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Daily Archives: September 19, 2010
Report – Small Business Lending Declines, Hiring Flat
News release: “As the Senate prepares to consider small business jobs legislation this week, a new report by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) shows that lending to small businesses has declined in 2010, small business hiring remains flat and the smallest firms continue to reduce hiring…The report, entitled Small Business Employment: Bank Lending… Continue Reading
USDA: Rural America at a Glance, 2010 Edition
Rural America at a Glance, 2010 Edition, Lorin Kusmin and Thomas Hertz, editors. Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-68) 6 pp, September 2010 “Rural America At A Glance, 2010 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The 2010… Continue Reading
EIA: State Nuclear Profiles
State Nuclear Profiles Sep 15, 2010: “The newly-formatted State Nuclear Profiles contains 2008 final data on nuclear generation and capacity, significant facts about the local nuclear industry, nuclear plant construction costs, dates of commercial reactor operation and license expiration, and type of cooling system. Tables also compare nuclear and other output and capacity.” Continue Reading
Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force – Fifth Anniversary Report to the Attorney General
DOJ – Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, Fifth Anniversary Report to the Attorney General, September 2010 “When it was established in September 2005, the mission of the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force was to deter, prevent, detect, and punish fraud related to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Subsequently, as other hurricanes and disasters, both… Continue Reading
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust in the Digital Age
News release: “In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission explained how it protects consumers by applying well-established principles of competition to fast-changing technology markets. Some have argued that there should be different rules for markets characterized by rapid technological development, but Congress drafted the antitrust laws in general terms… Continue Reading
EIA: United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief
United Kingdom Country Analysis Brief Sep 15, 2010: “The United Kingdom (UK) is the largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union (EU). However, after years of being a net exporter of both fuels, by 2005 the UK became a net importer. For the latest information on the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve – statistical release Z.1 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States
Flow of Funds Summary Statistics Second Quarter 2010, September 17, 2010: “Debt of the domestic nonfinancial sectors is estimated to have expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4¾ percent in the second quarter of 2010, ¼ percentage point more than in the previous quarter. Private debt declined again in the second quarter, while… Continue Reading
Survey: Engaging Diverse Viewpoints: What Is the Campus Climate for Perspective-Taking?
“Core Commitments, a signature initiative of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), aims to reclaim and revitalize the academys role in fostering students development of personal and social responsibility. The initiative is designed to help campuses create learning environments in which all students reach for excellence in the use of their talents, take… Continue Reading
