Choking the Recovery: Why New Growth Companies Aren’t Going Public And Unrecognized Risks Of Future Market Disruptions – Harold Bradley and Robert E. Litan, Nov. 12, 2010 [The authors are Chief Investment Officer and Vice President for Research and Policy, respectively, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation] “A strong, sustained recovery will require the formation… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Examining the Consequences of Mortgage Irregularities for Financial Stability and Foreclosure Mitigation
“The Congressional Oversight Panel’s November oversight report, Examining the Consequences of Mortgage Irregularities for Financial Stability and Foreclosure Mitigation, reviews allegations that companies servicing $6.4 trillion in American mortgages may in some cases have bypassed legally required steps to foreclose on a home. The implications of these irregularities remain unclear, but it is possible that… Continue Reading
USTR Report – Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises: Characteristics and Performance
“Today the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released a new report requested by United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk. The report, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Characteristics and Performance, shows that by exporting indirectly through wholesalers and as producers of intermediate inputs, U.S. small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a larger role in the export economy… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization
Federal Reserve Statistical Release G.17 (419): “Industrial production was unchanged in October after having fallen 0.2 percent in September. For the manufacturing sector, output gained 0.5 percent in October after having risen 0.1 percent in September. Factory production in September was initially reported to have decreased 0.2 percent, but incoming data on steel, fabricated metal… Continue Reading
Report – U.S. Lags in Reducing Traffic Fatalities and Injuries
News release: “The United States is missing significant opportunities to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries, and could save lives by implementing a more rigorous, comprehensive program that adopts successful safety practices from other countries, says a new report by the National Research Council – Achieving Traffic Safety Goals in the United States: Lessons from Other… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Navy's Public Shipyards, DOD Personnel Clearances, Health Care Delivery
Defense Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve the Navy’s Processes for Managing Public Shipyards’ Restoration and Modernization Needs, GAO-11-7, November 16, 2010 DOD Personnel Clearances: Preliminary Observations on DOD’s Progress on Addressing Timeliness and Quality Issues, GAO-11-185T, November 16, 2010 Health Care Delivery: Features of Integrated Systems Support Patient Care Strategies and Access to Care, but… Continue Reading
FCC's Disability Rights Office Appoints First Disabled Head
News release: “Gregory Hilibok, currently an attorney in the Disability Rights Office (DRO) in the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, has been named to head that office. Greg will be heading up the Disability Rights Office at a crucial time, as the FCC ramps up to implement the most significant disability law in two decades,… Continue Reading
EPA Releases Reports on Dioxin Emitted During Deepwater Horizon BP Spill
Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this EPA news release: [the agency] released two peer reviewed reports concerning dioxins emitted during the controlled burns of oil during the Deepwater Horizon BP spill. Dioxins describe a group of hundreds of potentially cancer-causing chemicals that can be formed during combustion or burning.… Continue Reading
NYT Interactive Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget
“Today, youre in charge of the nations finances. Some of your options have more short-term savings and some have more long-term savings. When you have closed the budget gaps for both 2015 and 2030, you are done. Make your own plan, then share it online.” Related Article | Behind The Timess Deficit Project | Printable… Continue Reading
NTSB Most Wanted List Transportation Safety Improvements
Transportation Safety Improvements 2010 – 2011, Critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives Continue Reading
U.S., Participants Finalize Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Text
“Participants in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations announced today that they have finalized the text of the Agreement, after resolving the few issues that remained outstanding after the final round of negotiations in Tokyo…Participants in the negotiations include Australia, Canada, the European Union (EU) and its Member States, represented by the European Commission and… Continue Reading
EIA – Electric Power Monthly, November 2010
Electric Power Monthly (EPM) Nov 15, 2010: “The latest EPM issue (November 2010) is now available on EIA’s Electricity page. Data are for August 2010, which shows net generation in the United States rose by 7.4 percent. Coal consumption for power generation also rose 9.0 percent compared to August 2009. The average retail price… Continue Reading
