What’s it Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors – Anthony P. Carnevale, Jeff Strohl, Michelle Melton – Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, May 2011 “When considering the question of whether earning a college degree is worth the investment in these uncertain economic times, here is a number to keep in mind: 84… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
World Economic Outlook Tensions from Two-Speed Recovery – Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows
International Monetary Fund – World Economic Outlook (WEO) – Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery: Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows, April 2011 “The world economic recovery continues, more or less as predicted. Indeed, our growth forecasts are nearly unchanged since the January 2011 WEO Update and can be summarized in three numbers: We expect the world… Continue Reading
Search the full text of EDGAR filings from the last four years
SEC: “This page allows you to search the full text of EDGAR filings from the last four years. The full text of a filing includes all data in the filing as well as all attachments to the filing. To find the information you need and make your search easy and enjoyable, please visit our FAQ… Continue Reading
Global Wealth Continues Its Strong Recovery with $9 Trillion Gain, but Pressures on Wealth Managers Persist, Says Study
News release: “Propelled by growth in nearly every region, global wealth continued a solid recovery in 2010, increasing by 8.0 percent, or $9 trillion, to a record of $121.8 trillion.1 That level was about $20 trillion above where it stood just two years prior during the depths of the financial crisis, according to a new… Continue Reading
GSA's Apps.gov Offers Info and Links to Free Social Media Applications for Government Agencies
Via GSA’s Apps.gov: “Social media apps make it easier to create and distribute content and discuss the things we care about and help us get the job done. Social media includes various online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily and share information. Social media includes text, audio, video, images, podcasts, and other multimedia… Continue Reading
Newsweek and The Daily Beast Honor 150 Extraordinary Women
Belatedly but nevertheless, here is the Newsweek and The Daily Beast Honor 150 Extraordinary Women: “They are heads of state and heads of household, angry protesters in the city square and sly iconoclasts in remote villages. With a fiery new energy, women are building schools, starting businesses, fighting corruption, harnessing new technologies and breaking down… Continue Reading
Report – Mapping Hotspots of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in the Global Tropics
News release: “A new study has matched future climate change hotspots with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly-vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America as well, where in fewer than 40 years, the prospect of shorter, hotter or drier growing seasons could imperil hundreds… Continue Reading
May payroll employment changes little; jobless rate essentially unchanged at 9.1%
Employment Situation Summary May 2011: “Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (+54,000) in May, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reported today. Job gains continued in professional and business services, health care, and mining. Employment levels in other major private-sector industries were little changed, and local… Continue Reading
Tenth Study by the Digital Future Project Finds High Levels of Concern about Corporate Intrusion in Personal Lives
Press Release and Highlights: “The annual study of the impact of the Internet on Americans conducted by the Center for the Digital Future found that almost half of Internet users age 16 and older — 48 percent — are worried about companies checking their actions on the Internet. By comparison, the new question for the… Continue Reading
Commentary: Why the U.S. Recovery Is Lagging
Why the U.S. Recovery Is Lagging – Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, June 3, 2011 “CFR’s [Council on Foreign Relations] quarterly chartbook, which sets the U.S. recovery in historical perspective, shows that the economy has expanded by a total… Continue Reading
LLSDC – Truth in Lending Act and Amendments Legislative History
Truth in Lending Act and Amendments Legislative History: Links on Westlaw (WL – GAO Histories) and the Library of Congress (LC – THOMAS CRS Histories) with Public Law links on GPO’s FDsys from 1995, Compiled and Maintained by Rick McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Law Library, June 3, 2011 Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Combating Terrorism, Defense Health Care, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Combating Terrorism: U.S. Government Should Improve Its Reporting on Terrorist Safe Havens, GAO-11-561, June 03, 2011 Combating Terrorism: U.S. Government Strategies and Efforts to Deny Terrorists Safe Haven, GAO-11-713T, June 03, 2011 Defense Health Care: DOD Lacks Assurance That Selected Reserve Members Are Informed about TRICARE Reserve Select, GAO-11-551, June 03, 2011 Intelligence, Surveillance, and… Continue Reading
