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Index funds influence

…of the fact that the commodity markets are too small to absorb an excess of speculative dollars, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, in conjunction with exchanges, imposes position limits on…

One Ring, to rule them all

…can’t sue the maker for injury if it met agency standards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says you can’t sue a mattress maker if your mattress bursts into flame despite…

Great Lakes and regulation

…of a multi-year research project by CDC and the International Joint Commission (IJC). The IJC, an independent organization that negotiates boundary water issues between the U.S. and Canada, has also…

OCC links

…trade names to the correct national bank, and in which state the subsidiary operates. The Securities Exchange Commission has a listing of proposed rule changes by the OCC in 2008…

Guantanamo and defense

…Hamdan’s defense team plans to argue that alleged political interference cited by Davis violates the Military Commissions Act, Hamdan’s military lawyer, Navy Lt. Brian Mizer, told the AP. Davis alleges,…

Voter Info and AARP FYI

…stay in the traditional program, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent group that advises Congress. HMOs will get 10 percent more, but private fee-for-service plans will…

Crime

…anti-piracy conference this week, organised by the the Italian government’s anti-piracy commission, was warned that almost everything was being counterfeited – from fake “Colgate” toothpaste containing harmful bacteria and antifreeze…

Patriotism is done by people, not companies

…a 600% increase in the workload. “This is a systemic issue within the army and within the DoD [Department of Defense],” said Jacques Gansler, chairman of the commission. Senator Joe…

Average hourly earnings

…that average hourly earnings has been significantly understating the income growth of the about 80% of employment that punch a time clock rather than earn a salary or commission or…