Word: boone
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Political observers around the city question whether LaRosa's support for the CCA might spell political trouble for the first-term councilor and a new coalition for the CCA or a boon for his reelection chances this November...
About the only thing the experts agree on is that illegal immigration is a ^ boon for employers and consumers. Low-cost labor allows businesses to be competitive while earning healthy profits, and some of the benefit is passed along to consumers in the form of lower prices. But illegal immigrants may also compete with unskilled Americans for many jobs. "Some people are hurt by illegal aliens, and some benefit," says Weintraub...
Lower mortgage interest would be a boon to home buyers and builders. In the past two months, rates on fixed mortgages have fallen from nearly 14% to about 12%. Housing starts, though, have responded erratically. The Commerce Department reported last week that new residential construction fell to an annual rate of 1.66 million units in May, down 14% from the previous month. Economists said the figures reflected in part the desire of consumers to wait for lower rates. Said Timothy Howard, chief economist for the Federal National Mortgage Association: "We should be seeing a fairly healthy rebound in new- home...
Every spring the siren calls to travel are very much the same--Oh, to be in England, now that April's there, or at the bullfights at the feria de abril in Seville--yet new attractions keep appearing too. This year there is an extra boon in foreign travel: the strong dollar. American currency now buys about a third more abroad than it did four years ago and 13% more than just a year ago. That makes a bargain out of everything from nights on the town in Paris to jewelry shopping in the Far East...
...takeover mania continues to sweep through corporate America, a heated and growing debate has begun to rage along with it. On one side are those who declare that giant mergers and fights for the control of companies have been a boon to the U.S. economy. On the other are critics who contend that the takeover wars have enriched a handful of speculators while crippling target firms and wounding entire industries...