The author provides a descriptive and analytic examination of the nature, magnitude, and structure of U.S. trade with Muslim countries. From the U.S. point of view, two-way trade with Muslim countries is small in dollar terms: the U.S. is a more critical market to Muslim countries than the imports from Muslim countries are to the U.S., except for oil and gas. The U.S. imports roughly one-third of its petroleum from Muslim countries, whereas its non-petroleum trade deficit with Muslim countries is only about $15 billion. Although trade disputes with Muslim countries are rare, and several Muslim countries benefit from free or preferential trade agreements with the U.S., the author lists others whose exports cannot compete in the U.S. market against rival producers under present U.S. trade...
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 made several significant changes to the US tax structure. The Act increased slightly the alternative minimum tax exemptions for 2008 to $46,200 for single individuals and $69,950 for married couples (one-half on a separate return) but left the phase-out thresholds unchanged. In addition, the Act extended the exception to discharge from indebtedness income on most acquisition debt related to a principal residence through 2012. In the University of Chicago Hospitals v. United States case, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Illinois Federal District Court decision, in accord with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, that medical residents may qualify for the student exception from social security tax. In Chief Counsel Advice...
Retail employment spiked more than 40 percent from 2002 through 2006, making it the fastest-growing job sector in Columbia. That was one finding of a study comparing Columbia to 24 similar U.S. communities, selected based on population, economic structure and university presence. The University of Missouri Community Policy Analysis Center teamed up with the city of Columbia to analyze those trends.
The inescapable fact is that the US is in a recession that will most likely be the longest post-war recession on record. It may well also set a record for the largest calendar year (2009) drop in GDP by falling between 2.5% and 3.5% when compared to 2008. The economic structure of a state's economy makes a great deal of difference in how the economy responds to financial and economic events. Although Mississippi's economic structure is changing, it remains dissimilar when compared to that of the US. Mississippi's employment losses by sector are similar to losses in the overall US economy with one important exception -- the Construction sector. In the national economy, the Construction sector absorbed about 12.4% of the total job losses in 2008. Mississippi's fiscal prospects are clouded...
In the past several years, the US has seen substantial growth in a subsection of international finance sometimes called "Islamic Finance." Islamic finance is, in many ways, similar to socially conscious investing and is based on the principles of Shari'ah, which typically prohibit investment into industries such as gambling, pornography, alcohol, tobacco, defense, banking and insurance. Shari'ah-compliant mortgage financing emulates key economic features of secured lending through (more) complex financial structures. In this article, the authors first discuss the common forms of Islamic financings and how they each compare to traditional mortgage financings to understand the foreclosure issues facing courts. There are three main types of Islamic financing structures available when purch...
[...] homes are a finite resource," he notes. The Chamber's Wallman says a pavilion will be built on a hill in the park thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, The planned 6400-square-foot structure could generate economic benefits, in that the Islands currently lack a roofed public facility for events such as concerts and weddings, Wallman notes.
An understanding of the US economy requires a more wide-ranging, data-driven, and nuanced perspective. You'll get these from "economic scorecard" databases including "The Global Competitiveness Report," the "World Competitiveness Yearbook," the Index of Economic Freedom, and The Globalization Index. Each provides a detailed analysis of the economic structure and performance of dozens of countries. According to the scorecards, the US is at or near the top of the charts for economic competitiveness and performance. The scorecards point to US economic strengths that are easily overlooked during today's troubles.
This year's CFDD National Conference in Denver, CO took head-on the challenges the credit industry is facing in the current economic climate. Bankruptcies, delinquencies and defaults all surged upward during the final quarter of 2008 and into the first quarter of 2009. More and more companies turned to commercial lenders as sources of capital in lieu of banks, and that put the focus squarely on the credit manager's role in nearly every corporate structure. Particularly in the current US, economic climate, networking opportunities are one of the most touted advantages that conferences, like the CFDD National gathering, provide. Business is a relationship between two parties, and CFDD has taken up the torch in encouraging its members and conference attendees to engage one another and step...
Attorney Lindsay Fischer filed a lawsuit yesterday afternoon in El Paso County District Court challenging the city's proposed issuance of certificates of participation to fund the proposed economic development agreement between Colorado Springs and the U.S. Olympic Committee. The complex legal structure of the agreement calls for the city to raise up to $38 million by selling the Police Operations Center and Fire Station 8 to the city's Public Facilities Authority, which would then issue COPs and pass through the proceeds to the city. The city would lease the two facilities for an amount equal to the annual COPs payments, and use the cash proceeds from the deal to fulfill its commitments to the USOC.
State and federal revenues fell well short of projections in 2002. While revenues normally turn down in a recession, those revenue shortfalls were much greater than would have been expected given how mild the 2001 recession turned out to be. This paper examines some of the reasons for the large forecast variances observed in recent years using specific examples from forecasts made for the state of Minnesota. Key factors identified include inaccurate forecast for U.S. economic growth; inadequate, untimely and inaccurate data; imperfect models; and unrecognized changes in the structure of the economy. These factors came together and reinforced each other, ultimately producing a larger reduction in state revenues than could have been anticipated in advance.
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