By Amy Mitchell, Mark Jurkowitz, and Emily Guskin: “The stunning announcement [on August 5, 2013] of the sale of The Washington Post to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos caught many off guard. The Post has been owned by the Graham family for 80 years. But recent years brought steep revenue and circulation declines and as chief… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Executive Excess 2013: Bailed Out, Booted, and Busted
“This 20th anniversary Executive Excess report examines the “performance” of the 241 corporate chief executives who have ranked among America’s 25 highest-paid CEOs in one or more of the past 20 years. The lavishly compensated CEOs we spotlight here should be exemplars of value-added performance. After all, sky-high CEO pay purportedly reflects the superior value that elite chief executives… Continue Reading
CDC releases 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study results
“School districts nationwide are showing improvements in measures related to nutritional policies, physical education and tobacco policies, according to the 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS). SHPPS is the largest and most comprehensive survey to assess school health policies. Key findings include Nutrition: The percentage of school districts that allowed soft drink companies… Continue Reading
July 2013 jobless rates down over the year in 320 of 372 metro areas
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary, July 2013: “Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 320 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 38 areas, and unchanged in 14 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-one areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, and 34 areas… Continue Reading
Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2013
“The Little Data Book on Private Sector Development 2013 is a pocket-sized book providing data for more than 40 key indicators on business environment and private sector development in a single page for each of the World Bank member countries and other economies with populations of more than 30,000.” Include the following areas: Economic and… Continue Reading
Study – Research shows rude behavior at work is increasing
The cost of bad behavior affects the bottom line: “Rudeness at work is rampant, and it’s on the rise. In 2011, half of the workers surveyed by Professors Christine Porath of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Christine Pearson of Thunderbird School of Global Management said they were treated rudely at least once a… Continue Reading
Top incomes and the measurement of inequality in Egypt
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper by Vladimir Hlasny and Paolo Verme: “By all accounts, income inequality in Egypt is low and had been declining during the decade that preceded the 2011 revolution. As the Egyptian revolution was partly motivated by claims of social injustice and inequalities, this seems at odds with a low level… Continue Reading
NBC Reports – “How Snowden did it”
Richard Esposito and Matthew Cole, NBC News: “When Edward Snowden stole the crown jewels of the National Security Agency, he didn’t need to use any sophisticated devices or software or go around any computer firewall. All he needed, said multiple intelligence community sources, was a few thumb drives and the willingness to exploit a gaping… Continue Reading
Facebook Global Government Requests Report
“Transparency and trust are core values at Facebook. We strive to embody them in all aspects of our services, including our approach to responding to government data requests. We want to make sure that the people who use our service understand the nature and extent of the requests we receive and the strict policies and… Continue Reading
Financial Stability Board – Peer Review of the United States
“The FSB published on 27 August the report on the peer review of the United States. This forms part of a regular programme of peer reviews of FSB jurisdictions that began in 2010. The report examines the progress made in the US on three topics that are important for financial stability and relevant for the broader… Continue Reading
More Families with an Unemployed Parent, Census Bureau Reports
“A new U.S. Census Bureau report released today shows that the number of households with children under 18 who had at least one unemployed parent rose by 33 percent, from 2.4 million to 3.2 million, between 2005 and 2011. In some states, the rise was much sharper. The statistics come from America’s Families and Living… Continue Reading
Annual Survey of Public Pensions
Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State- and Locally-Administered Defined Benefit Data Summary Report: 2011 “This report provides statistics on revenues, expenditures, financial assets and membership information for public employee retirement systems. Statistics are shown for retirement systems at the national, state and local government level. This publication presents data on public pension systems based on… Continue Reading
