Word: bonding
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...Arnhem Land town of Nhulunbuy are stretched due to an official crackdown on FFVs. In 2003, 138 vessels were apprehended, mostly in northern waters; this year the tally has reached 69. Masters are fined in the first instance; jailed for repeat offenses. Boats are impounded (vessel owners pay a bond to retrieve them) or burned at sea if they're not seaworthy. "They've started coming further down into our fishing zone, even deep into the Gulf of Carpentaria," says Cummins. "In some ways, the Indonesians are fortunate that we apprehend them. If they washed up on a beach...
...slow and steady climb that could leave us at 2% by the end of the year and at 3.5% by the end of 2005. Yields on cash and investments people use as cash stand-ins--bank accounts, money markets, short-term Treasury bills and CDs, even ultrashort-bond funds--directly benefit. As rates rise, how can you make the most of your cash...
...Their idea of equal rights is the American flag and Confederate swastika flying side by side." JULIAN BOND, chairman of the N.A.A.C.P., speaking last month about members of the Republican Party...
...million Amount of the settlement that will go to former bond saleswoman and lead plaintiff Allison Schieffelin...
...rates hovered at abysmal levels, some investors boosted returns with near cash equivalents, such as ultrashort-bond funds, which returned an average 0.93% over the past year, about double what money-market funds did. If you have a chunk of cash you won't be tapping for a year or so--perhaps college-tuition bills are on your horizon--you might try a fund like SSgA Yield Plus, with a 30-day yield of 1.17%, or Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond, yielding 1.33%. Just remember: as rates rise, bond prices fall, offsetting some of that extra yield. And if you sell...