Word: hiked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public opinion against federal regulation of health plans has left Margaret Carlson dazed and confused [WASHINGTON DIARY, Nov. 24]. Health insurers actually support consumer protection and favor reforms. Carlson ignores legislative proposals that would raise premiums anywhere from 7% to 39%. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a 1% hike in health-insurance costs would cause around 200,000 people to lose their coverage. Four out of five respondents to a recent survey rejected federal regulation of managed-care plans. Perhaps they, unlike Carlson, are aware that more federal regulation means more uninsured. MICHAEL P. FORTIER Vice President, Federal Affairs...
...Commerce Department said the excess of imports over exports grew to $11.1 billion in September ? an increase of 17 percent on the previous month. Economists had been predicting a somewhat smaller gap of around $10.2 billion. The deficit hike could help prevent the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates soon, reducing the threat to stocks. But what's good for the market is not necessarily good for the nation: the trade deficit could swell further as America becomes glutted with Asian imports made even cheaper by devalued overseas currencies...
...missed class, but he does not want to hike to the professor's office for the handouts. So he logs on to the local campus network and views all the handouts and videos used in class that...
...high snap on the 43-yard field goal was not the only poor hike of the game. Snapping problems plagued both teams...
...More than once in the past year, comments from Greenspan have provoked market downturns. The Fed Chairman has the power to raise interest rates, which would pressure equities downward. But many analysts say Asia's woes make it less likely the Fed will try to push through a rate hike...