Word: premium
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...like the halcyon days of the past—heavy deleveraging threatens to cut into profits, and Congressional leaders are already clamoring to include limits on executive compensation in the proposed bailout plan in return for taking toxic mortgage-backed securities off Wall Street’s hands at premium prices...
...plan is in the next few years to have this as a platform for use in developing countries and urban settings where health care and medical devices may be at a premium,” Ghaffari said...
...swaps. What are those, you ask? They're pixie-dust securities that supposedly offer insurance against a company defaulting on its obligations. If you buy $10 million of GM bonds, for instance, you might hedge your bet by buying a $10 million CDS from AIG. In return for that premium - which changes day to day - AIG agrees to give you $10 million should GM have an "event of default" on its obligations...
...people a chance to bond in a smaller environment,” Gringo said. Another popular point of feedback, according to Gringo, was the desire for exercise-centered events: a fact that helped explain the apparent enthusiasm for yesterday’s spinning class, which did not place a premium on comfort. “Since a lot of you haven’t been to an indoor cycling class before, you may feel that you have something up your rear end for the next two days,” warned the instructor, a MAC fitness manager who introduced herself...
...venture. "We're learning every step of the way." They use the ambient temperature of the canal water, via a high-tech pump, to heat and cool the Water House. Roof-mounted solar panels provide the hot water, a wormery reduces food waste, and the restaurant filters its own "premium" bottled water on site. The menu, of course, is seasonal, all-organic and sourced as locally as possible; dishes include ravioli of sustainable salt cod with truffle oil, and roast rabbit with saffron couscous and honey...