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News & UpdatesJune 13, 2018 By the numbers: Americans set records for charitable contributions
Source: Axios
Giving to charitable causes exceeded $400 billion for the first time in the U.S., an increase from nearly $390 billion in 2016, according to a study from Giving USA. May 25, 2018 Mortgage interest rates 2018: Rates hit 7-year high, slow home sales
Source: USA Today
Home sales are slowing, spurring debate about whether the culprit is rising mortgage rates or low housing supplies. May 17, 2018 China's $8 trillion construction programme 'riskiest environmental project in history'
Source: Independent (UK)
China’s $8 trillion plan to create a new Silk Road with sea and land links across Asia is the “riskiest environmental project in history”, a global expert on major infrastructure projects has said. Research & InsightsJuly 26, 2017 AT&T's quarterly profit tops Wall Street estimates, shares rise
Source: Reuters
AT&T Inc's (T.N) quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates on Tuesday as the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier lowered operating costs and introduced new promotions bundling video with phone service that helped it compete in a... June 20, 2017 Rural divide
Source: Washington Post
merica’s cultural divide runs deep. While rural and urban Americans share some economic challenges, they frequently diverge on questions of culture and values. On few issues are they more at odds than immigration. June 5, 2017 Marks & Spencer Promises 100 New Sustainability CommitmentsSource: Triple PunditMarks & Spencer (M&S) has long been a first mover in the retail sector on supply chain sustainability, garment recycling and human rights. Now the venerable United Kingdom department store chain, which operates about 1,000... Commentary & OpinionJune 17, 2016 Caroline Baum: Have businesses really run out of people to hire?
Source: Stock Transcript
Throughout the seven-year old U.S. expansion, as the unemployment rate tumbled from a peak of 10% in 2009 to a low of 4.7% last month, policy makers have been focused on the slack in the labor market. Yes, slack. March 11, 2016 Want Equality? Start with Providing Housing That People Can Afford
Source: Larry Checco, featured commentator
Upwards of $22 TRILLION! That’s what some experts estimate we’ve spent since LBJ launched his Great Society in 1964 in an attempt to eliminate poverty and racial injustice in America. Yet, little has changed. [more] September 3, 2015 EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisanceSource: ReutersThe extent to which cities are making natural infrastructure an integral part of their water management plans is new, says Katie Arkema, senior scientist at the Natural Capital Project, an early proponent of resilient... |
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