A.E. Feldman Blog

Presidential hopefuls, Barack Obama and John McCain, have starkly different plans on how to reverse the year-long slide in workers’ incomes, reports Money.com. The report notes that Democratic contender, Barack Obama’s proposals of creating jobs through government investments (such as a $150 billion investment in clean energy projects and infrastructure projects he says will create [...]

Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a growing concern and the biggest challenge for Chief Financial Officers, Audit Committee Members and Chief Audit Executives (CAEs). That’s according to three new surveys conducted by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC - one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S. “The common theme in [...]

Research recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) shows that, since last November, Americans facing rising gasoline prices, have driven 53.2 billion less miles than they did versus the same period a year earlier - topping the 1970s’ total decline of 49.3 billion miles. This marks the eighth month of steady decline. The [...]

While the war in Iraq, the sagging economy and the nation’s crumbling infrastructure have taken center stage on the campaign trail, tax and fiscal policy will be a major issue on the next president’s domestic policy agenda. In the past year, the federal budget deficit has ballooned, as large projected increases in spending on Social [...]

There is growing demand for legal advice on environmental law from clients such as developers, venture capitalists, and even state and local agencies seeking good environmental counsel to avoid costly litigation, according to an Environmental Law Forum at the University of Virginia. One member of the panel discussion, Bill Sinclair, an Attorney with Beveridge & [...]

Almost 60% of European and U.S. institutional investors believe another large financial firm will collapse within the next six months, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates. The study also finds that more than 75% of those polled see counterparty risk in credit default swaps as a serious threat to global financial markets.
The Counterparty Risk [...]

The American Solar Energy Society finds that renewable energy and energy-efficient industries were responsible for the creation of nearly 8.5 million jobs in 2006, and that number is expected to reach 40 million by 2030, according to the AP. Overall, concerns over climate change and rising oil prices have made reducing energy consumption and emissions [...]

When it comes to infrastructure, states are putting off today what they can do tomorrow. That’s according to an AP review of repairs on each state’s 20 most-traveled bridges with structural deficiencies. The study found that just 12% of those structurally deficient bridges (which are not in imminent danger of collapse) have actually been fixed. [...]

U.S. Accounting firm BDO Seidman recently announced its annual revenue jumped 12% percent in 2008, helped by strong growth in its consulting business. BDO - one of the largest U.S. accounting firms after the “Big Four” auditors - says revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 increased to $659 million, an 11.9% percent [...]

Presidential contenders, Barack Obama and John McCain have announced plans to stimulate the economy by creating jobs. Among the most pressing issues in which the federal government is being urged to intervene: clean technologies.
Democratic Presidential candidate, Barack Obama, has said that as president he would spend $150 billion to develop more environmentally friendly energy sources…and [...]