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Daily Archives: October 2, 2010
BEA: Personal Income and Outlays
Personal Income and Outlays, August 2010 [released October1, 2010] “Personal income increased $59.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $52.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $41.3 billion, or 0.4 percent. In July, personal income increased $22.0 billion, or… Continue Reading
Bank for International Settelements – Property price statistics
Property price statistics: “The property price statistics bring together data from a variety of national sources. The BIS, with the assistance of its member central banks, 1 has obtained approval of these sources to disseminate the statistics as long as the national sources are clearly indicated. The sources and any relevant disclaimers are listed separately… Continue Reading
Implications of Declining Mail Volumes for Financial Sustainability of Postal Service
Implications of Declining Mail Volumes for the Financial Sustainability of the Postal Service, September 29, 2010. Sponsored by U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General Risk Analysis “Mail volume is declining. It is difficult to determine how much of this drop is due to the recent economic downturn, but many postal experts consider that a… Continue Reading
BlindType has been acquired by Google
PC Magazine: “Google has acquired BlindType, a startup with technology that seemingly magically intuits what a user is typing, no keyboard required. “We are excited to announce that BlindType has been acquired by Google” the company said in a blog post. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We want to thank everyone for their… Continue Reading
