After several years of decline, the number of American children living in poverty has been rising steadily since 2000, a study found. (edweek.org)
The delinquency rate for commercial mortgages that have been packaged into bonds is forecast to climb by as much as 2.4 percentage points to 5.75 percent in 2017, reversing several years of declines, as property owners struggle with maturing loans, according to Fitch Ratings. (bloomberg.com)
DOD would increase its support for basic research by 7.8 percent to $ 1.2 billion, after several years of decline from its peak funding level of $ 1.3 billion in FY 1993. (aaas.org)