…favored those sectors? Did such income inequality pressure politicians to promote policies that favored easy access to credit as a way to mollify lower income constituents who might otherwise grow…

…its portfolio (without considering the huge market pressure and reputational effects). It is not equal to the expected value of additional debt due to TARP — it is assumed that…

…the REAL intent was that it be a temporary stimulus–there will be inordinate lobbying and pressure to make it permanent. That will be especially the case for an expensing program,…

…a few words under extreme time pressure. After (finally quoting polls) Weisman hands the mike over to Gary C Peters to allow him to contradict the polling data (presented immediately…

…Reganesque style as a means of putting pressure on legislators to support the administration’s policy intitiatives. Instead, we get backroom deals that compromise away core principles. And all of this…

…directors will feel constant pressure to juice up their company’s stock price and put short-term considerations ahead of the firm’s long-term health… While of course not true for all businesses,…

…“ordinary business operations,” and are toothless. That’s right — they’re non-binding, although they do put public pressure on management. Shareholder proposals have been used to make statements on issues such…

…was a lot of pressure to put in fluff to make the book fatter, because that’s how people buy books in bookstores. After some research, I found CreateSpace, and discovered…

…a different timeline altogether. From 1997 to 2004 Social Security was under tremendous outside pressure, not because its financial condition was degrading in the face of inactivity, instead it was…

…to the budget deficit. The austerity drive – echoing moves by Ireland and Greece – followed intense pressure from Spain’s European neighbors, the International Monetary Fund on the spurious grounds…