Word: commerciales
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“We kind of reacted against that, that the music had gotten too commercial and lost its punk roots,†says Peter F. Rojas ’97, now an internet entrepreneur who helped create both Engadget and the independent-minded RCRD LBL. �...
The standards used for the testing may be nearly useless. What if unemployment goes to 12% or commercial real estate loans begin to default at record rates? What if credit card defaults hit levels never reached before? (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis.)
Much of the shadow-banking system is now gone or in hibernation. Two of its leading institutions, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have become commercial banks. With fewer competitors, banks have a lot more pricing power, while Federal Reserve lending programs and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) guarantees of deposits...
Utilities have been experimenting with small smart-grid initiatives on their own - for example, wiring 50,000 homes in Boulder, Colo., and installing 100,000 smart meters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. But creating a truly nationwide smart grid - a goal for the Obama White House - won't be cheap and...
What happened? Maritime security analysts say a combination of factors - both on sea and land - contributed to the pirates' near total defeat. Most significantly, the success in the strait shows how concerted and well-coordinated action by regional governments can prevent pirate attacks on commercial shipping. "From Roman times to...