acidophilus is one of many strains of friendly bacteria known as probiotics and by far the most commonly used, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. If you incorporate L. acidophilus into your daily life, you may discover some of these benefits for yourself.
Earnings per share, also known as EPS, is a very important number in business. It tells shareholders how much money each share of their stock earned for the company. It's important because, usually, when a company has a high earnings per share, it also has a high stock price, which makes investors happy.
Derivatives market. The derivatives market is the financial market for derivatives, financial instruments like futures contracts or options, which are derived from other forms of assets. The market can be divided into two, that for exchange-traded derivatives and that for over-the-counter derivatives. The legal nature of these products is very different, as well as the way they are traded, though many market participants are active in both.