Word: offseting
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...University, sees more than that to be optimistic about. He notes that almost half the current work force is between the ages of 35 and 50, vs. only 35% in 1980. "These are experienced people who are going to be more productive," he says, and their productivity is helping offset wage increases. They tend to stay in their jobs longer than younger workers, whose frequent churning creates heavy costs for employers. Reich and Fromstein both observe that employers have been inventive in finding "flexible" ways to reward workers without increasing fixed-wage costs. They are paying out relatively more...
True, being poor and impotent in a society obsessed with money and sex is awful to bear, but there must be a more pressing use of a spare million than erections for the downtrodden. The good that Viagra for the Poor might do was immediately offset by another round of bad Viagra humor--tales that walking past all those signs saying WILL WORK FOR FOOD AND VIAGRA inspired Ace to donate $1 million in seed money to the cause...
...increase would have been higher had it not been offset by a decline in students in the English Language Program, for students whose first language is not English, Queen said...
...figures underline the importance of yesterday's U.S. intervention to boost the yen -- further devaluations in Asia would swell the already bloated deficit. Some relief may eventually come from Europe, however: "If Europe's economies keep bouncing back, their increased demand for U.S. exports will offset some of the losses in Asia," says Baumohl. Until then, it's going to be a rough ride...
Derivatives are a kind of nuclear financial instrument. They are powerful and highly complicated agreements designed to offset certain financial risks. Under steady conditions they work well. But in derivatives, like nuclear mishaps, there are no small accidents. And as the Asian economic crisis worsens--and in Indonesia's case nears catastrophe--the financial Geiger counters are beginning to buzz...