Word: tougher
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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FINANCIALS "There's a good chance that Kerry would go much easier on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," the giant mortgage agencies, says Tom Gallagher, analyst at research firm ISI Group. Bush wants tougher oversight, possibly helping drive up the agencies' borrowing costs. Kerry would probably leave them alone. Investment companies like T. Rowe Price and Schwab Soundview would benefit if Bush gets his way with Social Security savings accounts...
...little bit rare that I didn’t even practically see him at all” this term, Lawrence notes. “But it was just a little tougher than normal...
...messenger won't cure the childhood-obesity epidemic, experts agree. But calls are rising for the Feds to crack down, as a growing body of research suggests that all this advertising is doing a terrific job of whetting kids' appetite for fatty, salty and sugary fare and rendering it tougher than ever for both parents and children to Just...
...Again He's facing a much tougher battle than in 2000. But Ralph Nader still makes Democrats very, very nervous...
...companies in the S&P 500. IBM is now granting its top 300 senior executives stock options that are priced 10% above market value, an uncommon practice that makes it harder for execs to cash out. Compensation committees, partly to shield themselves from lawsuits, are also taking a tougher stance, hiring consultants to evaluate employment contracts...