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10-K: An annual report required by the SEC each year that is a comprehensive summary of a company's performance. Typically the 10-K contains much more detail than the annual report. It includes information such as company history, organizational structure, equity, holdings, earnings per share, subsidiaries, etc.
10-Q: A quarterly report submitted by all public companies to the SEC in which firms are required to disclose relevant information regarding their financial position. This must be done on time, and the information should be available to all interested parties.
10-year Treasury Note: A debt obligation issued by the U.S. Treasury that has a term of more than one year, but not more than 10 years.
30 Year Treasury: A U.S. Treasury debt obligation that has a maturity of 30 years. The 30-year Treasury used to be the benchmark U.S. bond and one of the world's most widely watched financial instruments.
52 Week High/Low: The highest and lowest prices at which a stock was sold in the past year (52 weeks).
8-K: A report of unscheduled material events or corporate changes at a company that could be of importance to the shareholders or the SEC.