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NEDRA Industry News Blog

Welcome to NEDRA's Industry News blog, where we feature news articles and other items of interest to the research community, curated by the NEDRA News Editor-In-Chief. We hope these selections will be of interest to you - and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments here!

NOTE: Please note that any content or opinions expressed within this page represent the opinions and viewpoint of the original author, and do not necessarily reflect or represent the opinions, endorsement, or viewpoint of NEDRA.


  • Thu, March 21, 2013 4:37 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Americans saw their income drop so dramatically in January that it marked the deepest one-month decline in 20 years.

    money.cnn.com/2013/03/01/news/economy/income-spending-saving/index.html?section=money_topstories
  • Thu, March 14, 2013 1:25 PM | Tara McMullen-King

    When it comes to one of the oldest corporate takeover defenses around, more and more companies are saying no. After prompting by shareholders, 46 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index have agreed to hold annual elections for all their directors, a corporate governance initiative run out of Harvard Law School said on Wednesday.


    http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/more-companies-holding-annual-board-elections-group-reports/?nl=business&emc=edit_dlbkam_20130314

  • Thu, March 14, 2013 1:24 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The top 10 percent of taxpayers paid over 70% of the total amount collected in federal income taxes in 2010, the latest year figures are available, according to the Tax Foundation, a think tank that advocates for lower taxes. That's up from 55% in 1986.

    money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/economy/rich-taxes/index.html?section=money_topstories
  • Thu, March 14, 2013 1:23 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The drones are coming, according to the world's largest unmanned systems industry organization. And they are likely to bring high-tech jobs, millions in tax revenues, and tens of billions in economic impact with them.

    tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/12/what-is-the-drone-industry-really-worth/?section=money_topstories
  • Thu, March 14, 2013 1:21 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    There was a time not too long ago when sports teams were considered a billionaire’s ultimate luxury purchase. Sports was the one area where the super wealthy could still be super fans. But in recent years, the business side of owning a sports franchise have started to overshadow that fun.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/03/06/the-worlds-richest-sports-owners/

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