Word: impactions
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...price of oil would jump enormously. The futures market cannot support hedging for energy, let alone for other things; for example, investors might buy oil to hedge against losses in other investments, like stocks. With speculators out of the market, an airline's hedge would have an even bigger impact, further raising the global price...
...Denise A. Jillson, director of the Harvard Square Business Association, said that it was still too early to say how much of an impact the sales tax hike would have on the Square. But she said that she hasn't heard any complaints from local businesses, adding that Harvard Square generally has very few problems retaining businesses...
...effect of the impending hike on their business, since the increase will be distributed uniformly across the state. Others, such as Cardullo's Gourmet Shop owner Francesca Cardullo, said that the increase was a nuisance for customers but that a 1.25 percent tax hike would have a negligible impact on sales...
...Cambridge City Councillor Sam Seidel said that he hopes that the tax increases will not have too much of a negative impact on Cambridge, even though consumers are spending less in the current economy. He noted that Harvard Square seems to be "immune" to the effects that tax hikes would typically have on small businesses...
...kinds of retail in Cambridge, the impact won't be very substantial," Seidel said...