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News release: “The largest ever global research project into peoples online activities and behaviour – Digital Life – was launched today, digital day by TNS, the worlds biggest custom research company. Covering nearly 90 per cent of the worlds online population through 50,000 interviews with consumers in 46 countries, the study reveals major changes in …
Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress; National Research Council: “Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the relationship between the federal and state partners over the last two years. However, the importance of several …
S&T Strategies of Six Countries: Implications for the United States “An increase in global access to goods and knowledge is transforming world-class science and technology (S&T) by bringing it within the capability of an unprecedented number of global parties who must compete for resources, markets, and talent. In particular, globalization has facilitated the success of …
Report: Shopping, Search, Decision Making Online Product Research, by Jim Jansen, September 29, 2010 “The commercial use of the internet by American adults has grown since the mid-2000s, with 58% of Americans now reporting that they perform online research concerning the products and services that they are considering purchasing. That is an increase from 49% …
State/Local Employment Up Slightly Since Start of Recession, But Cuts Are Now Underway, Donald J. Boyd. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, August 20, 2010. Government employment accounts for more than 22 million jobs 17 percent of total U.S. employment with state and local governments accounting for the vast majority of this. …
CNNMoney: “Google has made its famous search algorithm into a $20 billion business, but for years, investors have asked, “What’s next?” Google finally has an answer: Android…By 2013, Android [mobile operating system] will be a $4 billion-a-year business for the company and “a blockbuster success,” Caris & Co. analyst Sandeep Aggarwal forecasts. That’s a nice …
Basel and the Wider Financial Stability Agenda, October 10, 2010, William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer. Remarks at the 2010 Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting, Washington, D.C. “Over the past year, important new regulatory initiatives have been advanced both at the national and international level. These include the recent agreement in …
Monthly Budget Review – October 2010, Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for August and the Daily Treasury Statements for September CBO estimates that the federal budget deficit was slightly less than $1.3 trillion in fiscal year 2010 and $125 billion less than the shortfall recorded in 2009. The 2010 deficit was equal to 8.9 …
News release: “The new Basel capital requirement standards agreed in late September tackle some of the right issues, but much more preparatory work is needed if they are to be transposed into laws that ensure a global level playing field and reduce excessive risk, yet without hampering economic growth, says an own-initiative resolution passed by …
News release: “Crude oil production from the 12-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) averaged 29.03 million barrels per day (b/d) in September, down 80,000 b/d from an estimated 29.11 million b/d in August, a just-released Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts showed. Excluding Iraq, which does not participate in …
The Mexican Economy After the Global Financial Crisis, September 09, 2010 “The state of Mexico’s economy is important for U.S. policymakers for many reasons, most significantly because a prosperous and democratic neighboring country is in the best interest of the United States. The two countries have strong economic, political, and social ties, which have direct …
News release: “[October 8, 2010]the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced individual State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding allocations for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories, which will support $15 billion in new small business lending through innovative local programs that help entrepreneurs expand their businesses and create new …
