WSJ: “The White House’s top economic adviser, facing stiff opposition in Congress to giving the Federal Reserve more power, suggested Friday that other federal regulators could join the central bank in regulating systemic risk to the nation’s financial system.”
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Daily Archives: September 11, 2009
International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Hacks of U.S. Retail Networks
Follow up to August 1, 2009 posting – Alleged International Hacker Indicted for Massive Attack on U.S. Retail and Banking Networks – today’s news release: “An international computer hacker pleaded guilty today to multiple charges relating to hacking activity and credit card fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, Acting… Continue Reading
Remembering 9/11
WSJ: Sept. 11 Attacks Remembered New York Times: Showcase: The World, as of 9/10/01 New York Times: Obama Extols the True Spirit of Sept. 11 New York Times: Remembering the Horror of a Bright Blue Morning LLRX Newstand – 9-11-2001 Related News, Legislation and Resources Continue Reading
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Stop Economic Stimulus Fraud
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Scams Related to the Economic Stimulus: “How the FTC Works to Halt Fraudulent Schemes Exploiting the Economic Downturn and the Stimulus Package, Presented by Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate (September 10, 2009) Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Summary of opposition and support for Google Books Project
Via Out of the Jungle, insightful commentary and content from a fee based Chronicle of Higher Education article, Choosing Up Sides to Hate or Love the Google Books Deal: “…Andthis is what intrigues me the mosthow will Judge Chin decide what role the federal courts can and should play in the creation and oversight of… Continue Reading
Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2009
“The first Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) was released ten years ago. It has since become a flagship product of the International Labour Office (ILO) and is used on a daily basis by researchers and policy-makers throughout the world. At the national level, statistical information is generally gathered and analysed by statistical services… Continue Reading
