The royalty award begins accruing from May 2002.

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Instead, the U.S. government should insist that Moscow use some of the billions in hard currency windfall profits it is accruing from the sharp increase in world oil prices to assist the fledgling democracies in Eastern Europe.

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Under ARRA, TARP participants were banned from paying or accruing any bonuses, retention awards or incentive compensation, though they could give or receive restricted stock that vested over time as a company's obligation under TARP was repaid.

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Initially, Sollberger paid the difference between the interest accruing under the loan and the interest from the FRNs.

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But that's no comfort if you're a boomer who spent your early years jumping from job to job, accruing few pension benefits, and then settled into a long-term corporate job, expecting you'd finally get yours--only to find the rules were being changed midgame.

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As measured by IRS data, the share of income accruing to the top 0.1% of U.S. families increased from 4.2% in 1945 to 12.3% by 2007 before falling to 9.2% due to the 2007-2009 recession.

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Grocery stores and food producers will see gains from lower fuel costs because it will simply cost less to get their products to market, with benefits accruing to companies like Hain Celestial (HAIN) and Whole Foods (WFM).

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