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July 2011 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in U. S. news for the month of July…Social Security Contribution and Rate Schedule
(percent of covered earnings)Year Retirement survivors,and disability insurance Hospital insurance (%)TotalEmployers and Employees 1978 4.95% 1.10% 6.05%1979–80 5.08 1.05 6.131981 5.35 1.30 6…Banking in the United States
Here are key moments in the history of U.S. banking 1781 The first U.S. commerical bank is incorporated in Philadelphia, the Bank of North America. 1791 The First Bank of the United…Work Credits Required for Living Persons To Be Fully Insured at Age 62
Individual'sdate of birth Number of creditsIndividual'sdate of birth Number of credits(men & women)Men Women 1/1/1893 or earlier 6 6 1/2/13–1/1/14 241/2/93–1/1/94 7 6 1/2/14–1/1/15 251/2/…The Biggest One-Day Declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Economic and political turmoil often result in wild swings of stock prices by Beth Rowen Related Links Dow 101 Largest U.S. Bankruptcies Largest U.S. Businesses Largest Banks in…Arthur Tappan Biography
Arthur Tappan merchant, philanthropist, abolitionist Born: 5/22/1786Birthplace: Northampton, Mass. After a failed attempt in the dry goods business, he and his brother Lewis founded a…Economy 101
The vocabulary of recession Related Links Business Basics QuizPersonal FinanceNobel Prize for EconomicsLabor and Employment As the U.S. financial system stumbles,…Federal Budget Glossary
Concise definitions of federal budget related terms by Jennie Wood Related Links Business Basics QuizThe Public DebtNobel Prize for EconomicsLabor and Employment In 2013…U.S. Avoids Default in 2011 and 2013
What would happen if the U.S. defaults? That's the $14 trillion question. Related Links Economy 101 Business Basics Quiz Personal Finance Nobel Prize for Economics Labor…Botswana Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Botswana Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Botswana Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYThe…