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stimulus

stim yuh luhs

  • n  any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

  • It is hilarious to watch Republicans make distinctions between stimulus and.
  • John McCain may be the first American to see money from the stimulus.
  • The economic recovery, made possible by giant government stimulus, is proving to be a tricky forecasting challenge for economists and Wall Street analysts.
News & Articles

  • Gold extends losses into 2nd day on stimulus uncertainty
    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold extended losses into a second session on Friday as strong U.S. data stoked uncertainty over the outlook for the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying stimulus. A pull back in bond purchases would hurt gold, seen as a hedge against inflation. Bullion, down 17 percent for the year, has been hit by investor outflows in gold exchange traded funds and signs of softening ...
    June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • South Africa's rand weaker on worries about global stimulus
    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand was slightly weaker in early trade on Friday, giving back some recent gains as investors pondered a weak domestic outlook and uncertainty over the future of U.S. market stimulus. The rand was at 10.0825 against the dollar at 0700 GMT, 0.51 percent weaker from Thursday's close of 9.8403 in New York. It sank to its weakest level since 2009 early on ...
    June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Stimulus Technologies Deploys Exalt for Gigabit Backbone Network
    Exalt Communications, Inc., the leading innovator of next-generation packet microwave backhaul systems, today announced that Stimulus Technologies, a Wireless Internet Service Provider providing Internet ...
    June 11, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
Quotes

  • Mitch McConnell in International Herald Tribune
    Over the remainder of 2008, the effects of monetary policy and fiscal stimulus, a gradual ebbing of the drag from residential construction, further progress in the repair of financial and credit markets, and still-solid demand from abroad should... Ben Bernanke http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernanke&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEsTNLK-7-f3R5-thHohB-P27CEdw MarketWatch http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bernanke-says-slowdown-bring-inflation/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BB17B9D54-A9A8-4B31-8F65-2AD170A5B561%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFWIb2YzhTIRQsaDOVj8PPueCxOuA Jun 9, 2008 94774 125922 stimulus We think the country needs a stimulus," McConnell said on NBC's "Today" show.
  • Stephen Harper in Los Angeles Times
    To sustain the recovery, it is imperative we follow through on existing stimulus plans,Harper said. "At the same time, advanced countries must send a clear message that as our stimulus plans expire, we will focus on getting our fiscal...

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