By: USA TODAY
Sharon Jayson
Economic stress is taking its toll on Americans' emotional and physical health, survey data show: More than half of Americans report irritability or anger, fatigue and sleeplessness, and almost half say they self-medicate by...
By: The Straits Times (Singapore)
THE concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has made only modest inroads with local firms, with just four out of 10 familiar with the process.
By: PR Newswire
DENVER, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the "2008 3PL Provider CEO Perspective" surveys were presented today by Dr. Robert Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, and Joe Gallick, Senior Vice...
By: PR Newswire
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Many people view income inequality as a social ill, but public policies that seek to redistribute wealth would probably result in lower economic growth for everyone.
By: Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)
Joe Ruff, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Weighed down by inflation and job losses, the Midwest economy treaded water in September and could dip into negative territory for the last three months of the year, said an economics professor who conducts a monthly survey of...
By: Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
Ken Ward Jr., Staff writer
ONLINE: Read the GAO report at www.gao.gov/new.items/
d081080.pdf
Federal policy-makers have taken few of the steps necessary if greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants are to be captured and stored underground,...
By: USNEWS.com
Luke Mullins
Here is a summary of the financial bailout bill that the House of Representatives rejected today.
From the House Financial Services Committee:
SUMMARY OF THE "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008"
By: Los Angeles Times
From Times Wire Services
Copyright 2008 Los Angeles TimesAll Rights Reserved
By: Homeland Security International
Acts of terrorism occurring within the United States are not a new phenomenon, but they are not as prevalent as they have been in other countries. Since the 1990's the United States has experienced several major acts of both...
By: Business Wire
The credit squeeze that culminated in a major financial meltdown last week has been impacting U.S. consumers, as well as retail businesses, throughout 2008. According to a new study by BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation's...
By: E News PM
Jenny Mandel, E&ENews PM reporter
The president should establish a government task force to lead the way in addressing the myriad technical, legal and institutional issues around large-scale deployment of carbon capture and...
By: USA TODAY
Mindy Fetterman
As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak -- not whisper -- the word "depression."
In a sign that...
By: Business Wire
Companies are now beginning to apply a global human resources (HR) mindset to their global footprint and operations, according to findings from a recent multinational research survey released today by Mercer's outsourcing...
By: USA TODAY
Paul Davidson
Nearly eight out of 10 Americans -- 78% -- say Congress should approve a historic bailout of the nation's financial markets, but most want lawmakers to significantly modify the Bush administration's $700 billion plan, according...
By: PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for CPAs providing forensic accounting services has accelerated, according to a survey by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
By: PR Newswire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report prepared by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce(TM) ( www.uswcc.org/report2.pdf ) finds that potentially billions of dollars in reported spending with...
By: Business Wire
Marks Paneth & Shron LLP (MP&S),the New York-basedaccounting firm, announced today that a new book by Warren Ruppel, CPA, Partner in the firm's Accounting and Auditing Group, has been published and released by CCH, a Wolters...
By: Business Wire
More than half (61%) of respondents report having at least some experience in preparing financial statements according to IFRS, but 20 percent have very little experience and 19 percent have none.
The vast majority of...
By: Eleanor Bloxham, CEO, The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance
Clearly, as they move forward boards will need to be more intelligent in their review of both internal as well as external risks. How to do this? A framework that recognizes their responsibilities to capital providers, customers,...
By: Los Angeles Times
Doyle McManus, Times Staff Writer
Most Americans don't believe the government has responsibility for bailing out financial firms with taxpayer money, a core part of the rescue plan Congress is considering to halt the near-meltdown of the nation's financial...
By: Greenwire
Nathanial Gronewold, Greenwire reporter
NEW YORK -- Venture capitalists are unafraid of a future speculative bubble in green technology and were still bullish on investment prospects for 2009 just prior to the most recent...
By: Business Wire
Tackling climate change can have a significant impact on company value in six sectors1 worth a total of $7 trillion, according to a new report by the Carbon Trust launched today: Climate Change: a business revolution?
This...
By: CSRwire
(CSRwire) Toronto, ON - September 22, 2008 - Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) and Craib Design & Communications have just released CSR TRENDS 2008, an overview of trends and best practices in the ever-expanding...
By: Xinhua General News Service
Americans know little about China. They think Singapore is a Chinese city and Samsung is a Chinese brand. They would be wrong.
A survey released Monday, called "A Study of American Perceptions on China," was conducted...
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