101. Time Warner faced rising costs to expand the Full Service Network across the nation and low demand for the service. 102. Thorpe of Tulane estimates that about one-third of premium increases seen next year is due to rising drug costs. 103. Though details vary from state to state, the plans allow parents to pay in advance for college and shield them from rising tuition costs. 104. Two months ago, the Bush administration ordered NASA to curtail its contributions in response to rising development costs. 105. U.S. chemical companies will have mixed first-quarter results, as some producers are hurt by rising raw material costs. 106. Use of older, less-efficient equipment often translates into rising production costs. 107. U.S. stocks soared to records as inflation and retail sales reports eased concern that rising borrowing costs would jeopardize corporate profits. 108. When premiums go up to cover rising health care costs, younger, healthier seniors drop the product. 109. When gasoline prices surged, the tax cut became a subsidy to help consumers cope with rising energy costs. 110. While there is some spot evidence of rising wage costs, broad measures of inflation like the GDP deflator have decelerated. |