Saturday, December 24, 2011

House, Senate Clear Payroll-Tax Accord

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204464404577116360775425238.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Saturday, December 10, 2011

EPA sounds alarm on fracking in Wyoming

http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/09/news/economy/epa_fracking_wyoming/index.htm?iid=Popular

Unemployment: Older Jobless Twice As Likely To Become 99ers

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/unemployment-older-worker_n_978088.html

Law Schools Get Practical

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304793504576434074172649718.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Top

"Only about one-quarter of last year's graduating law-school classes—down from 33% in 2009—snagged positions with big law firms...In 2010, there were more than twice as many people—about 54,000—who passed the bar exam than there were legal job openings in the U.S..."

Fed Unveils More Details of Crisis Loans

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576429853551564110.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

In 2008, the Fed used additional tools (in addition to the 3 that we learned about) to deal with the economic crisis. We heard Bernanke talk about the bailouts of AIG, etc., and now they are revealing more details about loans to other financial companies.

Disney's CEO Says Hulu Will Be Sold

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429600635737270.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_technology

"Talks with around eight to 10 potential buyers, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., U.S. TV distributors and non-U.S.-based media and technology companies, are in the early stages"

Housing Troubles Have Deep Foundations

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304887904576398172381416558.html?mod=WSJ_article_onespot

"Meanwhile, it may still be many years before there is a meaningful return of a positive housing-wealth effect in the U.S."

Corn-based Ethanol: The Real Cost

http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm/7401/corn-based-ethanol-the%20real-cost

"Thanks to considerable improvements in productivity for corn and other crops, US planted land has decreased by 39 million acres since 1980 from about 356 to 317 million acres, an 11% decrease. Corn’s share increased from 23.6% to 27.8% (88 million acres) displacing 13.4 million acres of other crops (about 5.9% of the other crop total)."

Greece Approves Tough Measures on Economy

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/world/europe/30greece.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Walmart Slashes Gas Prices by 10 Cents a Gallon

http://www.walletpop.com/2011/06/29/walmart-slashes-gas-prices-by-10-cents-a-gallon/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl5|sec1_lnk2|74094

Obama pushes GOP on taxes in debt ceiling talks

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/29/obama.news.conference/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

How America can avoid a Greek tragedy

http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/06/29/how-america-can-avoid-a-greek-tragedy/?hpt=hp_t2

Google Unveils Latest Bid to Gain Ground on Facebook's Social-Networking Turf

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576413992112605886.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_technology

U.S. June Auto Sales Rebound

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576415741532071036.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

Singh: India Committed to 9% Growth Rate

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576415593225413666.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_World

In Washington, Rifts Over Libya Exposed

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576414193387907836.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_politics

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

By 2018, Nation Will Not Have Enough H.S. Graduates to Fill Jobs Pipeline

http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/NotKidStuffAnymoreAdultStudentProfile-1.pdf


"The paper, Not Just Kid Stuff Anymore: The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete College, finds that over the next decade, there will be no national growth in the number of high school graduates, and some states will see the number of high school graduates decline by as much as 18 to 20 percent. The report includes state-by-state projections of the number of high school graduates through 2020. It finds that the flow of young workers into the workforce is drying up, especially in states in the Midwest and New England such as Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.

By 2018 the demand for college-educated workers will rise 16 percent, while demand for other workers will stay flat.  At the same time, nearly two-thirds of jobs in 2018 will require some postsecondary education or training. Leading the nation in job openings requiring postsecondary education are Massachusetts, Colorado, Minnesota, Washington state, and the District of Columbia."