The House Republicans have released the “Pledge to America“, a document that will be officially unveiled tomorrow. The Pledge to America talks about the principles all Americans stand on, the priorities and the urgent actions we need to take in order to repair our economy and reclaim the government for the people. The Republicans hope [...]
Barack Obama has spoken in the White House Rose Garden, and he urged the Republicans to support the extension of unemployment insurance. The President of the USA said that the lack of the benefits is keeping unemployed Americans hostage. Obama added that there is a lot of work to do for the USA to get [...]
Investments Have Boosted Economy, Saved and Created Jobs Along with boosting the economy and preserving jobs, seven provisions of the federal economic recovery act are also keeping about 189,000 Pennsylvanians from falling into poverty this year, according to a new study from the Washington, DC-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The American Recovery and [...]
Total Margins, Liquidity Increase Significantly From Third Quarter of 2008; 30 Percent of Hospitals Remain Unprofitable The median profit margin of U.S. hospitals increased from 0.17 percent in the third quarter of 2008 to 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009, according to an analysis of hospital finances published today by Thomson Reuters. The [...]
As Corby, Walsall, Swindon, Blaenau Gwent and the Wear Valley emerge with the UK’s fastest rising rates of unemployment over the past year, new research from The Work Foundation argues it is cities with the highest numbers of people with low or no skills that are faring the worst during the recession. With a focus [...]