Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...metal were publicly listed, to warehouses in London that are not required to disclose how much they hold. That helped to keep the purchases under wraps. The disappearance caused a Canadian investor to sue the giant commodities-trading firm Phibro for deliberately hiding supplies of silver to push prices up. Phibro, a unit of the Travelers Group--whose shareholders include Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company--denied the charge...
...Nino works, scientists are now convinced, is that high pressure in the eastern Pacific sends trade winds blowing to the West. Because these winds push water before them like an invisible plow, the sea's surface actually measures about a foot and a half higher around Indonesia and Australia than it does off the coast of Peru. When the pressure drops and trade winds slacken, the water sloshes back downhill, to the east...
This eastward flow is central to the physics that drive El Nino, says Scripps' Nicholas Graham. The sloshing sends waves across the ocean like ripples in a pond. These waves, in turn, push down on the so-called thermocline, a layer of cooler water that normally mingles with the warmer water at the surface. As the thermocline sinks to greater depths, the mixing stops, temperatures at the sea's surface rise, and an El Nino begins...
...consumers. Says TIME writer Bernard Baumohl, the consequences could be either a rise in premiums or new mergers in the industry. "Either way, it's not going to be good news for consumers," says Baumohl. "Mergers will limit the range of choices in the industry, which could also ultimately push up premiums...
...managed health corporations too: "Congress is examining right now whether managed care provides quality health care, and there's a growing body of evidence suggesting it does not. If this trend continues and premiums rise, there is a strong possibility that growing complaints from the electorate would push the government to get more involved in overseeing this industry." Back to you, Hillary...