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Fairfax Proposes Spending Plan County executive's $3.2B budget plan calls for no new programs or growth in existing services. Home > Rss Directory > General > WashingtonPost |
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Google proposes $4.4 trillion clean energy plan Tiring of its mission to "organize the world's information," Google has set itself a new objective: save the planet.The search giant unveiled a $4.4 trillion plan Wednesday to reduce the United States' dependenc Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Bush proposes first $3 trillion budget
(AP) AP - In the nation's first-ever $3 trillion budget, President Bush seeks to seal his legacy of promoting a strong defense to fight terrorism and tax cuts to spur the economy. Democrats, who control Congress, are pledging fierce opposition to Bush's final spending plan — perhaps even until the n Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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U.S. Proposes Spending $700 Billion To Buy Bad Mortgages (AHN) (AHN) - As Wall Street suffers from a housing and insurance collapse, President George W. Bush is calling on lawmakers in Congress to authorize spending $700 billion to purchase troubled mortgage assets and relieve pressure from failing banks and lenders. - Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:59:11 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Grim outlook for U.S. IT spending U.S. companies are pulling back hard on IT spending as the economic downturn continues, a new study by ChangeWave Research has found.ChangeWave surveyed 1,947 people involved with IT spending in their organizati Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Fairfax gets a dose of short medicine Back in 2006, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Canada's largest publicly traded insurance firm, filed suit against a group of short-sellers, investors who'd bet that the company's share price would decline. The suit alleged that the sellers had illegally conspired with analysts to drive down Fairfax's st Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Crime Jumps 12% in Fairfax County Crime in Fairfax County, which rose for the first time in six years in 2007, increased 12 percent in the first six months of this year, driven largely by big leaps in burglaries and larcenies, Fairfax police said today. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > WashingtonPost |
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Obama proposes small business tax credits for health - Reuters Seattle Post IntelligencerObama proposes small business tax credits for healthReuters - 53 minutes agoSAN DIEGO, July 13 (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama unveiled a proposal on Sunday to give $6 billion a year in tax credits to small businesses th Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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New York City proposes changes to poverty formula - Reuters Enews 2.0New York City proposes changes to poverty formulaReuters - 2 hours agoBy Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has proposed an alternative formula for determining poverty, saying the US government has been too slow to update criteria that fail to acco Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Proposes New Stimulus Plan Sen. Barack Obama announced an "Emergency Economic Plan" that would give families a stimulus check of $1,000 each, funded in part by what he says are "windfall profits from big oil."Politico notes the plan was released 27 minutes after government reported higher unemployment numbers. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Gartner: Global IT spending growth stable A Gartner study finds that IT spending has so far been largely unaffected, despite the ongoing signs of weakness in the U.S. and global economies.On a global basis, the projected IT budget growth rate for 2008 i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Barack Obama proposes $75 billion stimulus plan LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Amid growing worries about a worsening of the U.S. economy, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed a $75 billion economic stimulus plan on Sunday that includes worker tax credits, a one-time pension supplement and help to homeowners facing foreclosure. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Fairfax Tech Firms Settle Software Suit A Fairfax County technology company has agreed to pay a rival $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of stealing computer software. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > WashingtonPost |
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Surveys: Consumer outlook for economy, tech spending rise Consumer surveys show slight increase in confidence about overall economy in the U.S. and that people plan on spending more on technology in the coming 12 months. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Obama: Wall St bailout may delay spending programs
(Reuters) Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said on Tuesday a $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan would likely delay some campaign spending promises, as the reality sank in of the costs of the mammoth bailout. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Music Industry Proposes a Piracy Surcharge on ISPs The music industry is seriously proposing that ISPs levy a copyright surcharge to compensate artists for tunes traded online. The idea isn't new, but it is finally gaining traction. Consultant Jim Griffin, the plan's chief cheerleader, will discuss the idea at SXSW on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Obstacles Seen as Treasury Proposes New Financial Rules Senior lawmakers and lobbyists from industries opposed to the plan to overhaul the regulatory apparatus predicted that most of it would be dead on arrival. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Obstacles Seen as Treasury Proposes New Financial Rules Senior lawmakers and lobbyists from industries opposed to the plan to overhaul the regulatory apparatus predicted that most of it would be dead on arrival. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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City Room: Con Ed Proposes Rate Increase The utility asked state regulators to approve a three-year plan that would would raise rates by 4.9 percent a year through March 2012, or a total of $1.67 billion over the three years. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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City Room: Paterson Proposes $1 Billion in Cuts The governor's plan would reduce funds for Medicaid, assistance to municipal governments and the City University of New York. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |