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ALTERNATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES: The official unemployment rate estimated and reported monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) using data from Current Population Survey is one of six alternative measures of unemployment tracked by the BLS, officially labeled U1-U6. The "official" unemployment rate is U3. The other five measures seek to document different ways in which labor can be underutilized, including unemployment duration, job losers, discouraged workers, marginally-attached workers, and part-time workers.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION An independent agency of the federal government that insures deposits in banks and other depository institutions which is intended to preserve and promote public confidence in the U.S. financial system. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created in 1933 in response to the thousands of bank failures that occurred during the Great Depression. It is one of the key agencies, along with the Federal Reserve System and Comptroller of the Currency, responsible regulating the U.S. banking industry.
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WHITE GULLIBON
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time watching infomercials hoping to buy either a bottle of blackcherry flavored spring water or a travel case for you toothbrush. Be on the lookout for cardboard boxes.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court!
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"The only profit center is the customer. " -- Peter Drucker, management consultant
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NYCE
New York Cotton Exchange
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