“It’s a multi-screen world, and with that comes the steady rise of connected devices enabling consumers to watch streaming or downloaded video when & where they want. Nearly half of all US adults watch internet video during a typical week and among the millennials segment, 7 in 10 are consuming streaming or downloaded video. With… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
ETFs Growth Prospects: A Review of Global Trading in Year 2013
Omondi, Ojwang George, ETFs Growth Prospects: A Review of Global Trading in Year 2013 (April 17, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2426116 “Investment is a multidisciplinary function that should not be left to investment consultants and private bankers without the investor taking a leading part in its course. The capital markets are for the better part channels… Continue Reading
EPA Publishes 19th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
News release: “ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19th annual report of overall U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, showing a 3.4 percent decrease in 2012 from 2011. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, which is submitted annually to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, presents… Continue Reading
Beyond Data Breaches: Global Interconnections of Cyber Risk
“The Atlantic Council and Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) have released a pioneering report, Beyond Data Breaches: Global Interconnections of Cyber Risk, to better prepare governments and businesses for the cyber shocks of the future. Through a combination of stable technology, dedicated technicians and, resistance to random outages, the Internet has been resilient to attacks on a day-to-day… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board Beige Book – April 16, 2014
Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District – Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and based on information collected before April 7, 2014. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials. “Reports… Continue Reading
The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class
CRS – The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class. Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, March 10, 2014 “The shape of the income distribution is not itself a subject of legislation, but Members of Congress appear to consider it in their decision-making process concerning a number of policy issues such as taxes, means-tested benefits, and… Continue Reading
The Bureau of Prisons: Operations and Budget
CRS – The Bureau of Prisons (BOP): Operations and Budget. Nathan James, Analyst in Crime Policy, March 4, 2014 “The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is the largest correctional agency in the country, in terms of the number of prisoners under its jurisdiction. The BOP must confine any offender convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a federal court. Changes in federal criminal… Continue Reading
New York City Adds 30,000 Photos to Online Gallery
“The New York City Department of Records and Information Services, announced the addition of 30,000 photographs to its on-line gallery. The new additions consist of pictures drawn from the Municipal Archives vast holdings and include 187 historical pictures from the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) Alien Squad.” “Welcome to the New York City Municipal… Continue Reading
Banking union: restoring financial stability in the Eurozone
Press release (includes charts and graphs): “Since the crisis started in 2008, the European Commission has worked hard to learn all the lessons from the crisis and create a safer and sounder financial sector. The Commission has proposed 28 new rules to better regulate, supervise, and govern the financial sector so that in future taxpayers… Continue Reading
Recent Trends in Federal Home Loan Bank Advances to JPMorgan Chase and Other Large Banks
Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General, Evaluation Report, EVL-2014-006, April 16, 2014. Recent Trends in Federal Home Loan Bank Advances to JPMorgan Chase and Other Large Banks. “The Federal Home Loan Bank System (System) is comprised of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and the Office of Finance. The FHLBanks make secured loans, known as advances, to… Continue Reading
Tax burdens on labour income continue to rise across the OECD
“Personal income tax has risen in 25 out of 34 OECD countries over the past three years, as countries reduce the value of tax-free allowances and tax credits and subject higher proportions of earnings to tax, according to new data in the annual Taxing Wages publication. The increases in tax burdens on labour income in 2013 were largest… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DoD Contracting, Foreign Aid, NASA, Environmental Policy Act
ARMY MODULAR FORCE STRUCTURE: Annual Report Generally Met Requirements, but Challenges in Estimating Costs and Assessing Capability Remain, GAO-14-294: Published: Apr 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 16, 2014. DEFENSE CONTRACTING: DOD’s Use of Class Justifications for Sole-Source Contracts, GAO-14-427R: Published: Apr 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 16, 2014. FOREIGN AID: USAID Has Increased Funding to Partner-Country Organizations but Could Better… Continue Reading
