Category «Financial System»

Demand sharing unleashes the “power of pull” for your science research

Bruce Aron – Medium – PLEASE NOTE: This is a draft of a bit of the Open Scientist Handbook. There are references/links to other parts of this work-in-progress that do not link here in this blog. Sorry. But you can also see what the Handbook will be offering soon. “Why is Demand Sharing so important …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads

Free to read / continuously updated – The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths in countries around the world: “The human cost of the coronavirus outbreak has continued to mount, with more than 1.86m cases confirmed globally and more than 110,000 people known to have died from the disease. The …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Health Care, Knowledge Management

Fraser COVID Research Resources

“The FRASER team at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has put together a timeline that provides details for key events in the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact in the United States. The timeline, which focuses on economic and financial impact and policy responses, is updated regularly with supporting documents and links. Additionally, as …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Will I Get A Check From The US Government, And How?

BuzzFeedNews – Here’s Everything You Need To Know. “The US government is sending out $1,200 stimulus checks to the large majority of adults during the coronavirus outbreak, but many are going to miss out. Most adults with a US Social Security number will receive a payment, but Congress set restrictions on who qualifies. People who …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

CRS – COVID-19 and Stock Market Stress

COVID-19 and Stock Market Stress April 3, 2020 IN11309 – “Induced by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the longest U.S. stock market bull run of 11 years ended in mid-March, the quickest drawdown on record (Figure 1). The market subsequently rebounded, responding to the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package (P.L. 116-136). The swing of …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Financial Sources on the Internet 2020

Via LLRX – Financial Sources on the Internet 2020 – This is Marcus Zillman’s selective and wide ranging guide to mostly free financial, market, benchmarking, data and knowledge discovery resources on the internet. The guide is especially useful during this time of financial tumult, and will be updated in future as we continue to experience …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

CFOs looking to make remote work, telecommuting more permanent following COVID-19

ZDNet – Gartner Survey – The move to remote work may be a bit more permanent than many managers and employees realize. “The new normal telecommuting may be a bit more permanent than realized, as 74% of CFOs say they expect to move previously on-site employees remote post-COVID-19, according to a Gartner survey. The survey, …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management

Trade Adviser Warned White House in January of Risks of a Pandemic

The New York Times – “A top White House adviser starkly warned Trump administration officials in late January that the coronavirus crisis could cost the United States trillions of dollars and put millions of Americans at risk of illness or death. The warning, written in a memo by Peter Navarro, President Trump’s trade adviser, is …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

COVID-19: China Medical Supply Chains and Broader Trade Issues

CRS Report – COVID-19: China Medical Supply Chains and Broader Trade Issues – R46304 April 6, 202o: “The outbreak of CoronavirusDisease2019 (COVID-19), first in China, and then globally, including in the United States, is drawing attention to the ways in which the U.S. economy depends on manufacturing and supply chains based in China.This report aims to …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research