International Business News - Statistics http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The British government withdrew most of its home sales statistics for the last three years on Thursday because of doubts about the accuracy of the figures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/uk-government-says-home-sales-data-might-be-wrong.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:18:36 EDT Statistics on U.S. schools. Numbers with an "(x)" are projections. Racial and ethnic makeup of public schools: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/back-to-school-education-by-the-numbers.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:09:35 EDT There's numerical evidence that new state laws adopted in April have helped stem the increase in foreclosure filings. Even as the number of filings rose 7 percent nationally from April to May, the number in Maryland fell during the same period. According to the online service RealtyTrac, about 2,350 Maryland homes entered some stage of foreclosure proceedings in May, a decrease of 60 percent from April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/foreclosure-filings-fall-in-maryland-in-may.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:22:23 EDT Investment Technology Group Inc.'s May trading volumes fell year-over-year as institutional investors limited transactions, the provider of trading services said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/investment-technology-may-volumes-slide.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:08:56 EDT The FBI says 57 law enforcement officers were slain in the line of duty last year, up from 48 the previous year. A report issued by the bureau Monday says most of the 57 officers were killed with guns _ 38 with handguns, nine with shotguns and eight with rifles. Two officers were killed with vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/57-officers-slain-in-the-line-of-duty-last-year.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 16:43:39 EDT Wireless phone company MetroPCS Communications Inc. added 450,000 net subscribers in the first quarter, pushing its total at the end of the period to 4.4 million, the company said Monday. The Dallas... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/metro-pcs-adds-450-000-net-subscribers.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:22:36 EDT Reports of suspected mortgage fraud rose 42 percent last year as banks became more leery of lies on loan applications. The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said Thursday t... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/mortgage-fraud-reports-up-42-percent.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:36:44 EDT Discount brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. said Friday daily average trades in February rose 5 percent to 289,400. The company, which competes against TD Ameritrade and E-Trade, said it added $12.5 billion in net client assets in the month and finished February with 10 percent higher client assets of $1.39 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/schwab-february-volume-up-5-percent.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:36:45 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc., which operates the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Friday average daily trading volume in February rose 20 percent to 1.85 million contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/nymex-feb-trading-volume-up-20-percent.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:53:17 EDT Knight Capital Group Inc.'s average daily trading volume 36 percent in February as market volatility led to an increase in activity versus a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/knight-capital-feb-trading-volume-rises.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:12:06 EDT More than $43 million in back taxes, fines and forfeitures has been recovered by Manhattan prosecutors in 2007, 40 percent more than last year, the district attorney said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071219/nyc-collects-43m-in-back-taxes-fines.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:28:50 EST