Word: shorting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...short version of the money story is this: Europe first offended Lindner when it imposed import restrictions on bananas from Latin America, where his plantations are located. Lindner then contributed a quarter of a million dollars to the Democrats. Gore called and asked for more money. Lindner gave it. And then some more. So much more that Lindner had dinner in the White House, attended a coffee klatch there for the truly generous and slept in the Lincoln Bedroom. Along the way, he periodically met with then U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor and his staff, the officials who ultimately sought...
...aren't going to lose the nomination. Forbes went negative in '96, and look what it got him--the eternal scorn of his own party. Our object is to conduct a campaign that gives us the best shot at winning in November. And if that gives us a little short-term pain, then fine...
...clear how many oil companies will participate in a swap that would, in effect, sell the commodity short, the bet being that the price of crude will be lower when the time comes to return the borrowed oil several months down the road. That deal could prove an attractive gamble, however, as oil prices often slide with the advent of warmer weather. Participants can also cover the risk that prices might unpredictably rise by hedging in futures markets...
...lead author, women should not panic, especially if they are taking estrogen-progestin for just two or three years to obtain relief from the discomfort of hot flashes and mood swings that mark the onset of menopause. Indeed, this study bears out what most experts have long believed: that short-term use of hormones can confer substantial benefits while posing relatively few risks...
...take hormones," says Dr. Dorothy Gohdes, an internist in Albuquerque, N.M., "you have to remember that you don't get them for nothing. There are trade-offs." A woman whose family history places her at high risk for breast cancer might decide to avoid hormone therapy even for the short term, for example, while a woman at high risk for osteoporosis or heart disease would probably be more willing to take her chances...