Word: toning
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When firms did steer clear of what was, in retrospect, excessive risk, the tone typically came from the top. Goldman Sachs, which has a long history of CEO interest in risk management and rotates its traders and risk managers through one another's jobs, pulled back from mortgage-related securities earlier than most after direct orders from...
...president and may force him into the role of a “preparer” president. “Whatever he does, it’s a starting point to being some sort of change,” she said. Schwartz said that she thinks the inspirational tone of Obama’s campaign will carry over into his presidency. But she added that Obama will “have to spend a lot of time explaining to the American people how hard this is going to be.” Audience members seemed to be engaged and excited...
...longer make that claim. A politician who enjoyed a shiny reputation as a maverick with broad appeal has squandered it in the course of winning the nomination and then trying to hold together a Republican coalition that has been on life support for years. Because of the brutish tone of his campaign and the generally spiteful mood inside the Republican Party, McCain faces a period of uncertain length in the wilderness, abandoned by former admirers on the right and the left. And so his latest test of character awaits: How does he overcome this defeat and retake his place...
...analysis by Goldman Sachs sounds a similarly somber tone. It suggests that the downturn is still in its incipient phase, and that job losses could surpass 2 million in 2009, with unemployment climbing to 8%. "As the economy slides into a deeper recession, it appears we are closer to the beginning of the labor market downturn than the end," wrote the study's co-author, economist Ed McKelvey. "We anticipate a sharper decline in employment in coming months." Reich also quotes 8% as a likely unemployment figure, though he notes that figure excludes job seekers who have given up searching...
...What do you think about PETA's methods? There's a pretty wide difference between the Humane Society and PETA in terms of tactics and tone and perhaps even some philosophy. But I give PETA credit for moving the needle on a number of matters, including animal testing. We feel like we're positioned exactly where we want to be in the mainstream of American society...