Word: bondses
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
He introduced a bill last month in the state legislature to prevent the outright sale of children. On the national level, Senator Robert Dole of Kansas last month proposed a bill that will limit fees for arranging adoptions and restrict interstate adoptions. Until some action is taken, however, the courts...
Wall Street's hot bonds
When cocktail-party chatter turns to investments these days, it frequently contains a new buzz word: zeros. Short for zero-coupon bonds, the term refers to certificates that pay no interest for a decade or more but then mature into whopping sums. In just 18 months since the bonds were...
The certificates offer several key attractions. Like U.S. Savings Bonds, zeros sell for less than their face value and are much cheaper than conventional bonds. For example, for $4,000 an investor can purchase a zero-coupon certificate that pays 11% interest and is guaranteed to mature to $100,000...
When he is out bowling in the first reel, Harry's vision suddenly blurs and his arm goes numb. And so do one's expectations for the movie. For grim experience warns that when otherwise hearty middle-aged males (Harry happily wields the wrecker's ball on...