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Living longer on less: The new economic (in)security of seniors in Massachusetts

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors, issued today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University finds that Massachusetts seniors face widespread financial insecurity. Almost 7 in 10 senior ...


American seniors living longer on less, study

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created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are ...





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Obama setting up better security for computers (AP)

Obama setting up better security for computers

Technology / Internet

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- America has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job.


76 percent of American middle-class households not financially secure

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created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (17) | comments 1

As the economy continues to reel, a new report finds that 4 million American households lost economic security between 2000 and 2006, and that a majority of America's middle class households are either borderline or at high ...


Wake-up call to business: Tighten up on information security

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created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

According to the Department of Trade and Industry there are 4.5 million businesses in the UK of which 99.3% are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), employing 0-49 employees. These comprise 58.9% of the total workforce ...


New Yorkers look over employment listings in a computer room in New York City

US senators call for cybersecurity czar

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two US senators introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at creating a powerful national cybersecurity advisor who would report directly to the president.


Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable

Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Valladolid have constructed a demographic and economic simulation model called 'Carrión', which projects the costs of pensions, Social Security contributions and GDP ...


Britons growing more anxious, fueling downturn: study

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Britons are becoming more anxious due to worries ranging from terrorism to bird flu -- and the general air of anxiety is adding to the economic crisis, a study said Tuesday.


'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.


For struggling single moms, 3-generation households are better than 2

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, ...


Passwords for Brazilian jobless site insult users

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- It's a shameless thing to do in an economic crisis.


US adviser says cybersecurity must be joint effort

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The challenge of protecting the government's computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. That suggests the administration doesn't intend ...



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