Of course, the mudslinging--er, campaigning--is hardly confined to the 30-second television spot today.
Another approach is to borrow bullion to sell today in the spot market and repay the gold, with interest, from the mines' future production.
At the same time Intel, which just squeaked into the Top 100 in 1987, leaped to the number-five spot today, with a market value that exceeds that of Detroit's big three combined.
What may be forgivable in today's hot spot (inconsistent food and service with attitude) becomes worthy of criticism in yesterday's.
To be fair, thanks to the euro debt crisis and ailing economies, Europe today is a trouble spot for all global automakers, including rival Ford Motor Co.
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What about the contango effect (when the price of a barrel of oil for delivery in six months is higher than an identical barrel bought on the spot market today)?
In the spot market, according to the web site DRAMeXchange, prices today jumped 5% in the spot market for DRAMs, with 10%-20% increased for NAND flash memory.
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While effective marketing isn't rocket science, it's quite a balancing act to hit the sweet spot that delivers today's results while building the brand for the long term.
Today Best Buy shared this second spot that began running yesterday after the Super Bowl commercial ran.
While German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reined supreme six out of the past seven years in the number one spot, her power today has never been greater.
General Electric is the only one of the first 12 stocks that were included on the original Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896 that still has a spot on that index today.
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If I was a competitor, I think all I'd care about would be knowing whether my dog was going to come up a winner and walk away with the dog chow "spokesdog" contract, the guest spot on the "Today" show and stud fees in perpetuity.
Today, the site is still a spot for both impromptu and arranged musical celebrations and processions.
According to a study released today by NBC Universal, Parker is spot on.
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But the fact he could still not reach the top spot highlights the dominance of downloads in today's UK singles chart.
Today, Skyfall moved into the number ten spot on the all-time worldwide box office list, replacing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Today, this former Nordic haven is a hot spot for chic cafes, bustling bars, and upscale shops, as well as the area's only boutique inn, The Hotel Ballard.
If you spot a Welsh MP poring over a large map today, do not be alarmed.
In New Orleans today, people lined up for one last meal at a favorite lunch spot.
Rolland can trap anything - wolves are the biggest challenge, and he took 23 of those alive last winter - but today he is looking for bears. he drives out to a popular spot where bears congregate. he has brought a bait box with him, from which he pulls out, rather unexpectedly, a slab of cake.
Today saw French President Nicholas Sarkozy advocating for a Tobin Tax, a tax on spot currency conversions as a funding mechanism for development aid.
Instead of today's crude tools, the new gene-derived tests will help doctors spot tiny biochemical changes deep inside the body that presage the onset of myriad cancers, heart failure and other ills before symptoms appear.
Tech geeks today will need to keep their ears and eyes wide open so that they can spot opportunities, observe business and market scenarios and learn from beyond their own shop to achieve a Henry Ford-like success.
"Since McCain is still seen as the best candidate to handle terrorism and Iraq, he might be doing much better in the polls today if the economy hadn't muscled national security issues out of the top spot, " Holland said.
Even today, the United States Soccer Federation must choose its venues carefully, particularly when there is a spot in the World Cup on the line.
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