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Google Will Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances

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News release: “Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the… Continue Reading

Receipt of Unemployment Insurance by Higher-Income Unemployed Workers (“Millionaires”)

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Receipt of Unemployment Insurance by Higher-Income Unemployed Workers (“Millionaires”), Donald Hirasuna, Analyst in Labor Policy. August 2, 2012 “The temporary, long-term extension of UI benefits has occurred at a time when the federal government and the states face serious budget constraints. The recent debate in Congress over the latest extension took place in a climate… Continue Reading

InfoToday – Lexis Advance Launches New Features That Expand Content and Enhance Search

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Lexis Advance Launches New Features That Expand Content and Enhance Search by Sabrina I. Pacifici “On July 19, 2012, Lexis announced the latest release of its new platform, Lexis Advance, which provides users with significantly expanded access to content through expanded source selection, topics and browse features, functionality that offers easier, more flexible, customized navigation,… Continue Reading

S&P Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks

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Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks, August 9, 2012 “Although it has been two years since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) was signed into law, many rules are still not in place or final. Nevertheless, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has updated its… Continue Reading

DebtRank: Too Central to Fail? Financial Networks, the FED and Systemic Risk

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DebtRank: Too Central to Fail? Financial Networks, the FED and Systemic Risk. Stefano Battiston, Michelangelo Puliga, Rahul Kaushik, Paolo Tasca and Guido Caldarelli, August 2, 2012 “Systemic risk, here meant as the risk of default of a large portion of the financial system, depends on the network of financial exposures among institutions. However, there is… Continue Reading

S&P – A Two-Year European Recession Would Likely Hurt Ratings In Various U.S. Corporate Sectors

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The Credit Overhang: A Two-Year European Recession Would Likely Hurt Ratings In Various U.S. Corporate Sectors “Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services believes that under its downside economic scenario for the eurozone and the U.K., negative outlook and rating actions would likely affect a few U.S. industries, including auto suppliers, aircraft leasing, certain media and entertainment… Continue Reading

New Approaches Needed for Uncovering, Identifying, and Treating Buried Chemical Warfare Materiel

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News release: “The current approach for identifying and destroying buried chemical munitions and related chemical warfare materials uncovered during environmental remediation projects is neither reliable enough nor has the capability to efficiently tackle large-scale projects, says a new report Remediation of Buried Chemical Warfare Materiel, from the National Research Council. An alternative or modified approach… Continue Reading