Worlds wealthy set to grow by 50% in the next decade: “London and New York remain the top destinations for the worlds ultra-high net worth individuals to live and invest in but Asian cities are fast catching up, says Knight Franks seventh annual Wealth Report. Key Findings: The global number of High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs is… Continue Reading
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UK – Her Majesty's Treasury – Budget 2013 documents
“Budget 2013 – The Governments objective is to equip the UK to succeed in the global race, build a stronger economy and a fairer society and to support aspiration. This Budget will help those who aspire to work hard and get on, care for their families, buy a home, start or grow a business and… Continue Reading
Commentary – Books arent dead yet
Self-publishing fans and the tech-obsessed keep getting it wrong: Big authors want to be in print — and bookstores, by Laura Miller “Youve probably read that bookstores, like traditional book publishers, are in trouble. They are, especially if theyre big, overextended, relatively impersonal chain stores like Barnes & Noble. But, as the Christian Science Monitor… Continue Reading
The Economist: Google's Google problem
“Google is killing Google Reader…What Google has actually done is create a powerful infrastructure. The shape of that infrastructure influences everything that goes online. And it influences the allocation of mental resources of everyone who interacts with the online world. But there isn’t much to the real human world that isn’t shaped by the mental… Continue Reading
Mapping the Dead: Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook
Mapping the Dead: Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook Posted: 03/22/2013 6:07 pm EST | Updated: 03/22/2013 11:29 pm EST: “The Huffington Post compiled news reports of gun-related homicides and accidental deaths in the U.S. since the massacre in Newtown, Conn. on the morning of Dec. 14.” [Note: there have been 2,243 Americans killed with guns… Continue Reading
OECD Economic Survey of China 2013
“Chinas economy expanded rapidly in recent years despite a dire international context, though it slowed in 2011-12. Rebalancing has made headway: externally, the current account surplus has fallen sharply, from over 10% of GDP in 2007 to under 3%; domestically, growth has lately been pulled more by consumption than by investment. With the slowdown, inflation… Continue Reading
YouTube Announces Hits a Billion Monthly Users
YouTube Blog: “In the last eight years youve come to YouTube to watch, share and fall in love with videos from all over the world. Tens of thousands of partners have created channels that have found and built businesses for passionate, engaged audiences. Advertisers have taken notice: all of the Ad Age Top 100 brands… Continue Reading
The Kansas City Fed offers free economic and personal finance resources for educators, bankers and consumers
“We offer free, age-specific tools for parents, educators and bankers to help children better understand economics and personal finance. Concepts range from saving money in a bank to smart shopping to the Fed’s role in the economy. Elementary level activities and lesson plans Middle School level activities and lesson plans High School level activities and… Continue Reading
Adults worldwide eat almost double daily AHA recommended amount of sodium
News release: “Seventy-five percent of the worlds population consumes nearly twice the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt), according to research presented at the American Heart Associations Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2013 Scientific Sessions. Global sodium intake from commercially prepared food, table salt, salt and soy sauce added… Continue Reading
CNN – Drone use in U.S. may require new laws, Senate panel told
CNN: “Drones both dazzled and worried senators at a hearing Wednesday about their use within the United States, and lawmakers and experts said that new legislation may be needed to protect the privacy and safety of citizens. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, held and studied a small plane weighing just 2 pounds before beginning… Continue Reading
Speech – Focusing on Low- and Moderate-Income Working Americans
Speech by Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin At the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. March 22, 2013 “In my remarks, I will start by discussing the types of jobs being generated in the current recovery. Certainly, the pace of recovery in employment has improved, but it’s important to look at the types of… Continue Reading
NPR Report – The startling rise of disability in America
Unfit for Work – The startling rise of disability in America, by Chana Joffe-Walt: “In the past three decades, the number of Americans who are on disability has skyrocketed. The rise has come even as medical advances have allowed many more people to remain on the job, and new laws have banned workplace discrimination against… Continue Reading
