This map, via health researcher Bill Gardner, shows the change in mortality rate for females in each county in the United States between 1992 and 2006. In 43 percent of counties — all those in red — mortality rates are rising: The map is part of a research article by David Kindig and Erika Cheng… Read more »
Posts Tagged: rates
Should the Fed pop bubbles by raising interest rates?
Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy Stein gave a speech yesterday that everybody—or at least everybody in the rather small world of monetary policy obsessives—is talking about. He looked at ways monetary policy can encourage bubbles in financial markets, and argued that central banks should be ready to use their control over interest rates to address them…. Read more »
As Rates Increase, Colorado Accounted For Nearly Half Of Xcel’s Record 2012 Profits
Coloradans serviced by Xcel Energy were responsible for nearly half of the company’s profits in 2012 due to rate hikes implemented last May. According to Xcel’s 2012 Year End Earnings Report released last week, Coloradans who purchased energy from Xcel paid higher rates and helped boost the company’s profit to a record $ 905 million… Read more »
With Murder Rates Up, Mayor Emanuel Reverses Course on Chicago Policing
With 44 murders in Chicago for January alone, including that of a 15-year old girl who took part in President Obama’s inauguration last month, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced a return to policing tactics he abandoned when he came to office. The new plan is to resurrect the tactical teams of officers designed to break… Read more »