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News release: “A payment processor and two of its principals are now banned from using a new payment method to process electronic payments under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which resolves charges that they debited consumers’ bank accounts without their consent. The settlement furthers the FTC’s ongoing efforts to protect financially-strapped consumers during …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its annual national analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), providing all Americans with vital information about their communities. The TRI program publishes information on toxic chemical disposals and other releases into the air, land and water, as well as information on waste management and …
Coast Guard – Continued Improvements Needed to Address Potential Barriers to Equal Employment Opportunity, GAO-12-135, December 6, 2011 National Credit Union Administration – Earlier Actions Are Needed to Better Address Troubled Credit Unions, GAO-12-247, January 4, 2012
Petroleum Marketing Monthly January 2012 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for October 2011 – “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.”
News release: “New standards for electronic funds transfers in health care, required by the Affordable Care Act, will reduce up to $4.5 billion off administrative costs for doctors and hospitals, private health plans, states, and other government health plans, over the next ten years, according to estimates included in new rules published today by the …
News release: “Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 351 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 16 areas, and unchanged in 5 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eight areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 25 areas registered rates of less than 5.0 …
A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in Americas Cities – A 29-City Survey This report presents the results of a survey of 29 of the cities which comprise The U.S. Conference of Mayors Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness. Respondents were asked to provide information on emergency food assistance and homeless services provided between …
Transformative Times: New Opportunities for Business in an Era of Upheaval, January 03, 2012 – Knowledge@Wharton “In the 20 articles that make up this special report, students from the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies explore the many ways that the business community has responded to changes in our global economy. They …
Debunking the “Job Killer” Myth – How Pollution Limits Encourage Jobs in the Chesapeake Bay Region, December 2011, Chesapeake Bay Foundation. “The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure, home to a dazzling spectrum of species and an engine for the regions economy estimated to be worth more than $1 trillion dollars. But pollution continues to …
News release: “Manufacturing hourly compensation costs in the United States in 2010 were lower than in several northern and western European countries, Australia, and Canada, but higher than in the United Kingdom and 19 countries in southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and South America, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported [December 21, 2011]. U.S. …
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Completely Updated – December 2011: Sabrina I. Pacifici’s comprehensive, current awareness guide focuses on leveraging a wide but selected range of reliable, focused, predominantly free websites and resources to effectively track, monitor, analyze, background and review current and historical data, news, reports, and profiles on companies, markets, …
CRS: Changes in the Distribution of Income Among Tax Filers Between 1996 and 2006: The Role of Labor Income, Capital Income, and Tax Policy, Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance, December 29, 2011 Social scientists and philosophers have been concerned with issues surrounding the distribution of income or income inequality for over 200 yearsthe …
