Thursday, December 9, 2010Texas Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates to Rise for 2011 December 9, 2010 The standard minimum unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate paid by Texas employers in calendar year (CY) 2011 will be 0.78 percent, up from 0.72 percent in CY 2010, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, November 30, 2010TARP Bailout Cost to Taxpayers Down to $25 Billion November 30, 2010 The U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program, which risked up to $700 billion of government funds to bail out troubled banks and automakers, will cost taxpayers a mere $25 billion, according to an estimate released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. READ MORE >>
Friday, October 29, 2010New Web-based Atlas Details Hazards of Living on Texas Coast October 29, 2010 One of every four Texans lives along the coast; Texas has 16 major ports and more than 3,300 miles of bays and estuaries. Those are just a few facts available in a new a Web-based atlas of the 18-county Texas coast produced by a Texas A&M University at Galveston professor. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, September 22, 2010Poor Service Leads to Fraudulent Insurance Claims, Survey Finds More than half (55 percent) of U.S. consumers say poor service from an insurance company is more likely to cause an individual to commit fraud against that company, according to a survey by Accenture. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, September 1, 2010Former Lehman CEO: It's Not Our Fault We Went Bankrupt September 1, 2010 Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy had nothing to do with Lehman Brothers, according to Dick Fuld, Lehman Brothers' former CEO. Instead, Fuld argued at a public hearing today, Lehman went bust because the financial world wrongly lost confidence in the bank, and the government failed to effectively intervene. READ MORE >>
Monday, August 23, 2010S&P: The Worst Not Over for U.S. Commercial Property Markets August 23, 2010 E-mail Post Comment Print Article Reprints The slump in the U.S. commercial property market didn't quite plumb the depths of the downturn in residential real estate, but although there are signs that home prices are nearing the bottom, commercial real estate could fall further. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, July 28, 2010Billions for Iraq reconstruction unaccounted for; lax oversight blamed More than 95 percent of $9.1 billion cannot be accounted for Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday. READ MORE >>
Monday, June 28, 2010Top New Orleans Chef Sues BP Over Seafood Losses June 28, 2010 Susan Spicer, one of New Orleans' most prominent and highly regarded chefs, has sued BP Plc for damages to restaurants that have lost normal seafood supplies because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, June 9, 2010NFIP Will Cover Hurricane-Driven Oil Damage, FEMA Confirms By ARTHUR D. POSTAL Published 6/9/2010 Subscribe to Property & Casualty NU Online News Service, June 9, 11:45 a.m. EDT WASHINGTON—The National Flood Insurance Program will pay claims for damage to homes and contents from oil driven ashore during hurricanes, its officials have announced. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 21, 2010Senate Approves Financial Reform Bill May 21, 2010 The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s. By a vote of 59-39, the Senate approved S. READ MORE >>
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