With the loan market running hot in March, managers bid up lower-rated, lower-priced paper.

FORBES: Connect

With the markets running hot, investors bid up lower-rated, lower-priced paper in July.

FORBES: Leveraged loans return 1.16% in July, trailing other asset clases; 5.75% YTD

Examples of household electrical loads that could be shifted to off-peak hours via an automated or controlled mobile app include charging a plug-in vehicle, running a dishwasher, running a hot water heater, running the refrigerator's defrost cycle and ice-making.

ENGADGET: Ford teams up with Eaton, Whirlpool and SunPower to create MyEnergi Lifestyle, hopes to reduce everyone's CO2 footprint