Word: surplus
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...second consecutive month of record declines, according to a new report from Mercer, the financial consulting firm. The companies Mercer studied - those in the Standard & Poor's 1,500 index, which includes household names like 3M and Coca Cola - reported their pension plans ended 2007 with a $60 billion surplus. So the swiftness of this year's decline is astonishing. (Read "Is It OK to Pray for Your...
...last year, the funded status of the pension plans Mercer analyzed has fallen from an estimated 104% (a surplus) to 80% (a deficit). Now, companies are scrambling to determine how to make up the difference. There are two key ways to do that, with the easiest being a stock market recovery. But there's no telling when that will happen...
...invasion plans for Iran?” In another parallel to “Quantum of Solace,” the plot centers on the hot topic of environmentalism. In this case, the bad guy tries to manipulate environmental leaders to turn the planet’s trash surplus into personal profit. You might think that these elements would develop into some sort of political commentary, but you’d be wrong. The acting may be nugatory and the storyline skeletal, but the film does provide a bare framework for car chases and fights. The action sequences are wittily...
...American people made Ford Motor Company what it is. We have nothing the public did not give us. No surplus exists for personal benefit - every surplus is provided for future use. The future is here, and we are going to do our utmost - risk everything, if necessary - to use this surplus which the public, through its dealings with us, has provided, to see if we cannot make what the country needs most - work, jobs." - Henry Ford...
Flores’ work as the chair of the UC’s Finance Committee contributed to the Dems’ preference for her ticket, Lam said yesterday. The Dems president credited Flores’ leadership with allowing the UC to achieve a budget surplus last year...