Dec 26th, 2008 · Wyoming landowners are banding together to form "wind associations." These ad-hoc groups are providing leverage for farmers who are looking to use their land to profit from new wind farms. Wind energy could provide the ranchers with a more stable source of income.
Dec 22nd, 2008 · Nonprofits are finding creative ways to leverage technology and raise money, including selling gift cards and getting donors to text their contributions. Giving online can be easy — and personal — says tech expert Omar Gallaga of the Austin American-Stateman.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and solicitation of bribery. He is accused of trying to leverage his authority to appoint a senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama for his personal gain. We run through the details.
Sep 19th, 2008 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the West must stand up to Moscow. In a major speech Thursday, Rice said Russia's policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance. But while the U.S. is angry with Russia's actions in Georgia, it needs Moscow for other foreign policy challenges from North Korea to Iran. Citics say the Bush admin. is leaving the next president with little leverage when dealing with Russia.
Sep 19th, 2008 · Leverage is a word heard frequently during the current financial crisis. It means borrowing heavily to maximize investment returns. The problem is that leverage was used to invest in mortgages that went bad. The new buzzword in the financial world is deleverage.
Sep 15th, 2008 · Is history repeating itself? Ten years ago Long-Term Capital Management failed. Roger Lowenstein tells Madeleine Brand that the biggest lesson was leverage. Ultimately, he says, the government made the right decision not to bail out Lehman.
Jul 10th, 2008 · The high price of gasoline is fueling a new fleet of social network startups in ridesharing. They're trying to leverage social networks and the ease of technology to make it easier for people to carpool. Among them, GoLoco, started by the woman who founded Zipcar. But some analysts say it will take more than $4-a-gallon gas to get social network carpools firing on all cylinders.
May 5th, 2008 · As Russia prepares for a transition of power to a new president, many Americans dismiss Dmitry Medvedev as simply a front-man for Vladimir Putin. But Medvedev, a former oil chief, will likely use Russia's leverage in the energy sector to forge closer ties to China and Europe. And he is unlikely to pay much attention to the U.S. for a while, despite the long list of unresolved issues from the Bush-Putin years.