On the other side, some right-to-work advocates work on undermining workers' confidence in their union colleagues, spreading speculation and rumors that union membership destroys jobs.
The emergency funds were lent for a period of 28 days and secured by collateral but Bear Stearns recourse to such measures led to wide-spread speculation that the huge bank's days were numbered.
Released first in the US, Australia and New Zealand,[v] the response has been huge, spreading speculation of a delayed launch in Canada, due to overloaded servers.[vi] The rest of the world isn't happy at having to wait its turn to experience this AR phenomenon.
The incentives driving executive decisions -- both inside the company (i.e. executive compensation) and externally (e.g. the Federal Reserve's ongoing policy to keep the main interest rate near zero, thereby effectively guaranteeing a spread for speculation) -- together sustain a culture of speculation and unearned profits that guarantees that the banks will not ever reform themselves.
Even Chanel is more celebrated for marketing than notes, with its multimillion pound Baz Luhrmann-directed ad, the Keira Knightley campaign that triggered a Vogue fashion spread and speculation on how much Emma Watson will earn as the face of Coco Mademoiselle.
In February, speculation spread among stunt divers about Connery's attempt.
In a matter of seconds, spoors of rumour and speculation spread in that most fertile of habitats, the internet.
After Heston came so admirably clean about his problems, closing the restaurant of his own volition, speculation spread like Norovirus on a bathroom doorhandle.
Mr. Piller said in a faxed statement that Roche did not generally comment on rumors, but departed from its normal practice today "to avoid the spread of further speculation generated by the detailed comments of unknown sources".
While initial investigations by federal authorities and a prominent United States senator focused on a nutrition company, Balco, and on a designer steroid, THG, the problem soon spread to include speculation about the involvement of overachieving baseball players, oversize football players and an array of Olympic athletes.
