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News release: “What began six months ago with a massive de-leveraging in financial markets has turned into one of the sharpest global economic contractions in modern history. As investors repatriated overseas assets and credit conditions were tightened, firms around the world had to scale-back production and postpone capital spending plans. Faced with unprecedented loss of …
April 2009 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for January 2009 (04/01/2009): Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.” Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2007 (Part II-User and Fuel Data) (04/01/2009): “This report (Part II) contains data on the use of alternative fueled vehicles and …
News release: “World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said there would be a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the developing world this year, putting more poor people at risk, and the Group of 20 must not shrink from combining ideas and actions to restore confidence in the world economy. Speaking at a Thomson …
The Conference Board: Worldwide Global Economy Will Show Large Discrepancies in 2009 “The global economy is experiencing a strong slowdown, driven largely by the emergence of a serious recession in almost all advanced economies. The output estimates for European countries are adjusted downward on an almost daily basis, and Europe is expected to contract at …
News release: “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) annual aviation forecast released today predicts a return to growth for air travel in the long term, underscoring the need for vital aviation infrastructure and environmental improvements contained in the FAAs comprehensive Next Generation Air Transportation System plan.” FAA Forecast Fact Sheet Fiscal Years 2009-25
Annual Energy Outlook 2009 with Projections to 2030: “The Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (AEO2009) presents projections and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from the Energy Information Administration’s National Energy Modeling System. The AEO2009 includes the reference case, additional cases examining energy markets, and complete …
News release: “EPA has released a guidance document on the development, evaluation and application of environmental models used to inform environmental decision making. This new resource also provides greater transparency of EPAs use of models and guidance on the use of proprietary tools and software.”
JCX-23-09 (March 30, 2009) Tax Compliance And Enforcement Issues With Respect To Offshore Accounts And Entities: “This document, prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, provides background on withholding and information reporting requirements applicable to payments of U.S.-source portfolio investment income to nonresidents, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Qualified Intermediary program, the …
News release: “In an unprecedented effort to help protect children from toxic air pollution around schools, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that four California schools will be among the schools that will undergo outdoor air monitoring. The four Calif. schools are Felton Elementary in Lennox, Santa Anita Christian Academy in El Monte, Soto Street …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday requested public comment on proposed changes to the methodology for calculating the imputed costs, collectively known as the private sector adjustment factor (PSAF), that are considered when setting fees and measuring cost recovery for certain payment services provided to depository institutions (DIs). The comment period ends on …
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, March 2009 – Report to Congress In accordance with the Department of Defense Supplemental Appropriations Act 2008 (Section 9204, Public Law 110-252) “The United States seeks an Iraq that is sovereign, stable, and self-reliant; an Iraqi Government that is just, representative, and accountable; neither a safe haven for, nor …
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today announced an extension of its temporary Money Market Funds Guarantee Program through September 18, 2009, in order to support ongoing stability in financial markets. The Program was scheduled to end on April 30, 2009. As a result of this extension, the temporary guarantee program will continue to provide …
