Word: trader
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...told Time recently. "It is up to us Brazilians to think more about ourselves. I always say a human being will never be respected if he is a servant but rather for the fight he has in him." Though Lula says he is a free trader, he is unlikely to agree to the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas - before Sept. 11, 2001, a priority for the Bush Administration - on anything like the terms sought by business lobbyists in Washington...
...presidency based on moral principles requires consistency, and Bush has not always displayed it. He calls for democracy in Iraq and Palestine--but not in such U.S.-friendly autocracies as Saudi Arabia. He is an avowed free-trader, but he has boosted domestic farm subsidies and protectionist tariffs on foreign steel. He has had to abandon many foreign policy campaign pronouncements in favor of policies closer to the allies'. He at first opposed international peacekeepers for Afghanistan but then agreed; at first opposed extending their mandate but then agreed; at first barred U.S. troops from joining the peacekeepers...
...giant cranes lifting away the rubble and thinking that there were bodies inside, all mangled up. I couldn't take it any longer. I ran away, crying." Sana wept again, and couldn't stop her tears, at a religious service where she met Connie Taylor, whose son, an equity trader, had died in the attack. Later, in a long, soulful e-mail, Sana tried to describe her experiences to other Seeds of Peace alumni: "I just hope and pray that in light of what's happening in the world, someday we can materialize this dream of peace for the whole...
...excelling with indomitable spirit. Those rabid Yankee fans, like one of my co-workers at ABC, at once express their individuality and collective identity through their almost-excessive paraphernalia and fanaticism. Even the owner and manager of the local Subway franchise lives a second life. As a day trader, he most likely makes more money and derives more excitement playing the volatile stock market than managing his “sandwich artists...
Curiously, the arrests anticipated for so long--at Enron--have yet to materialize. Given the Administration's links to the disgraced energy trader, there is a risk that it will be seen to be foot dragging on the prosecution of longtime Bush buddies (and supporters) such as former CEO Ken Lay. "There hasn't been anyone in handcuffs from Enron, and we don't know why," Senate majority leader Tom Daschle said last week. While declining to comment on the specifics, Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, who heads the corporate-fraud strike force, said that "some cases are more complex...