Follow up to previous postings on WikiLeaks, see The WikiLeaks News & Views Blog by Greg Mitchell via The Nation. This blog is coded as a daily entry, so readers link to each updated posting either via Greg’s Twitter feed, or by selecting the specific date of his posting (for example, this is Day 32).… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
OCC and OTS Report Shows Mortgage Performance Steady in 3rd Quarter of 2010, With New State-Level Data
News release: “The credit quality of first-lien mortgages serviced by large national banks and thrifts remained steady during the third quarter of 2010, but the pace of foreclosures increased, according to a report released today. The quarterly report by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision showed that… Continue Reading
U.S. Home Prices Weaken Further as Six Cities Make New Lows
News release: “Data through October 2010, released today by Standard & Poors for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show a deceleration in the annual growth rates in 18 of the 20 MSAs and the 10- and 20-City Composites in October compared to what was reported for September 2010.… Continue Reading
BEA: County Compensation by Industry, 2009
County Compensation by Industry, 2009: “Compensation declined in two-thirds of the 3,113 counties in the U.S. in 2009, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Total compensation of U.S. workers contracted 3.2 percent in 2009, as a decline in employment more than offset the increase in average annual compensation per… Continue Reading
Newly Released Data Reveal Drop in Capital Flows to Developing Countries in 2009
News release: “Net global capital flows to developing countries fell 20 percent in 2009 to $598 billion (3.7 percent of gross national income [GNI]), from $744 billion in 2008 (4.5 percent of GNI) and were a little over half the 2007 peak of $1.11 trillion. This according to a new comprehensive dataset launched by the… Continue Reading
Alarming Rise in 2010 Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities
News release: “The number of U.S. law enforcement fatalities spiked by 37 percent in 2010an alarming increase that follows two years of declining deaths among our nations policing professionals. A total of 160 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data… Continue Reading
Fannie Mae Analysis: Aspiration to Own a Home Is Strong Across Ethnicities and Regions
“Fannie Mae released the second installment of its 2010 Own-Rent Analysis, with highlights of the last two of the report’s four major themes: Renting and Owning Behaviors by Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status and Economics of Owning and Renting Through the Cycle and Across Geographies…despite the housing crisis, Americans maintain a strong desire to own… Continue Reading
Forbes: WikiLeaks And The New Corporate Disclosure Crisis
WikiLeaks And The New Corporate Disclosure Crisis – Stephanie Nora White and Rebecca Theim: “If the scandals that have plagued corporate America in the past two years haven’t gotten you thinking about your own company’s vulnerabilities, then the latest revelations out of WikiLeaks certainly should. In an interview with Forbes’ Andy Greenberg, WikiLeaks founder Julian… Continue Reading
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low in 2009, CDC Report Finds
News release: “The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15-19 years fell to a record low, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2009 birth rate of 39.1 births per 1,000 teens is down 6 percent from the 2008 rate of 41.5 births per 1,000. This is the lowest… Continue Reading
The global crisis and financial intermediation in emerging market economies
The global crisis and financial intermediation in emerging market economies, BIS Papers No 54, December 2010 “Emerging market economies (EMEs) were significantly affected by the global financial crisis. Nevertheless, compared with their experience in previous crises, EMEs displayed remarkable resilience, maintaining robust rates of growth even as the crisis unfolded in advanced economies starting around… Continue Reading
BJS: Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010 (Revised)
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010 (Revised) – Simone Robers (NCES), Jennifer Truman (BJS), Jijun Zhang (NCES) November 22, 2010 NCJ 230812 This report has been revised, December 27, 2010. “Presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, and principals. A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice… Continue Reading
Alcatel-Lucent S.A. and Three Subsidiaries Agree to Pay $92 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation
News release: “Alcatel-Lucent S.A. and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay a combined $92 million penalty to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation into the worldwide sales practices of Alcatel S.A. prior to its 2006 merger with Lucent Technologies Inc., the Department of Justice announced. As part of the agreed resolution,… Continue Reading
