FDIC Top Pick Site Provides Educational Videos Accenting Municipal Securities Markets The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provides educational and training materials on a wide variety of topics relating to banking and finance. Many of these are either...
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State Poverty Levels Not Level Across States
Different Measurements Show Different Views of State Poverty The nation received good news from the U.S. Census Bureau reported last week, that real median household income increased by 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015, while the official poverty rate decreased 1.2...
The State of Cities: Metropolitan GDP Changes in 2015
Metropolitan GDP Numbers Show Strong Growth Widely Dispersed But Far From Universal Prosperity Our state and local economies influence he we perceive the country is doing, in as much as GDP is a proper measurement of economic performance. People will find statistics...
‘Statistics in Schools’ Program Brings Census and Skillbuilding to Classrooms
U.S. Census Bureau Enhances Learning Through 'Statistics in Schools' for K-12 Classrooms The U.S. Census Bureau released their Statistics in Schools program for K-12 teachers and students. This program can help students develop statistical skills and analytical...
State GDP Growth: Who Finished 2015 in the Right Direction?
2015 GDP Numbers Show Shifting Regional Momentum This week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for each state and region for the fourth quarter of 2015 and the 2015 calendar year. The aggregate change for the U.S. as a...
Featured Conference: Federal Trade Commission’s ‘Something New Under the Sun’
FTC's June Conference Looks at Competition and Consumer Protection in Burgeoning Solar Industry The Federal Trade Commission is holding a one-day workshop in Washington D.C. on June 21, 2016, to tackle some of the issues present in solar energy. With solar, consumers...
Where the Greenbacks Grow: State Income Changes in 2015
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its figures of changes in state income for calendar year 2015. The aggregate change of income for the U.S. in 2015 was an increase of 4.4% The release shows how much a state’s income has risen or fallen from the end...
Congress’s Role in Saving Puerto Rico from Financial Meltdown and Imminent Bankruptcy
by James Spiotto On December 1, 2015, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on whether and how best to assist Puerto Rico and its related municipalities and public corporations now facing severe financial challenges and economic distress....