Word: lose
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...costing German taxpayers dearly. It related to a term set down in the leasing contracts - massive tomes, written in English, which required the Germans to take out policies with AAA-rated insurers to cover the value of the assets for the life of the lease. Should the insurer lose its top rating, the Germans would have to either find another insurer or, in the worst case, provide additional collateral to guarantee the assets. It was a scenario that no one expected could emerge - until the financial crisis...
...first big company to report earnings, Alcoa (AA), proved that the best guesses about how companies will perform this quarter will probably be true. Surprises will be scarce. Alcoa said that the first quarter would be a bad quarter. The company said it would lose money. In the first quarter, Alcoa lost $.59 after charges for discontinued operations. Reuters predicted that the loss would be $.54. This was close enough for government work. The stock dropped 3% after the announcement. In short, there was no shocking news because Alcoa made sure there would not be any. (See pictures...
...Start lifting weights; you don’t want to lose that forearm bulge you’ve been getting from all that stress relief...
...didn’t include Harvard in its postseason tournaments. For those of you keeping score at home, it’s now been 63 years since the Crimson played in the Big Dance, when coach Floyd Stahl led Harvard into the eight-team tournament in 1946, only to lose to Ohio State...
...field during an intercollegiate game, having even one player as experienced as Nick has made the national championships a genuine possibility this year for the young team. But for that very same reason, Nick’s success is a constant bleak reminder of how much the club will lose next season...