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ANGRY BEAR’S ECONOMIC ROUNDUP

…Rule; and here 12/18 – DOL news release – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final H-2B Rule 12/18 – DOL ETA news release – UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT; and…

Palin’s income tax reporting

…have independently reviewed the tax issues raised by the release of Gov. Palin’s 2006 and 2007 tax returns and financial disclosure form, as well as the remarkable opinion letter issued…

Daniel Davies’s Three Laws Summarized

…had an upside falls victim to Daniel Davies’s Three Laws: In response to disruptions caused by Hurricane Gustav, the DOE has indicated a willingness to release reserves from the SPR….

Potent gases flame controversy

Arctic floor has started to thaw and release long-stored methane gas. The results could be a catastrophic warming of the earth, since methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas…

Trade Data

…with, the trade deficit has also risen by about 10%. The second news release is the BLS data for December import and export prices. From the news release: The U.S….

Katrina, Income, and Spending

Some of the first signs of Katrina’s effects on the US’s national economic statistics were contained in this morning’s release of the estimates of August personal income and spending. From…

US Imports: What and from Where?

This morning’s release of the trade data for March by the BEA showed a bit of a narrowing of the trade deficit on goods and services, from $60.6 bn in…