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Business Definition for: Eased

  • used in stock market reports to describe a market that has experienced a slight fall in prices

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NPR budgets for slight increase in 1995: process eased as dues tied to station revenues. (National Public Radio)
Process eased as dues tied to station revenues Process eased as dues tied to station revenues
Tags: National Public Radio Inc., NPR
Research articles 1994-08-01
Pension test rules eased by the IRS. (Internal Revenue Service defined-benefit pension plan regulations)
The Internal Revenue Service IRS has extended the effective dates of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 defined-benefit plan regulations and eased qualified pension nondiscrimination testing. Private employer plans would need to meet the 1986 defined-benefit plThe Internal Revenue Service IRS has extended the effective dates of the Tax Reform...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, pension plan
Research articles 1992-07-13
Northwest Participates in Landmark Trade Mission to Vietnam; Needs Restrictions Eased to Begin New Service
EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) participated in the first-ever U.S. trade mission to Vietnam and is ready to begin new service as soon as government restrictions are eased. Northwest would serve Vietnam via Tokyo, the focal point of Northwest's vast Asia-Pacific network.
Tags: Northwest Airlines Corp.
Research articles 2007-11-08
Home exclusion rules eased for terror victims. (Taxing Issues).
* HOME EXCLUSION RULES EASED FOR TERROR VICTIMS: Taxpayers who were affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks and who sold a home before meeting the usual two-year ownership and use requirements will be able to exclude some or all of that gain under new rules just announced by the...
Tags: Government, Internal Revenue Service, regulation, Regulations
Research articles 2002-09-23
Hazardous lamp disposal burden eased
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has eased the hazardous waste disposal requirements for fluorescent lamps, provided they are taken to a recycling center. Most fluorescent lamps are considered hazardous waste because of the mercury they contain. Disposing of the lamps has required expensive precautions and burdensome paperwork, resulting in illegal...
Tags: California, lamp, recycling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 1999-08-01
USDA: Farm credit requirements eased with new regulation.
M2 PRESSWIRE-23 April 1999-USDA: Farm credit requirements eased with new regulation C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220499 WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced a new rule that eases the financial burdens of some USDA farm credit borrowers who have obligations...
Tags: borrower, FINANCE, financial, Government, Regulations, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 1999-04-23
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators meet after tensions eased
JERUSALEM AFP — The heads of the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams held talks on Monday to try to advance peace talks after tensions were eased over Jewish settlements on occupied land. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and former Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei met in Jerusalem "to discuss...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Litigation, settlement, team
Research articles 2007-12-31
PCB disposal eased
The EPA recently eased restrictions on cleaning up soils contaminated with metals and polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs by temporarily deferring a portion of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's land disposal restrictions LDR. Specifically, the EPA deferred the requirement that PCBs be considered a constituent subject to treatment CST when they...
Tags: Quality, standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2001-02-01
Price Controls for Steel Sheeting Eased in Thailand.
By Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24--The Commerce Ministry has eased price controls on steel sheeting to allow local prices to reflect rising world market demand. Manufacturers and distributors of hot- and cold-rolled steel and ...
Tags: Bangkok Post, Manufacturing, ministry
Research articles 2004-03-24
Eased restrictions on foreign labor, tax breaks sought for Southern Thailand.
Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--Prolonged violence in the three southern provinces has led to an acute shortage of labour in the area, prompting businesses to seek eased rules to allow foreign labour to work for BoI-promoted companies. ...
Tags: Bangkok Post, Government, tax, unrest, violence
Research articles 2004-10-27
Export restrictions eased.
Export restrictions will be eased on thousands of U.S. products that now require rigorous review and special licenses before shipment. Congress will pass a bill to slash export-control list by 80%. Legislation will be OK'd next year, clearing the way for easier export of...
Tags: Government, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1999-11-05
ECB says money supply growth eased in July
FRANKFURT AFP — Annual growth of eurozone money supply, a leading indicator of inflation, eased somewhat in July to 9.3 percent, the European Central Bank said on Thursday, from 9.5 percent in the previous month. Analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires had expected a stronger drop to 9.0 percent,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, inflation
Research articles 2008-08-28
Should the Reserve Bank have eased as fast as the Federal Reserve?
Introduction Over recent days, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has puzzled a lot of people -- indeed even angered a few! -- because we have been slower to ease monetary policy than they have expected or wanted, and slower than central banks in some other countries. Surely,...
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, Reserve
Research articles 2001-06-01
A group of auditing firms including Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, BDO International and Grant Thornton collaborated on a report that insists liability standards should be eased for accounting firms and that compan
A group of auditing firms including Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, BDO International and Grant Thornton collaborated on a report that insists liability standards should be eased for accounting firms and that companies and investors should face higher charges for forensic audits, which are more likely to...
Tags: accounting, audit, auditing, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, FINANCE, fraud, investor, KPMG Consulting Inc., Litigation, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, standards
Research articles 2007-02-01
LIMITS OVER FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION EASED
AsiaInfo Services 04-03-2003 Limits over Forward Foreign Exchange Transaction Eased GUANGZHOU, Apr 03, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China Construction Bank CCB announced recently that it would launch forward foreign exchange transaction businesses since April. Previously Bank of...
Tags: China Construction Bank
Research articles 2003-04-03
Truck Parts Shortage Has Eased, Freightliner CEO Patterson Says
Company's Chief Sees Output at Capacity Through '06Chris Patterson, the head of Freightliner LLC, said shortages of key components had eased for the most part, and strong demand for heavy-duty trucks would keep production lines operating at capacity through 2006.Patterson said he was not sure fleets were buying new trucks...
Tags: Detroit Diesel Corp.
Research articles 2005-06-13
Oly: Internet restrictions eased a little
AAP Sports News Australia 08-01-2008 Oly: Internet restrictions eased a little By Charisse Ede BEIJING, Aug 1 AAP - The Chinese appear to have relaxed censorship of the internet for Olympic journalists, with some previously...
Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., British Broadcasting Corp., International Olympic Committee
Research articles 2008-08-01
Demand never eased at open Locals
Sainsbury has hailed the decision to open its Local c-stores in Headcorn and Fulham from 10am to 4pm on Christmas Day as a success. A spokeswoman said: "Christmas Day was excellent. We had to open the Headcorn store 45 minutes early because of the demand and it never eased...
Tags: C-Stores Inc.
Research articles 1999-01-09
ARABS-ISRAEL - June 5 - Restrictions Eased; Ceasefire Questioned
Israel begins to ease some restrictions on PA areas, allowing 2,000 Palestinian workers to enter an Israeli industrial zone inside the Gaza Strip. Defence Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has eased the restrictions because of a "significant reduction in the number of attacks". Meanwhile, one Israeli and 7 Palestinians are injured, as...
Tags: West Bank
Research articles 2001-06-09
Latest Fed Survey shows banks continue to ease lending standards
The Federal Reserve's Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey for April showed many banks have eased lending standards for commercial and industrial loans over the previous three months. Some banks also reported having eased lending standards for commercial real estate loans. Standards on residential mortgages were mostly unchanged, and a small...
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Mortgages, Quality, standards, survey
Research articles 2005-06-01
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