Word: expanded
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...What's more, despite higher government-bond yields, corporations are actually paying less to borrow than they did a few months ago. As the credit crisis continues to ease, those rates could come down even further, making it cheaper for companies to borrow and expand their businesses. According to Credit Suisse, the average yield on bonds with an investment-grade rating has dropped a full percentage point to 6.2% from 7.2% at the beginning of the year. "The concern that higher interest rates will slow the recovery is prevalent among a lot of market watchers...
...Japan's urban areas. But until charging stations become prevalent in cities, worries will remain. "Infrastructure and driving range - it's kind of a chicken and egg situation," says Kenichiro Wada, the i-MiEV team leader of Mitsubishi's Engineering Planning Team. "If the infrastructure is expanded, there's no concern. Shopping centers, restaurants, banks and convenient stores - we want to expand the infrastructure in collaboration with many partners." Currently there are just 39 charging stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area. (Watch TIME's video about charging your electric car for 60 cents...
Based in Edmonds, Wash., Steves spends four months a year on the road. He has spurned offers to expand his business beyond Europe to include Asia, Africa or Latin America. He thinks of Europe as a good "wading pool" for U.S. citizens to try before they jump into deeper waters elsewhere on the globe. Meanwhile, just keeping his guides current, he says, "requires focus rather than mission creep...
...business grew 900% between 2007 and 2008, the boards are shipped by the container load. Chambers sells about 1,000 per month, including more than 150 a month out of his central Oahu shop. Chambers, who lost 40 lbs from stand-up paddle surfing, says, "We can't expand fast enough. We can't even supply everybody." (See pictures of a preppy summer vacation at LIFE.com...
...fact, what the entire Palin saga really shows is what a hard time the Republican establishment is having in pleasing its conservative base and trying to expand it. Palin, after all, is at the top of many lists of possible 2012 presidential contenders, and she remains hugely popular with the Republican base. But she'll never get elected without the support of an establishment that still has its doubts about her mainstream viability. These people need each other; if only they could figure out how to break bread with one another...