June 2, 2010
Google's dramatic gains are revealed by an analysis of internet traffic data for more than 100 popular websites. Once upon a time, these sites primarily benefited from Google. Now, they…
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March 3, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................3. GRADING THE OPTIONS ..............................................................3. ENERGY MARKET OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION ................................3..…
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June 10, 2008
How Oil Companies Shorted the Market and Made It Happen Diesel fuel is the engine of American commerce and public life. Oil companies, by manipulat- ing supply, put sugar in…
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June 6, 2007
Introduction The US average price of gasoline this week came within pennies of last yearÕs August high of $3.03, while California exceeded its all-time record of $3.38, reaching $3.40. This…
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June 4, 2007
The oil industry is reporting second-quarter profits this week, and has signaled that refining profits will again be at record or near-record levels. Two consecutive years of soaring prices in…
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December 7, 2005
FTCR notes that many insurers have falsely characterized loss data in statements to lawmakers, news media and the public, and cautions that lawmakers and regulators should not rely upon the…
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March 7, 2003
A 1988 California insurance reform initiative (Proposition 103), and not the state’s 1975 malpractice law, is the reason California doctors’ medical malpractice premiums have dropped and stabilized over the last…
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January 1, 2003
Enron. Tyco. Arthur Andersen. These companies have turned “corporate” into a four-letter word as headline after headline reveals shocking stories of executives stealing money from...
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January 17, 2002
Last year’s electricity crisis has fallen off the front pages for the moment, but the impact on consumers will appear on electric bills for years to come. The crisis has…
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November 10, 1999
If a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is your family’s medical provider, just hope you never face a medical crisis. This compelling book tells story after...
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March 11, 1996
This 1996 report was scanned from print. Passages that did not survive digitisation have been left out here; the complete report is in the PDF...
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February 12, 1994
Medical care may be hazardous to your health.” That frightening warning is the principal conclusion of numerous studies. Independent scientific research has sketched out the...
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