News release: “The Conference Board Leading Economic IndexTM (LEI) for the U.K. increased by 0.4 percent in December to 99.0 (2004 = 100), following gains of 0.9 percent in November and 1.1 percent in October. Six of the seven components made positive contributions to the index. Said Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
E-Government Transparency Index – Quantifying the Relationship Between Online Transparency and Trust in Government
The Inaugural ForeSee Results E-Government Transparency Index – Quantifying the Relationship Between Online Transparency and Trust in Government, February 16, 2010 “In January of 2009, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum addressed to the executive heads of departments and agencies called Transparency and Open Government. Even as the White House and Office of Management and… Continue Reading
Justia Launches Portal to Mexican Statutes and Regulations
Ley.mx is another terrific addition to the family of legal sources developed and hosted by Justia. With content available in both PDF and HTML, this straight forward, well designed site hosts a database providing quick access to primary law, including the Mexican constitution, state and federal laws, codes, and regulations. The site also links to… Continue Reading
Treasury and HUD Release January Loan Modification Report
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released January data for the Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), demonstrating that the number of homeowners receiving immediate relief and converting to permanent modifications continues to rise. More than 116,000 homeowners now have permanent modifications, nearly… Continue Reading
BLS: Extended Mass Layoffs – Fourth Quarter 2009 – Annual Totals 2009
News release: “Employers initiated 2,043 mass layoff events in the fourth quarter of 2009 that resulted in the separation of 321,569 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of fourth quarter 2009 events decreased from last year, following 12… Continue Reading
BLS: Unemployment in January 2010
Unemployment in January 2010: “In January, the number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent. In January, unemployment rates for most major worker groupsadult men (10.0 percent), teenagers (26.4 percent), blacks (16.5 percent), and Hispanics (12.6 percent)showed little change. The jobless rate for… Continue Reading
BLS: U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
News release: “The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.4 percent in January, as fuel and nonfuel prices each increased. The rise in overall imports followed a 0.2 percent uptick in December. Export prices rose 0.8 percent in January after advancing 0.6 percent in December and 0.8 percent in November.” Continue Reading
Internet Use in the United States: 2009
Internet Use in the United States: 2009 Tables with national- and state-level data showing who is accessing the Internet, cross-tabulated by age, sex, race, Hispanic-origin, educational attainment and employment status. State data show Internet usage at home versus use at other locations. Also included is whether people are using broadband or dial-up for Internet… Continue Reading
JUDAICA Europeana and the Jewish contribution to Europe's cultural heritage
“Judaica Europeana will work with European cultural institutions to identify content documenting the Jewish contribution to the cities of Europe. It will digitise 10,500 photos, 1,500 postcards and 7,150 recordings as well as several million pages from books, newspapers, archives and press clippings. The digitised content will be available at Europeana.eu. Judaica Europeana is funded… Continue Reading
TRAC: Federal Prosecution Data for November 2009
FY 2009 Federal Prosecutions Sharply Higher – Surge Driven by Steep Jump in Immigration Filings: “The latest case-by-case data from the Justice Department show that in November 2009 (the second month of fiscal year 2010) the government reported 11,816 new prosecutions. The immigration category continues to dominate the DOJ’s caseload, accounting for 53% of all… Continue Reading
International Petroleum Monthly, Short-Term Energy Outlook
International Petroleum Monthly – January 2010 Feb 17, 2010 “This report contains world petroleum production data through November 2009; and OECD country petroleum demand, imports, and stocks data through October 2009. Also included are international oil balance data for 2005-2009 and annual petroleum data series for 1970-2008. Short-Term Energy Outlook February 2010 Feb… Continue Reading
EPIC Files Complaint With FTC Allegeding Google Buzz Privacy Violations
Follow up to Google Buzz Social Media Integrated into Gmail, news that “EPIC has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, urging the FTC to open an investigation into Google Buzz. Last week, Google tried to transform its popular email service into an untested social networking service. As a consequence, Google displayed social networking… Continue Reading
