Tag Archives: Personal Finance

HBCU Money™ Dozen 5/12 – 5/16

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Development Kits Make it Easier for the Do-it-yourself Crowd l CIOonline http://trib.al/9l3YTY4

Has Germany Subsidized The World’s Now-Cheap Solar Power? l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/5hPS1L

Rescue robots could help in next Turkey mine disaster l New Scientist http://ow.ly/wWyvB

WV HS freshman wins EPA Sustainability Award for green housing material designed for earthquake zones. l EPA http://go.usa.gov/8cN5

Conservation groups team up to save Africa’s biodiversity Eden from drillers l New Scientist http://ow.ly/wWznu

Solar Likely To Become Dominant Source Of Energy Globally By 2050, IEA Forecasts l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/5hBq11

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Use our personal finance flash cards to learn how to make smart financial decisions l Econ Lowdown http://bit.ly/QFA6kT

The Fed isn’t helping the economy with low interest rates l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/5hNzqD

Where is all that investor and all-cash action? l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/5hLcl6

“Rethinking the ‘Lender of Last Resort” l Richmond Fed http://ow.ly/wWAFH

What are the potential gains for U.S. trade from a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal? l NY Fed http://nyfed.org/TaMBGL

How does the Fed evaluate if bank M&A meet antitrust laws & bank competition policy? l Chicago Fed http://ow.ly/wWBt0

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

 

 

HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 11/11 – 11/15

600px-i-12-svgDid you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Healthcare.gov will eventually be functional, but how secure? l CSOonline trib.al/xyq1HPw

Gov’t Requests for Google-User Data Doubled Since 2009 l CIOonline trib.al/D9Cz5NB

Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S. l ComputerWorld ow.ly/qSaid

Can you help stop nutrient pollution? Share your ideas for reducing nitrogen & phosphorus in water l EPA bit.ly/HjOSJ7

NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design l Network World ow.ly/qSaLp

Comet of the century #ISON is visible to the naked eye. Will it soon shine brighter than the moon? l New Scientist ow.ly/qRrmk

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Consumers: Teach yourself personal finance skills with our “No-Frills Money Skills” videos l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/X0m3rc

See why Bullard emphasizes the importance of connecting the research world with the policy world l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1hCXnPW

Chicago foreclosure filings rise 30% from Sept. l Housing Wire hwi.re/4KdMq9

Foreclosure activity falls 39% in Charlotte l Housing Wire hwi.re/4KdHsF

Economist explains how the Fed controls the supply of money l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/188E2QA

Should recent decline in inflation raise doubts about reliability of inflation forecasts? l Cleveland Fed ow.ly/qSdbi

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.