The quality of care for more than 80 million Americans enrolled in 767 accountable health plans improved in 2006, but the gains were smaller than they have been in past years, according to a new report by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Many people believe timing is everything in investing. They hope to get lucky with hot stock tips, but savvy investors make their own luck, says financial advisor Julie Murphy Casserly.
iCrossing announced the results of "How America Searches: Online Retail," the eighth in a series of studies commissioned by iCrossing. The report provides insights into the online shopping habits of U.S. adults as we head into the 2007 holiday season, and is an update to a similar iCrossing study conducted in 2005.
Wireless devices are indispensable for today's small business owners, who rely heavily on wireless technology to stay connected to their business and customers while gaining flexibility and time away from the office, according to a survey conducted by AT&T Inc.
In August, employers took 1,189 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
Spurred on by US government mandates, the governments of many countries around the world are now issuing their citizens e-passports carrying biometric data. Further adoption, the issue of new e-passports, and the systematic replacement of existing passports represent a significant market for contactless technology.
Employers spent an average of $1.17 for employee retirement and savings plans for every hour worked in June 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Online job availability rose in 21 of the top 28 U.S. metro markets in August, reflecting a modest rise in online recruitment activity across a majority of major U.S. markets at the onset of the fall hiring season, according to the Monster Local Employment Index.
The Conference Board announced that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.6 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.3 percent in August.
