boost
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The chart from Dow Jones Market Data above shows how the Santa Claus rally has largely delivered a nice boost for the S&P 500 in years past.
From MarketWatch
In past cycles, the Nikkei has typically gotten a boost from yen depreciation, which increases the profits of Japanese exporters.
It’s a biography of our national ego, with Marty brashly lecturing the British head of the International Table Tennis Association that a champion from the United States would boost the sport’s global reputation.
From Los Angeles Times
Analysts and company executives see the arrival of oral formulations of weight-loss medicines as key to boost demand by attracting potential patients who don’t want injections and offering the prospect of a lower-priced treatment option.
That helped boost sales by 11% in the most recent quarter.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.