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NASDAQ (the national association of securities dealers automated quotations system): A computerized system that lists price quotes for many over-the-counter stocks, as well as some other stocks.

Nation: Nazione. Popolo.
A large group of people bound together by common tradition and culture and usually language. Sometimes used synonymously with state, but this can be misleading, since one state may contain many nations. For example, Great Britain is a state, but contains the English, Scottish, Welsh, and part of the Irish nations.

Natural law: Legge naturale.
The eternal law that governs the entire universe, instituted by God, present in humans, and which should be the basis on which human society rests. Humans can deduce what natural law is through their reasoning power, and their innate moral sense of what is right. Theorizing about natural law and its application in society goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Natural law is contrasted to statute law, which are those laws that are enacted by human authority.

Nerd: Fanatico del computer (termine che identifica un grande appassionato – talvolta fanatico – di informatica, ma spesso inetto socialmente).
Dull and bookish person but also an expert in a given field, i.e. computers.

Net income: Reddito netto.
The bottom line, after everything is paid up, including taxes. What's left after all expenses are deducted from total revenue. Dividends are paid from net income.

Net worth: Capitale netto, capitale proprio.
Equity. Fair market value of total assets minus total liabilities.

Network: Rete.
A group of computers connected to each other so they can share data. The Internet is a collection of thousands of networks, which can communicate with one another.

New Deal: The far-reaching social and economic programs enacted during the first and second terms of President Franklin Roosevelt. The New Deal was inaugurated in 1933, to overcome the Great Depression. Unemployment relief was increased, industry and agriculture were revitalized, and large public works and other programs which eventually gave employment to ten million people were set up. Unemployment dropped from 17 million to 7 million. The banking system was also reformed, and in 1935 the Social Security Act was passed, giving security to the working population.

News Articles: Articoli di cronaca.
They are articles in which the most important information is presented first, with information being less and less significant as the article progresses. News articles are designed to explain the key points first, and then fill them out with detail.

Newsletter: It should be designed with the audience and purpose in mind to promote awareness of your company. There are two types of newsletters: image and information. An image newsletter should have a different look than an information one, telling people how to do something and persuading them to do it.

Niche market: Mercato di nicchia.
Tailoring subject material to a specific area of demand or particular interest, such as topical and regional books.

Nobility: Nobiltà.
High social rank, especially that which is inherited, or which is conferred by title; the body of nobles in any society.

Non-discrimination principle: Principio di non discriminazione.
The aim of this principle is to ensure equality of treatment for individuals irrespective of nationality, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Non-profit corporations: Senza scopo di lucro.
Or simply non-profits. Organizations that don't exist to make a profit. Usually, the groups are dedicated to charitable or educational efforts; they are, therefore, exempted from income taxes.

Non-recourse loan: Mutuo senza regresso.
A loan in which the borrower may have pledged collateral, but the borrower is not held personally liable. The lender of a non-recourse loan generally feels confident that the property used as collateral will be adequate security for the loan.

Non-verbal signals: Segnali non verbali.
The meaning of a text is not only conveyed by means of words. All texts also contain non verbal signs. This can be the use of certain style features, such as fonts, bold prints, underlying or italics. The meaning of those style features can be different in different texts.

Non-verbal: Non verbale.
Not using words.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): NATO, patto atlantico.
A military alliance signed in 1949 by 16 countries including: Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, United States, and Canada. The purpose of NATO is the joint defense of all of its members and the peaceful coexistence with all nations; it regards an attack upon any one member as an attack upon all members. NATO organizes joint defense plans, and military training and exercises.

Note receivable: Cambiale attiva.
What you put on the books if you're owed money by someone who has signed a promissory note, which states you will be paid a certain amount by a certain time.

Notice: Avviso, annuncio, comunicazione, notifica.
A written or printed statement giving information or direction to the public; a warning or information about something that is going to happen; attention.

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