poverty trap, half-time

21.05. - One in Eight Germans Fall into Poverty Trap
New official figures suggest that Germany’s economic miracle is far from perfect, with a quarter of the population either living in poverty or onthe verge of it.
The DW-WORLD Articlehttp://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evygztI44va89pI0


Under its latest proposal to Yahoo, Microsoft would buy its search business and take a stake in the company, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing people briefed on the negotiations. Analysts and bloggers have been busy speculating about what an alternative deal might look like.

Separately, The Deal Professor took a half-time look at the twists and turns of the Microsoft-Yahoo saga.


half-time
noun [U]a short rest period between the two parts of a sports game:
Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by half-time.
What was the half-time score?
Compare full time.


poverty trap
noun [U] UK
a situation in which someone would be even poorer or not noticeably richer if they had a job because they would no longer receive financial help from the government:
He's caught in the poverty trap and will only be five pounds a week better off if he accepts the job.