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Consumer Price Index, October 15, 2010: ” The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. Increases in food indexes and another …
Real Earnings – September 2010: “Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.1 percent from August to September, seasonally adjusted. This decrease stems from a 0.1 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), while average hourly earnings remained unchanged. Real average weekly earnings fell 0.1 percent over the month.”
“The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has released its 2010 Annual Report on human rights and the rule of law in China, along with a list of over 1,450 political prisoners currently detained or imprisoned in China, compiled from the Commission’s Political Prisoner Database. The Annual Report provides a comprehensive, public examination of human rights and …
Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Spending on mortgage interest payments and charges, a subcomponent of housing expenditures (the largest component of consumers budgets in 2009), fell from $3,890 in 2007 to $3,594 in 2009evidence of the higher than normal default rate on mortgages, falling house prices, lower rates of homeownership, and declining mortgage interest rates over …
“The 2010 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage and salary, and technology growth. In most years, these give a good indication of the underlying structural performance of regional economics. The full report can be downloaded …
News release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new rules that would require mobile service providers to provide usage alerts and related information that will assist consumers in avoiding unexpected charges on their bills. The proposed rules would empower consumers with simple alerts and easy-to-find tools and information so they can make smart decisions …
Big Oil Goes to College – An Analysis of 10 Research Collaboration Contracts between Leading Energy Companies and Major U.S. Universities, Jennifer Washburn, Center for American Progress, October 2010 “The worlds largest oil companies are showing surprising interest in financing alternative energy research at U.S. universities. Over the past decade, five of the worlds top …
“The Congressional Oversight Panel’s October oversight report, Examining Treasury’s Use of Financial Crisis Contracting Authority, found that Treasury’s extensive use of private contractors in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) programs creates significant concerns about transparency and potential conflicts of interest. Although Treasury has taken considerable steps to ensure the appropriate use of private contractors, further …
Electric Power Monthly July 2010 data Oct 14, 2010: “The latest EPM issue (October 2010) is now available on EIA’s Electricity page. Data are for July 2010, during which net generation in the United States grew by 10.2 percent compared to July 2009. The average retail price of electricity for July 2010 was 10.50 …
Fulbright’s 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey Report AmLawDaily: “Fulbright’s 2010 report is based on survey responses from 275 U.S. and 128 U.K. in-house lawyers, the majority of whom were general counsel at companies with revenues north of $100 million in the last fiscal year. Ninety-three percent of U.S. respondents and 97 percent of U.K. respondents …
News release: “On the heels of the recent expiration of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on October 3, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the release of a Two-year Retrospective report on TARP. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the steps that Treasury took under TARP to contain a growing financial …
News release: “The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.4 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This advance followed a 0.4- percent rise in August and a 0.2-percent increase in July. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods moved up 0.5 …
