U.S. panel suggests ways to boost competition: report
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Responding to complaints that the  United States is losing its edge to foreign markets, a panel  set up by the nation's biggest business lobby has recommended  structural changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission,  the end of quarterly earnings guidance and a boost in the  nation's retirement savings, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat less sugar.
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A panel of leading computer scientists has warned in a report that unless the US government significantly increases support for advanced research on supercomputing, the United States will be unable to retain its lead on that technological front.
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A panelÂs sweeping plan would mark an epochal shift for an industry that has fiercely resisted shrinkage.
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The U.S. Congress asked the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to send lawmakers a report justifying a new rule forcing mutual fund boards to have independent chairmen.
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InfoWorld - Two members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission called for the federal government to create a wide-ranging national broadband strategy to help small businesses compete on a global level.
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The Democratic National Committee formed a 40-member panel Friday to study whether to shake up the dominance that Iowa and New Hampshire wield in presidential elections.
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An independent commission yesterday proposed dramatic changes that would shake upAmerican public education in an effort to make the nation more competitive globally. The recommendations include authorizing school districts to pay companies to run all their schools; enrolling many students in college after the 10th grade; and paying teachers about $100,000 annually....
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A new independent commission that  plans to recommend changes to the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act and  other regulations it believes hinder the competitiveness of  U.S. capital markets will be unveiled on Tuesday, The Wall  Street Journal reported.
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An panel on Thursday recommended that the government create a commission to promote the free flow of scientific knowledge and talent from other countries.
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The proposal was indicative of the fervent competition that is emerging in the low-fare segment of the airline industry.
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The U.S. government should create a body to foster the free flow of scientific knowledge and researchers from other countries while balancing the threat from enemies, an expert panel said on Thursday.
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The U.S. Congress asked the  Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to send  lawmakers a report justifying a new rule forcing mutual fund  boards to have independent chairmen.
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THE US Federal Trade Commission said that it had released a report which assessed whether offering bounties to turn in spammers would help stem the flood.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked generic drug manufacturers for prices, cost data and sales information to help study the short- and long-term effects of authorized generics on prescription drug competition, the agency said on Friday.
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State Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes yesterday proposed rules for the introduction of competition into the state auto insurance market that would discourage or ban insurers from considering factors unrelated to a customer's driving history when setting rates.
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SAN FRANCISCO A panel of leading computer scientists has warned in a report that unless the federal government significantly increases support for advanced research on supercomputing, the United States will be unable to retain its lead on that