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The entire industry is bracing for the possibility of missed games for the first time since the strike of 1994.
The mortgage-finance giant Fannie Mae will soon accept so-called crypto-backed mortgages for the first time, the latest expansion of cryptocurrencies into mainstream financial transactions.
“Given that pressure on inflation originates externally, the first priority should be to provide targeted liquidity support to preserve orderly market functioning.”
A group of investors including a Dutch payments provider is backing a carbon-capture project in Stockholm, in what is the first sale of carbon-removal credits licensed by the European Union.
Earlier this month, Honda reported its first annual loss in nearly 70 years as a listed company.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.