13,379 source-backed finance facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 92 of 134.
“smallest reported gain in six months”
“public spending accounted for "a staggering" 77.6% of GDP.”
“The official unemployment rate declined slightly to 8.1 percent”
“it could take 25 years to rebalance the NI economy.”
“more than 500,000 people leaving the labor force”
“'not one British saver has lost a single penny'”
“The number of long-term unemployed (at least 27 weeks without a job) remained steady at 5.1 million.”
“public spending accounted for 'a staggering' 77.6% of GDP”
“at least 27 weeks without a job”
“PMS crashed in November 2008”
“if labor force participation was the same as when President Obama took office, the unemployment rate would be about 11 percent.”
“Last year, referring to the banking crisis, Gordon Brown boasted that 'not one British saver has lost a single penny'”
“The real unemployment rate, which includes individuals working part-time for economic reasons, is currently 14.5 percent.”
“a staggering" 77.6% of GDP”
“38 consecutive months with unemployment above 8 percent”
“it could take 25 years”
“Bloomberg notes is the "longest such stretch since monthly records began in 1948."”
“crashed in November 2008”
“the severe recession that began at the end of 2007.”
“public spending accounted for 'a staggering' 77.6% of GDP.”
“For instance, when Thomas bought a $22,499 Victory motorcyle, he also spent more than $700 bucks on motorcycle apparel from a store in White Plains, Md.”
“Mr Paterson warned it could take 25 years to rebalance the NI economy.”
“Chaps: $89.99 (LL called the store and confirmed that the chaps were, indeed, made of leather)”
“cut an estimated £500m from its budget next year”
“Clifton predicts that the expiring cuts, pending hikes, and sequester cuts will drag the economy down by $573 billion, or 3.5 percent of gross domestic product”
“increase in VAT up to 20%”
“We’ll move millions of low and middle income Americans onto the tax rolls for the first time in a decade," said Ike Brannon, director of economic policy at the American Action Forum.”
“recognise that Wales is already underfunded by £300m per year”
“People making between $50,000 and $75,000 would pay on average $2,200 more in taxes.”
“cuts of around £2bn to their spending power over the next four years”
“Expiring tax cuts, new Obamacare tax hikes, and automatic cuts resulting from "sequestration" will cost Americans between $300 and $700 billion in 2013 if nothing is done.”
“until 2014-15”
“Clifton predicts that the expiring cuts, pending hikes, and sequester cuts will drag the economy down by $573 billion, or 3.5 percent of gross domestic product;”
“exempt Welsh firms from up to £5,000 of employer National Insurance contributions for the first 10 employees hired”
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts the economic drag will cause a 2 percent decline in real GDP for the year.”
“He spoke after the assembly cabinet discussed how to cut an estimated £500m from its budget next year.”
“the loss of the Bush rates, as well as expiring payroll tax cuts and $26 billion in Obamacare taxes, will devastate lower- and middle-class Americans, whose taxes would rise by as much as $200 billion, experts say.”
“In an early response, the assembly government said ministers were "disappointed" Mr Osborne did not "recognise that Wales is already underfunded by £300m per year".”
“"People making between $50,000 and $75,000 would pay on average $2,200 more in taxes."”
“In a statement after the meeting, business and budget minister Jane Hutt said there remained "a lot of uncertainty" about what the Welsh budget would be until 2014-15.”
“"It could be a 10 percent cut in disposable income," said a Budget Committee staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity.”
“Construction started a year ago at the £780m wind farm, which can be seen from the coast on a clear day.”
“The so-called sequester, which would automatically cut $1.2 trillion from defense and domestic budgets, will be triggered on Jan. 1, 2013, unless Congress can agree on an equally large deficit reduction plan.”
“Construction started a year ago at the £780m wind farm”
“Clifton predicts that the expiring cuts, pending hikes, and sequester cuts will drag the economy down by $573 billion, or 3.5 percent of gross domestic product; that would be double the burden of the tax increase implemented by Democrat Ly…”
“Jenny Wiggle, of Global Action Plan, presented the school with a cheque for £3,000”
“But the loss of the Bush rates, as well as expiring payroll tax cuts and $26 billion in Obamacare taxes, will devastate lower- and middle-class Americans, whose taxes would rise by as much as $200 billion, experts say.”
“cut £500,000 from catering costs”
“It could be a 10 percent cut in disposable income,”
“cut £12m from the Commons budget for the current financial year - 5% more than originally planned”
“Medicare (bankrupt by 2024)”
“select committee travel expenses reduced by £800,000”
“Social Security (insolvent by 2035)”
“The £250,000 work is being funded by a grant from the former Department for Children, Schools and Families.”
“U.S. economy (non-existent after 2027)”
“The provinces of Punjab and Sindh have earmarked a combined amount of 80 billion rupees ($941m) in the current budget to improve salaries of policemen and equip them with modern technology.”
“her Zachary’s share of the national debt (about $1.5 million)”
“Early indications suggest that in real terms, Welsh ministers may have to manage cuts of around £2bn to their spending power over the next four years.”
“shifting billions from poverty programs to the Pentagon, all within hours of adopting an entirely new round of tax cuts for those earning more than $1 million a year.”
“She said: "We've all said, as the economists have said, we should not cut too deep, too soon. We've got to protect our recovery and we have to protect our businesses in Wales particularly those small businesses who depend on the public se…”
“Solyndra received a $535 million taxpayer-guaranteed loan from the Department of Energy in September 2009.”
“She said the Budget added £40bn to reductions in public spending to the £73bn reduction proposed by Labour's Alistair Darling when he was chancellor.”
“The funding was allocated as part of the $787 billion stimulus package”
“In a response, the assembly government said ministers were "disappointed" Mr Osborne did not "recognise that Wales is already underfunded by £300m per year".”
“Kerry’s net worth as listed on his 2011 financial disclosure form is at least $193 million”
“Mr Osborne announced an increase of VAT up to 20%, the freezing of child benefit and a rise in personal income tax allowance.”
“Kerry purchased—through family trusts—between $30,000 and $100,000 worth of shares in a number of KPCB investment funds, including its "Green Growth Fund," and continued to purchase shares throughout 2010, according to the Senator’s financ…”
“Assembly government ministers are meeting on how to cut an estimated half a billion pounds from their budget next year.”
“During the contentious healthcare debate in 2009, Schweizer noted, Kerry loaded up on pharmaceutical stocks, purchasing close to $750,000 worth of shares in one company—Teva Pharmaceuticals—in the month of November alone.”
“cut an estimated half a billion pounds from their budget next year”
“Kerry was one of at least 10 Senators to trade financial stocks just days after a Sept. 16, 2008 meeting between Treasury Sec. Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, and leading members of Congress to discuss the increasingl…”
“increase of VAT up to 20%”
“In mid-October 2008, as the Treasury was discussing which banks would be bailed out in the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), Kerry bought up to $550,000 worth of Citigroup stock and up to $350,000 worth of Bank of America shares.”
“the Budget added £40bn to reductions in public spending to the £73bn reduction proposed by Labour's Alistair Darling when he was chancellor”
“Citigroup would receive $50 billion from the TARP fund and up to $277 billion in additional loan guarantees. Bank of America also received $50 billion from TARP.”
“Andrew Sentance voted to lift rates to 0.75% from the record low of 0.5%, due to stubborn inflation, minutes show.”
“Teva stock was trading at about $50 a share when Kerry started buying, but jumped to $62 a share after the healthcare bill was passed, an increase of nearly 25 percent.”
“It was the first call for a UK rate rise by an MPC member since August 2008, and will surprise economists, who expected another unanimous decision.”
“ResMed, a company that makes medical devices, which surged more than 70 percent after the healthcare bill’s passage.”
“The 7-to-1 majority ensured rates were kept at 0.5% for the 15th month in a row.”
“He also purchased stock in Thermo Fisher Scientific, a firm providing products and services to hospitals, at $35 a share. After passage, they were trading at $50 a share, an increase of more than 40 percent.”
“Inflation hit a 17-month high of 3.7% in April, and though it fell back to 3.4% in May it remains well above the Bank's 2% target.”
“Corzine, who was also considered for top cabinet posts in the Obama administration, is now facing a federal investigation after he steered investing giant MF Global into bankruptcy.”
“Wiltshire Police has already been told it will lose £1.1m from its budget this year to help tackle national debt.”
“The firm filed for bankruptcy in October 2011, becoming the fifth-largest financial firm in history to do so.”
“It made £161.3m in the 12 months to the end of April, down from £196.4m a year earlier.”
“According to a Congressional memo, three days before the firm filed, Corzine illegally authorized $200 million of client money to cover an overdraft in a brokerage account.”
“leave households on average £400 a year worse off”
“MF Global has also yet to account for approximately $1.6 billion in missing customer funds.”
“two-year pay freeze for public sector workers earning over £21,000”
“The paper has not similarly characterized Corzine, who amassed $400 million as head of Goldman Sachs when the firm went public in 1999.”
“three-year freeze in child benefit”
“On average, people on TCA get $240 a month to help them get by”
“main rate of VAT would rise from 17.5% to 20% from next January”
“TCA users took out $400 of welfare money here, on just one day.”
“raising an estimated £13bn”
“State records Action News requested show that from September 2009 to April 2011, $12 million of TCA funds were spent just in the city of Jacksonville.”
“raised the personal income tax allowance by £1,000”
“$100 at the dive bar.”
“DCF says nearly 90,000 Floridians are getting TCA money right now. That’s down from 100,000 people last year.”
