Category
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stock market
public entity for the trading of company stocks and shares
financial market
any market in which trading takes place with capital
private property
legal designation of the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities
primary sector of the economy
includes farming, fishing & mining
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
privately held company
business with a small number of owners
private sector
sector of the economy run by non-state entities
three-sector model
economic theory which divides economies into three sectors (primary, secondary, tertiary)

business sector
part of the economy made up by companies, excluding the economic activities of general government, private households, and nonprofit organizations serving individuals