Word: yielding
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...addition of a quantitative reasoning requirement and certain departmental bypasses that we haven't yet seen--it seems clear that the extent of the problem was not properly assessed. In all likelihood, the formidable bureaucracy of the Core will crumble under the force of its own weight eventually and yield to the sensible solution of distribution requirements inspired by the philosophy of the Core. In the mean-time, we must petition for relevant departmental bypasses and impress upon the Faculty that the system instituted in the 1970s has worn out its welcome...
...shareholders are disappearing quicker than Bill Clinton's credibility. Last year companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 paid out only 37% of their earnings as dividends, an all-time low. The average payout since 1945 is 52%. Corporate stinginess has helped drop the S&P 500 dividend yield (dividend divided by stock price) to 1.6%--so subterranean that merely calling it an all-time low doesn't do it justice. It is less than half the postwar average yield of 4.1% and way below the previous low-water mark...
...full-scale meltdown is, if anything, less likely because of Asia's troubles. Japan may hold more than $315 billion in U.S. Treasuries, or more than 9% of the total, but the notes give Tokyo some of the highest returns in its otherwise sagging portfolio. The roughly 5.64% yield on a 10-year Treasury bond is more than 3 percentage points higher than the payout on equivalent Japanese securities. Besides, any move out of U.S. bonds would drive down the value of U.S. currency, pushing up the yen. And a strong yen would make exports from Japan more expensive...
...practices. Last year an applicant for a police force was rejected because he scored too high on the entrance exam. All too often applicants are hired on the basis of whether they meet affirmative-action goals rather than on merit. To maintain a police force whose members will not yield to the temptation of corruption, municipalities must raise both police salaries and hiring standards to attract the most qualified individuals. ROBERT T. SCULLY, Executive Director National Association of Police Organizations Washington...
...zeros are up 23.4%. You know zero about zeros? They are basically bonds whose accrued principal and interest are paid at the end of the term. The bonds are safe if held to maturity, but their trading price whipsaws depending on interest-rate trends. For example, Treasury bonds now yield about 6%. If the yield declines to 5%, the price of a zero goes up 25% whereas the price of a traditional bond would go up only half as much. Right now the trend is toward lower rates. O'Higgins plans to ride the trend with zeros for at least...