January, 2012
Predictions From The Current Absolute Wealth Newsletter: Housing Recovery …
The Absolute Wealth newsletter publishes the most current research and information that is available to help people make informed decisions. Austin, TX. (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 The Macro Minute column of the Absolute Wealth newsletter reveals in another surprising move, that the Federal Reserve has announced that it will keep rates low at least until [...]
Fed foresees lower rates
Businesses and consumers wanting some certainty about future interest rates received it Wednesday with news that the Federal Reserve expects to extend its record low interest rates through late 2014. The Fed said it plans to keep the short-term interest rate it charges banks at near zero 18 months longer than had previously been projected. [...]
State urged to lower risks of online dating
If Shannon Showalter turned to the Internet to find love today, shed like to know whether the men posting profiles had undergone background checks. It has become such a popular thing, and there are a lot of weirdos out there, said Showalter, a 32-year-old from northwest suburban Lakewood who met the man she married on [...]
Why Are Obama’s Supporters So Dumb?
Like us on Facebook Sullivan argued in 2007 that Obama could transcend petty partisan bickering and chill the overheated rhetoric of our political discourse. Now, this week, Sullivan tells us we are dumb for criticizing The Transcendent One. So much for chilling the overheated rhetoric. Obamas Two-Timing with Wall Street The Newsweek article takes aim [...]
Painting ourselves into a corner
Tuesday January 17, 2012 Jeanne Keller In 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, requiring states to establish health insurance exchanges for individuals and small businesses by Jan. 1, 2014. Federal regulations define the state exchange as a robust marketplace, designed to increase choice among competing health issuers and health plans. But Vermonts new [...]
Steve Forbes tells LABI about economic recovery ideas
Forbes, who campaigned for a flat tax as a GOP presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, said one of the biggest hindrances to economic recovery has been the Federal Reserve Bank, which has been a burden since the early part of the decade by printing too much money, effectively cheapening what is in circulation. When [...]
Occupy Wall Street Donations Slow
(CNN) — Occupy Wall Street is shifting some of its attention from the big banks to its own bank accounts. After a drop in donations and disputes over expenses, Occupy Wall Streets general assembly, which makes major decisions for the group, approved a partial spending freeze on Saturday. Spending on housing, food and other items [...]
New York Fracking Advocates Say Local Drill Bans Would Be ‘Kiss of Death’
New York (STONY1) would lose any chance of reaping the economic benefits of the shale-gas boom if local governments are allowed to ban drilling through zoning laws, advocates say. The state sits on the northern edge of the Marcellus Shale, which may hold enough natural gas to supply the US for two decades, according to [...]
ENERGY: State regulators create new rules, standards in high-risk fire areas
State regulators created new standards for inspections and safety regulations for overhead power lines and communications facilities at a meeting Thursday. The California Public Utilities Commission created a long list of rules, including a 4-foot vegetation clearance for new lines in high fire danger areas, regular inspections, and new authority for utilities to enter a [...]
New Federal Regulations Aim To Make Sure Truck Drivers Aren’t Sleep Deprived
Drowsy driving is a serious highway safety issue in the United States. Unlike other risky driving behaviors (distracted driving) like drinking and driving or texting while drivingthe vast majority of us are probably guilty of driving when were low on sleep and feeling the exhaustion of a long day. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [...]